China Survival Guide

Larry Herzberg and Qin Herzberg, a married couple, are professors of Chinese language and culture at Calvin College in Michigan. They travel to China every year, both with students and without, and have been featured travel experts on MSNBC and other outlets. Qin and Larry live in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and are also coauthors of Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar: A Student’s Guide to Correct Structures and Common Errors (Stone Bridge Press, 2011) and Chinese Proverbs and Popular Sayings: With Observations on Culture and Language (Stone Bridge Press, 2012). Larry Herzberg did his PhD work in Chinese and founded the Chinese language programs at Albion College and Calvin College; he is also a professional violinist. In 2011 Larry was awarded the Presidential Award for Exemplary Teaching, the highest honor that Calvin College bestows on a faculty member. Qin Xue Herzberg, a graduate of Beijing Normal University, has taught Chinese for decades and has been an upper-level Chinese professor at Calvin College for more than ten years.

Contents
Preface 0
Welcome to China!0
1 A User’s Guide to the Chinese Restroom 00
2 Never Take a Black Cab and Other Taxi Tips00
3 Subways: Fast Trains, not Fast Food 00
4 How to Stand in Line and Not Have
a Cow 00
5 What to Expect (and Inspect) at Your Hotel 00
6 A Walker’s Guide to China’s Streets 00
7 Shop till You Drop 00
8 Airports for Domestic Flights 00
9 Medical Emergencies 00
10 Encountering the Unusual 00
11 Mass Protests and General Mayhem 000
12 The People 000
13 A Basic Guide to Chinese Etiquette 000
14 Restaurants 000
15 English Made in China 000
16 Learning Chinese 000
17 Going Home 000
So Why Go to China?
000 Best Places to Visit in China000
Our Favorite Books and Movies about China000
Topic Index191