Shanghai Scams

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Pudong area over Bund Shanghai : www.mildchina.com

Shanghai Scams

When travel always remember avoid scams

it happens everywhere. any part of the world

I.m kept this memory since 2008 but just a reminder .awareness

my story is as short as it should be

My 1st china travel is to Hangzhou/shanghai .it was then AirAsia start to go to Hangzhou and my friend and I bought the tickets.merely around RM600 return.

and once we reach hotel in Nanjing road, Shanghai at night from Hangzhou.it was 10.00 pm.quite cold considering is winter with no snow

Shanghai rarely had snow.once in 5 years perhaps

so we put our belongings in the room.watching china military drama then we going out around 12.00 am

just want to see the city at night

then the real story begins

we are being following by this lady.

massage.massage good for your feet.cheaper.50 yuan only

she said

she follows up and keep following until I said oK.foot massages (I.ve always take foot massage when I go to Bangkok.rest my feet so I assume is same as in Shanghai)

then my friend says..I.m going to hotel.tired which left me alone in a middle of our journey

as such period I follow the lady.we went to one shoplot nearby and she takes me to 2nd floor

and theres a girl going to give foot massage.then we talk.I sense that in the table there are many wine.beer in glasses that I assume is from customers before that

however things change after 30 minutes.when she shows the bill

6120 Yuan if I can remember

what I don't drink anything.just massage

if was then a few big size chinaman comes.gangster.mafia.whatever looks at me and threatened to beat me

and I had left with no choice.although I.m begging.begging .no use

I have to pay the bills in which I pay via credit card

being cheat by 3000 over ringgit in 1st day in china.bad.bad luck and at that time I don't know we can report to credit card so that the transaction can b cancelled

however our trip to China is another 6 more days which I try to be calm to not worrying my friend and rosak ana punya journey

* i'm keeping this secret for many years ahead as its a bit personal.however nowadays there are many scams that appearance in travel blog therefore this is a reminder to all of us if we visit Shanghai

Kredit Amirul Ahmad fb

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Shanghai & Hangzhou : Sight Seeing Highlights

Shanghai 

Once a small town, Shanghai has since flourished and grew to become one of the most developed cities in the People's Republic of China. Today, this bustling and vibrant global city is not just a major financial center but also the busiest container port in the world.

http://www.forbes.com/fdc/welcome_mjx.shtml

Major Attractions in Shanghai

1.  Experience the Maglev Train from Shanghai Pu-dong Airport which is the first commercial high-speed Maglev line in the world where it can reach to 501 km/hour. It takes only seven minutes (1 way- 7 mins).

2. Madame Tussauds has nearly 80 wax figures, including Yao Ming, Johnny Deep, David Beckham, Tom Cruise, Micheal Jordan, Cecilia Chang and many more.

3. Shanghai World Financial Center is located in the center of the Zone with 101 floors above ground level and soaring to a height of 492 meter.  offering office space with cutting-edge specifications and all the functions expected of a world class international financial center and superb urban facilities which included world highest observatory and the 3rd sky high building in the world.

4.  Nanjing Road is the main shopping street of Shanghai and is one of the world's busiest shopping streets, around 6 km long. Do visit East Nanjing Road.

5.  The Bund Sightseeing Tunnel has a total length of 646. 7 meter and is China's first cross-river artificial sightseeing Tunnel.

6. Zhu Jia Jiao Water Village with the history of over 1,700 years and this ancient town is known as Shanghai's Venice because of the many canals that run throughout the town. Take a boat ride.

7.  Xin Tian Di is an outdoor mall development which incorporates traditional stone buildings (Shikumen or shikudoor) which is a modern shopping center. It's famous for its concept of constructions and retains the antique walls, tiles and exterior of the shikumen housing of old shanghai, while its interior embodies a totally different world if international gallery, bars and cafes, boutiques and theme restaurants.

8. Shanghai Art Museum  is a veritable treasure house of ancient Chinese art such as pottery, paintings, calligraphy and bronze.

9. Xiao Tao Yuan Mosque is the largest mosque in Shanghai.

10. Han City Plaza is one of the famous shopping malls in Shanghai. There were a lot selling all kinds of local products.

11. Shanghai Old Town is a Chinese traditional shopping area. Area also known as "Cheng Huang Miao", which is the oldest city area in Shanghai with history of 400 years. 

12. Other landmarks such as Puxi (Old Shangai and The Bund), The Lujiazui Pedestrian Bridge, Yuyuan Garden, Qibao Old Town, Pudong area (Modern Shanghai and skycrappers) and The City God Temple. These sights not to be missed.

Hangzhou

Hangzhou, also known as Hangchow. Hangzhou is the fourth-largest metropolitan nationally in Zhejiang Province in Eastern China.

http://www.cntraveller.com/magazine/the-hot-list-2010/banyan-tree-hangzhou-china

Major Attractions in Hangzhou

1. West Lake is a freshwater lake in Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province in eastern China. It is divided into five sections by three causeways. There are numerous temples, pagodas, gardens and artificial islands within the lake.

2.Phoenix Mosque  is one of the three oldest mosques in China, predated only by the Great Mosque of Guangzhou and the Great Mosque at Quanzhou. 

3. Hefang Old Road , also known as Qinghefang. The unique in this old town is a showcasing a variety of Chinese crafts, such as land-blown sugar candy, paper cutting and hand-made dough figurines. This streets is quite close to the West lake. It is the one and only best preserved urban area of ancient Hangzhou. It is also a historical cultural street. 

Happy travelling and reading.

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Visa Ke China (2014)

Jalan-jalan Ke Chinese Visa Application Service Center Kuala Lumpur

Saya bertolak dari Tanjung Malim, Perak. Sejam je dah sampai ke Pasar Seni dengan bas Transnasional (Rm 7.60). Sambil itu, saya berhenti di Pasar Seni. Saya suka Pasar Seni. Ini tempat saya melepak zaman belajar di U dahulu.

Pasar Seni

 Kereta Lembu Pasar Seni

 Kasturi Walk Pasar Seni

 Daya Bumi

Lepas ini, baru saya nak mulakan kerja. Saya naik LRT dari Pasar Seni  Rapidkl ke Ampang Park. Harga cuma RM1.60 sehala. Laluan yang akan saya lalui adalah Masjid Jamek, Dang Wangi, Kampung Baru, KLCC dan Ampang Park. Lepas itu saya turun di Ampang Park, cari exist Plaza OSK. Dari eskalator, anda akan jumpa dengan Tutti frutti dan terus menghala ke May bank atau Old Town White Coffee. Anda kena rajin tanya orang. Ibarat kata,' malu bertanya sesat jalan'. Anda akan berjumpa dengan Bank of China atau RHB Investment Bank dan terus belok ke sebelah kanan jalan. Jalan terus sehingga penghujung jalan sehingga jumpa 157 Hampshire Place atau di depan bangunan adalah Tokio Marine. Peta dilampirkan di akhir penulisan saya. 

 Jalan Masuk ke lift Level 5 Hampshire Place

 Bertentangan dengan 157 Hampshire Place 

 Bangunan Pencakar langit 157 Hampshire Place

 KLCC

 Jiran 157 Hampshire Place

Alamat adalah Level 5 (Application) & Level 6 (Collection). Hamsphire Place Office, Jalan Mayang Sari, 50450 Kuala Lumpur. Business Hours : Mon-Fri. Submission : (9am -3pm) and Collection : (9am-4pm). Tutup pada cuti umum Malaysia.

Dokumen yang diperlukan semasa memohon adalah seperti berikut :

(i) Borang Visa Application boleh didapati secara percuma di kaunter Chinese Visa Application Service Center atau download dari www.visaforchina.org. 
Tel : +603 2175 8888.

ii) Sediakan sekeping gambar berlatar cerah (contohnya, warna putih) bersaiz pasport. 

iii) Bawa passport asal yang sah sekurang-kurangnya 6 bulan ke atas.

iv) Perlu salinan untuk passport kita. Salinan yang ada muka depan kita. Kalau tak ada perkhidmatan photocopy dengan sekeping 20 sen.

v) Cetak tiket penerbangan atau hotel booking. Booking hotel untuk sehari memadai.

Sekarang tidak perlu lagi bukti booking hotel lagi, cukup sekadar menyebut tempat penginapan kita di borang. Contohnya saya menulis Shanghai Dock Bunk Hostel, No 55, Hongkong Road, The Bund & North Bund, Shanghai,China.

vi) Saya boleh buat bagi pihak isteri. Tak perlu hadir kedua-duanya dan boleh diwakilkan.

vii) Saya buat single entry je. Harga pun dah naik. Sekarang RM85 dan dahulu RM58. 

viii) Kutipan adalah 4 hari bekerja. Saya buat pada  hari Jumaat dan akan kutip pada hari rabu depan di tingkat 6 dari jam 9am-4pm. Bayaran dibuat semasa hari  kutipan nanti.     

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