What are the procedures and preparations for going to Jeju Island?

Notes for Korean citizens to visit China.

Visitors holding passports of Taiwan Province Province and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region can stay in Korea for 30 days without a visa; Passport holders from Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand can stay in Korea for 90 days without a visa.

Visitors with China passports can apply for visa-free entry to Jeju Island in South Korea for 30 days (the Korean Consulate has specific regulations on the qualifications of applicants, please consult the local consulate for details). China tourists with valid visas and exit air tickets from the United States, Canada and Japan can stay in South Korea for 15 days after passing the entry examination. In other cases, you must first apply for a visa from the Korean embassy or consulate. You can ask the nearby embassy or consulate for details of the materials needed to apply for a visa.

Embassy of the Republic of Korea in China

Address: No.3 Dongsi Street, Sanlitun, Chaoyang District, Beijing

Tel: (86- 10)6532-0290

Fax: (86-10) 6532-0141

Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Beijing

Address: No.9 Dongsi Street, Sanlitun, Chaoyang District, Beijing

Tel: (86- 10)6532-6773-5

Fax: (86- 10)6532-0302 1

consulate general of the republic of korea in shanghai

Address: No.402, Floor 4, Shanghai International Trade Center, No.2200 Yan 'an West Road, Shanghai

Words: (86-21) 6219-6417-20

Fax: (86-21) 6219-6918.

consulate general of the republicof koreain qingdao

Address: Floor 3, Huiquan Dynasty Hotel, No.9 Nanhai Road, Qingdao

Tel: (86-532)288-8900- 1

Fax: (86-532)3887-0923

Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Guangzhou

Address: Floor 0/8, West Tower of Yangcheng International Business Center, Tiyu East Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou

Tel: (86-20)3887-0555

Fax: (86-20)3887-0923

Consulate of the Republic of Korea in Shenyang

Address: Mingzhe Building, Heping District, Shenyang 13, 14.

Tel: (86-24)2385-7820

Fax: (86-24)2385-6549

Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Hong Kong

Address: 5th Floor, Far East Financial Center, Xiadao 16, Hong Kong.

Tel: (852)2529-4 14 1

Fax: (852)286 1-3699

South Korean tour groups have been fully liberalized to travel to South China. Originally limited to four municipalities directly under the central government, such as Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Chongqing, and five provinces, such as Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui and Shaanxi, the scope of tour groups to Korea has now expanded to all parts of the country, and the team size has been reduced from at least 9 to 5 (including the leader). Travel agencies specializing in Korean tourism have also expanded to 66 in China and 56 in South Korea. Franchised travel agencies in China set up special personnel to handle group visas in embassies and consulates in China. When submitting the application form, China Travel Agency should provide the document signed and sealed by the president of the travel agency, as well as the valid passport and group tourist visa application form of each tourist in the group. Previously, the China government only implemented the tourism liberalization policy in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. South Korea is the first country in China to fully liberalize group tourism outside Chinese-speaking countries.

Seven Points for Attention in Korean Tourism

Now Korean tourism is getting more and more popular. Although South Korea is not far from China and its climate is similar, it has its own national conditions. Now, I will sum up a few "notes" from my five-day experience in Korea and give them as "memos" to friends who plan to travel to Korea to make your trip to Korea more enjoyable.

First, respect Korean customs. If you visit a Korean friend's house, you must understand Korean customs, such as: when pouring wine, holding the bottle in one hand and holding the arm in the other; For the host's respect for food, accept it once or twice for the first time and accept it for the third time; It is impolite to refuse to drink someone else's toast. If you can't drink it, there will be a little wine left in the cup. Koreans forgive drunken people; Can't eat the dishes on the plate very clean, otherwise it is disrespectful to the host; You can't smoke or wear sunglasses when your elders are present. Use both hands when accepting items, and don't open gifts in person. Koreans prefer odd numbers to even numbers. Gift money should be in a white gift bag, not a red one, and so on. As the saying goes, "It is not surprising to be polite to others", and it is always right to know more.

Second, don't expect too much from the scenery. South Korea's land area is not as big as that of Zhejiang Province, and it is close to China, and its landform features are not great. Korean tour guides often compare Seoul with Beijing, saying that Busan is equivalent to Shanghai and Jeju is equivalent to Hainan. But you should be prepared, because Seoul is not as good as Beijing in terms of imperial style. /kloc-At the end of 0/4, Lee's feudal dynasty ruled Korea for 500 years, so the style of the palace is somewhat similar to that of China, but the scale is several times smaller. Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul is very similar to the miniature landscape in Shenzhen's splendid china, and it can't be compared with the Forbidden City. Busan is a famous seaport, but the night view of the seaside is bleak compared with the Bund in Shanghai. The scenery in Jeju is good, especially the sunrise peak in Chengshan. But because the seaside is volcanic rock, the sea looks black, which is much worse than the thousands of miles of sand and clear water in Sanya, Hainan. Moreover, Jeju does not need to go abroad, just take a boat directly from Qingdao. So if you have already seen Huangshan West Lake and Guilin, Hainan, you must adjust your attitude and go abroad for sightseeing before going to Korea, and you must expect to see the wonderful scenery, otherwise you will feel very disappointed.

Don't forget to bring some snacks, toothbrushes and toothpaste. Koreans like kimchi, which tastes spicy, has more barbecues and less oil and water. During our five days in Korea, except for a ginseng chicken soup and a abalone porridge, the rest of the food will always be four cold dishes of kimchi, kelp, dried bean sprouts, with Chinese cabbage slices for barbecue or hot pot. Moreover, Koreans don't like monosodium glutamate, so they think the rice is too weak to eat. I always hear Hong Kong people or Cantonese people at the next table lament that they came to Korea to become monks. On our dining table, we pass things like kimchi, pickled mustard tuber or dried pork floss brought from China as dinner. Disposable toothbrushes and toothpaste are free in domestic hotels, and a slightly higher-end hotel will also prepare shampoo and shower gel for you. Hotels in Korea do not provide free toothbrushes and toothpaste for environmental reasons, but they will put these things and razors on the table in their rooms and put them on the price list. You must read it carefully. If you are not careful, you will have to pay an expensive bill the next day. The two small bottles next to the washbasin are often toner and lotion, unlike domestic shampoo and shower gel, which will make you feel inconvenient. There is also a green control button on the TV remote control in the room. If you want to think clearly, press it again. Because it is an "information program", there is a charge for playing adult discs. Although it was only 100 yuan, in front of everyone in the car the next morning, the tour guide asked a room to pay for the knowledge program, which was very embarrassing.

4. Some places can't be filmed or photographed, so we must observe that there are many places in Korea that can't be filmed or photographed because of politics or cultural relics protection. Every time I go to a scenic spot, the tour guide will generally remind me that I must listen carefully and strictly abide by it. Photographing is prohibited in the Presidential Palace, Cheongwadae and Tianma Palace. There was a tourist in our car who was lucky enough to photograph the exterior of the presidential palace in the car. He was immediately found by a security guard in casual clothes. Please sell your image and deduct your tour guide card when you get on the bus. After a long time, the atmosphere on the bus was destroyed.

Generally, you don't bargain when you buy things in Korea. Dongdaemun and Namdaemun in Seoul are a big clothing market, but you usually don't bargain. Maybe we can try, but the bargaining range is very small. Like some small souvenirs with ethnic characteristics, the prices in stalls, small shops and duty-free shops are almost the same, so you can buy them when you feel fit, and there is no need to compare them. But the price of tobacco and alcohol in airport duty-free shops is the cheapest, such as "this" brand cigarettes that Koreans like to smoke. They sell 1 1000 won in the street, while duty-free shops only sell 8800 won. Because of different bargaining habits, we also had a bad time with Korean tour guides. In Jeju, the tour guide lobbied us to take more boats, and each person paid 15000 won (about 120 RMB) to give the drivers more "finance". Because the tone of the tour guide is quite like "begging", everyone reluctantly agreed. I smiled and asked the tour guide, "Can you make it cheaper?" Unexpectedly, the tour guide was very angry. Of course, this is also related to the quality of tour guides. So if you don't want to add more, don't bargain, just say no, and don't bother the tour guide.

6. The "public sales bureau" brought by tour guides should be purchased carefully. The price in South Korea is 5- 10 times higher than that in China, so unless it is very distinctive, you should use the $2,000 in your wallet carefully. In particular, the "public sale bureau" brought by tour guides should be more cautious. On the first day when we arrived in Korea, the local tour guides talked about their own life experiences from the history of Korea, and the development of China from the economy of Korea, but they were gagged and full of enthusiasm. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. The next morning, the tour guide took us to the ginseng market. The narrow public sales office is crowded with Beijingers, Shanghainese and Cantonese from China. The salesgirl introduced the medicinal value of Korean ginseng in fluent Chinese, and repeatedly stressed that it takes a certain course of treatment to make up the body. We strongly recommend a box of 600g Korean Taiji Ginseng. Seeing the price of $225, we thought that China is vast in territory and abundant in natural resources, and Changbai Mountain is rich in ginseng. Unexpectedly, the situation suddenly changed. After getting on the bus, the tour guide picked up the microphone and said, "We are here to make money, not to drink the northwest wind." Then he sat in the front and threw us into the "ice kiln" from then on. In addition, China is rich in amethyst processing plants in Seoul, honey shops and pearl houses in Jeju, where the price is at least ten times that of China.

Seven. Beware of "sneak shots". In addition to the tour guide, there is always a "tour guide assistant" who helps you carry your luggage and add food along the way, but he always takes out his camera to take pictures when you pose. Finally, he gave you a big stack of developed photos and said that you were satisfied. Please pay 40 yuan RMB. It doesn't matter if you are not satisfied, considering that your "jade photo" is wandering in a different place.