Administration
and Visa:
Before
and during the workshop, all administrative issues will be taken
care by IHEP administration assisted by Mrs. F. Lessous from IN2P3
IHEP
will be responsible for issuing visa documents to the participants
who required them. The applicants should provide information of
name, nationality, passport number, the place and name of Chinese
Embassy/Consulate where you apply for the visa. IHEP will issue
the visa document to each applicant. A copy will be sent to
Chinese Consulate at the same time to speed up the procedure of
visa application.
In
France, visa and travel operation will be supervised by Mrs. F.
Lessous such that French participants get everything in due time
Local
Traffic:
Taxi
is the most convenient way from the Beijing Capital Airport to
IHEP. This takes about 40 minutes to 1 hour, and costs about
€15.
Taxi
fare: 2 yuan/km. 10 yuan for the first 3km, and 3 yuan/km from the
15th km. The taxi meter will print out a receipt which has all the
detailed information: price, distance, time, car number, and even
the phone number for customers to complain.
Currency
exchange rate is about 1 euro=10 yuan.
Want
to use your own mobile phone in China?
Either
your mobile has a Chinese coverage or there are "pay as you
go" services. You can simply buy a new SIM card, from
everywhere including the airport. But first make sure that your
mobile phone allows you to do so. Anyhow sms usually works. Or
more cheaply, you can buy an IC phone card which can be used in
"telephone booth". Mobile phone rate: 0.6 yuan/minute
for China Mobile, and 0.54 yuan/min for China Unicom.
Electricity:
220 volts. The plug is different from the French style, plug
adapter will be provided
Beijing
is a bit "get up early" place. Many parks and museums
open early and close early. For example, the Forbidden City stops
selling ticket at 4pm. Please notice this when arranging
sightseeing.
