What etiquette should I pay attention to when going to Korea? .......

Visitors holding passports of Taiwan Province Province and Macao Special Administrative Region can stay in Korea for 30 days without a visa; Passengers holding HKSAR passports can stay in Korea for 90 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 from the United States and Japan and exit tickets from third countries can stay in South Korea for 15 days after passing the entry examination. (attention! The word "may" here means possibility, not express stipulation. The final result depends on the prosecutor's judgment in the entrance examination. In other cases, you must first apply for a visa from the Korean embassy or consulate, and you can ask the nearby embassy or consulate for details of the materials needed to apply for a visa.

Korean embassy in Asia

Embassy of the Republic of Korea in China

-www.koreaemb.org.cn (in Chinese)

Links to other Korean embassies abroad

-www.mofat.go.kr/mofat/MK _ a003/MK _ B016/mk03 _ 02.jsp (Korean)

China people's group tours to South Korea have been fully liberalized.

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.

price

South Korea's overall price level is slightly lower than that of the United States and far lower than that of Japan.

-Transportation: 600 won for ordinary buses, 0/600 won for subways, 0/600 won for ordinary taxis and 4,000 won for model taxis.

-Diet: Korean food in ordinary restaurants costs 5,000-6,000 won, and McDonald's Big Mac burger costs 3,900 won.

-Accommodation: Super hotels (654.38+0.5 million won ~), sightseeing hotels (80,000 won ~ 654.38+0.5 million won), hotels (20,000 won ~ 50,000 won) and residential houses (20,000 won ~ 40,000 won).

-others: domestic cigarettes1300 ~ 2,000 won, tickets for the ancient palace/national museum are under 3,000 won, movie tickets are 7,000 won, coffee in cafes is 3,000-5,000 won, ice cream in supermarkets is 500 won, mineral water (500 cc) is 500-600 won, and paper towels are 500 won.

Mineral water _500ml

6-700 won

Apple _ 1

1 000 won

Bagels _ 1 serving

600- 1000 won

New Lamian Noodles _ 1 Bao

550-800 won

Shrimp strips _ 1 package (small)

500 won

Pizza (l)

9000- 14000 won

Starbucks coffee

America Gao

3,000 won

Mcdonald's

Big MAC package

4500 won

Quanzhou bibimbap

5000-8000 won

movie ticket

7000-8000 won

Books (small)

8000- 12000 won

CD_ 1

15000 won

DVD_ 1

20,000 to 25,000 won

newspaper

500-700 won

Internet cafe 1 hour

1, 000-2,000 won

Love song room 1 hour

5000- 10000 won

Soft drink 250 ml

500 won

Milk (1 l)

1.300- 1.700 won

Beer (bottle)

1.400–1.600 won

1 carton of cigarettes

2500 won

Bus Tickets (Part I)

900 won

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Taxi starting price

1, 600 won

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Subway ticket (part 1)

800 won

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Aspirin (20 capsules)

2000 won

Band-aid (20 sticks in a box)

1 000 won

credit card

Most restaurants, hotels and shops can use it, but it may not be used in scattered shops or local shops. Check the notice posted at the door first to confirm which companies' credit cards can be used for settlement. Visa and Master cards are the most common.

Tax refund (tax refund)

Shopping in shops marked with "duty-free shopping" can enjoy the preferential treatment of refunding VAT. The condition is that you must leave the country within 3 months from the date of purchase and buy a certain amount of goods (the lowest purchase price).

1. Ask for a tax-free shopping invoice after shopping in a store marked with the global tax-free shopping sign.

2. When leaving the country, don't check the luggage with the purchased goods at the airport. Show the invoice and goods to the customs and affix the confirmation stamp before checking.

3. Show the invoice at the nearest cash refund window at the airport to get the total value-added tax of the goods purchased in cash. If you can't get the tax refund due to time constraints, you can also return the cash of the tax refund amount to the airport confirmation stamp at home after returning to China.

Most department stores and shops in Myeongdong/Qingtandong area are duty-free shopping franchisees.

Reference) Toll-free number: +82-2-776-2 170

value-added tax

General expenses are tax-included, that is, as long as they are paid according to the price list.

However, in high-end hotels, restaurants and other high-end restaurants, the price on the menu sometimes does not include 10% VAT. Even, sometimes a service charge of 10% is charged (tips are not accepted at this time).

tip

South Korea generally does not accept tips. However, occasionally, high-end restaurants and hotels will add 10% service charge to the basic fee. At this time, the service charge has been included in the bill, and there is no need to tip.

Emergency call

Alarm 1 12, fire alarm 1 19, first aid 1339. (Korean)

You can ask the front desk or manager of the hotel to call a doctor or an ambulance.

There are five types of hotels in Korea: super luxury (5 stars), luxury (5 stars), first class (4 stars), second class (3 stars) and third class (2 stars). Take a double room as an example, a night in an ultra-luxury hotel is about 200,000-400,000 won (when providing special services and facilities, it is worth tens of millions of won), a night in a luxury hotel is about 654.38+05-250,000 won, a night in a first-class hotel is about 654.38+05 million won, and a night in a second-class hotel is about 500-654.38+05 million won. Of course, the price will vary according to the location, season and facilities of the hotel. Most hotels above luxury level are equipped with fitness center, sauna, business center, western restaurant, coffee shop and other supporting facilities. These places are subject to 10% tax and other 10% service charges.

In a big family, the elders are the center, and the tableware and dining table are all one person. But now, with the nuclear family as the center, it has become that everyone sits around and eats the dishes on their plates. First, put all the meals on the table and divide them into three dishes, five dishes, seven dishes, nine dishes and 12 dishes.

South Korea's daily diet, in which rice and vegetables are divided into staple food and non-staple food, has been designated as the regular form of three meals a day since the late Three Kingdoms period. Sometimes we eat noodles, bibimbap and soup rice at noon, but this is just a unique diet.

At the dinner table, rice is the staple food and vegetables are the non-staple food. So, what to eat depends on rice. The dining table is reasonable and harmonious in food collocation, salty taste, food temperature and color collocation.

There are three dishes, five dishes, seven dishes and nine dishes on the dining table. Kings in the Korean era used a 12 dining table. The simplest three-course dining table includes soup and pickles, wild vegetables, cold salad, stew and roast. In addition to rice, soup, pickles and sauces, vegetables, meat and fish should also be evenly matched on the three-course table. In addition to rice, soup, pickles and sauce, there are five dishes and a miso soup on the five-course dining table.

In addition to rice, soup, pickles and sauces, there are nine dishes on the dining table, one sauce soup and one stew. The royal dining table is a 12 dish dining table. Wang sits in front of the big round table, next to which is a small round table and a square table. There are white royal meals, several boxes of soup, three kinds of sauces, three kinds of pickles, seven kinds of vegetables, a deboning bowl, two sets of silver spoons and chopsticks on the big round table. One spoon holds soup, and the other holds radish and pickle soup. One pair of chopsticks is used to hold fish, and the other pair is used to hold vegetables.

Porcelain; (China) China

You can buy cups, plates, tea sets, rice bowls, decorations and so on. In an ordinary China shop. If you want to buy more exotic and expensive products, you need to visit a professional handicraft shop or go to a pottery village.

Chest and back

It is a badge on the front and back of the official uniforms of kings, Wang Shizi and officials in the Korean era, which is used to embroider the realistic official uniforms of two tigers.

sewing kit

The sewing kit used by ancient Korean women contained thimbles and needles to protect fingers.

Buckle ornament

The buttons used for personal decoration are Korean tourist souvenirs. You can buy them at the East and South Gate Markets of Rensi and Hanbok shops.

Qibaoyin cosmetic knife

A silver cosmetic knife is not only an ornament, but also a woman will put it in her pocket to protect herself. Qibao craft is a craft of carving flowers, birds and figures based on gold, silver and copper.

embroidery

Embroidery is sewing patterns or characters on silks and satins for clothes, bedding, bags and so on. These traditional items are very popular and cheap, and can be bought in souvenir shops.

Rollo lacquerware

Luogong lacquerware is a technology that carves shiny shells, paints them with various colored stripes, and decorates them with wooden boards as the bottom. The main producing area is Tongying, Gyeongsangnam-do.

Huage craft

The painting pavilion is a traditional craft handed down by the Korean royal family, made of horns.

wood carving

There are many artistic products that reflect the long tradition of Korean wooden handicrafts. Wooden handicrafts range from decorations to furniture. These products can be bought in tourist souvenir shops or antique furniture shops.

fan

Fans are used to shake out the wind and cool off the heat, which are used by gentlemen to be chic and romantic. There are mainly Tai Chi fans with Tai Chi patterns, He Zhu fans with four gentlemen, and He Zhu fans with landscape paintings and four gentlemen, which are of artistic or antique value.

Han Zhi artware

Traditional Korean paper made of Broussonetia papyrifera has the characteristics of durability, luster and water absorption. Korean paper made of traditional Korean paper is gorgeous and bright. Korean paper arts and crafts are the precious wealth of Korean art. In souvenir shops, you can see boxes that can hold small items and Korean paper puppets.

puppet

Korean folk art stores have puppets in traditional costumes, which are gifts that can leave memories for you. Especially puppets in gorgeous traditional costumes, which are wedding dresses.

ginseng

Ginseng is a specialty representing Korea, and there are many kinds. There are not only pure fresh ginseng, but also various processed products. Especially the steamed and dried red ginseng products are more popular.

laver

Seaweed is a very popular food variety. You can buy seaweed processed from seaweed in Korea. For the convenience of foreign tourists, a small amount of packaging is made and sold in department stores, souvenir shops and traditional markets.

pickled vegetables

Kimchi is one of the most popular traditional Korean diets. Visitors can buy them in department stores or duty-free shops. For the convenience of carrying, all kinds of pickles are vacuum packed.