China Taxi

Tips of a visitor for a taxi ride in China

Continue reading so that you are ready to take this comfortable opportunity to find your way around China. Provided you do not have a Mandarin, it is important that your goal is in Chinese. Firstly, most large hotel establishments have a practical "taxi card" which you can take with you when you get off the bus.

These maps have the hotels (so you can come back) on one side and usually 10-15 places to visit on the other side in big towns like Shanghai and Beijing. In case the map does not have what you want, just ask the janitor to note it down for you.

If your guesthouse does not have a pre-printed taxi pass, the employees will be pleased to note your arrival so that you can give it to the chauffeur. Normally the bellboy who marks the taxi tells the taxi where you want to go. Trying to take a taxi off the road (not in front of a taxi line hotel) can be quite a frustration.

There will be locals standing in front of you and taking "your" taxi, and taxi's with traffic light will pass right by. A lot of Chinamen jump forward with the rider - that's not uncommon. Drivers anticipate that all passengers will come in from the front seat, so the back seat doors can be closed.

Your rider doesn't want you to be fluent, but a kind Ni-Hao, "nee how", which means that "hello" is always beautiful. Don't be amazed if the rider looks at your goal and returns it to you with stillness or just a pitch. It is best to keep small taxi tariff invoices with you, as many riders don't have money to make changes for the large invoices (100 renminbi) you get from an ATM.

They don't have to negotiate and the rider will use the gauge. You should demand that the rider stops (see below for vocabulary) and takes another taxi when not using the gauge. Should I tip the rider? Tips are usually not something you need to think about in China.

Cabbies certainly don't anticipate that and wouldn't know what you're up to. It can be useful for forget shopping in the boot. Where are you going? I' m going to the.... It'?s good to stop here.

Stop! You Gai (pronounced yes gwai) turn right. Turn to your right Zuo gwaai (pronounced zoh gwai). Walk Yi ahi zuo (pronounced ee aheh zoh) Ahead. I' m paying in real money. Thank you. Goodbye and goodbye to Mr Zoeyian.