China
Useful Resources While In Beijing
Time Difference
- Beijing is thirteen (13) hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time (EST) and 8 hours ahead of GMT/UTC.
Useful Information
- Center for Disease Control - Information on China
- Beijing International (Official site of the Beijing Government)
- Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United States
- Beijing Subway
- Beijing Traffic Management Bureau
- Foreign Teachers Guide to Living and Working in China
- Helpful Visa Agency in Boston - many Emerson students who traveled to China used this agency to help obtain their Chinese Visa
U.S. Embassy in Beijing
United States Embassy of Beijing, China
No. 55 An Jia Lou Lu 100600
Tel: (86-10) 8531-3000
Fax: (86-10) 8531-3300
Emergency Contact Number: 8531-4000
Email: AmCitBeijing@state.gov
Internet Blockage
Please be aware that many of your favorite social networking sites (Facebook, You Tube, Twitter) are blocked in the People's Republic of China. The government also blocks thousands of blogging platforms, international news sites, video and image sharing sites.
People waiting for a subway train
Great Wall of China
