BACK TO: >WORLD MAP> >ASIA MAP> >CHINA MAP> >TRAVEL> China is divided into 23 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipal districts under the direct jurisdiction of the Central Government, and one special administrative region. The 23 provinces are Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan Heilongjiang, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Zhejiang The five autonomous regions are Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Tibet, Xinjiang. The four municipal districts are Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. Hong Kong is a special administrative region.Persons carrying such objects as microorganisms, tissues from human body, biological products, blood, or blood products cannot enter or exit China unless they apply with a health quarantine service and accept the required quarantine inspections. Persons who enter or leave China carrying, or consigning for shipment luggage or objects which may cause the spread of contagious disease must submit to health quarantine inspections. The quarantine inspection service shall treat or destroy such articles such as food, drinks, and aquatic products if they are contaminated by contagious diseases. Persons arriving from areas infested with yellow fever must present certificates of inoculation against yellow fever to the quarintine department upon entering China. Any such person without the above mentioned certificate will be detained for observation until the sixth (6th) day after leaving the infested area, or such person may be inoculated and detained until the time when the inoculation is deemed effective. Health quarintine services are required by law to prevent any foreigner suffering from AIDS, venereal diseases (VD), leprosy, mental illness, or active tuberculosis to enter China. Animal & Plant Quarantine: The following objects may not be brought into China: 1) Animal and plant pathogens (including bacterial and venomous vaccines), pests and other injurious organisms; 2) animals and plants, their products, and other quarantinable objects from countries and regions infested by infectious diseases; 3) animal carcasses; and 4) soil. Persons intending to bring animals, plants, and related products or other quarantinable objects into China must submit application forms to the Chinese customs, and these should be examined by the quarantine department. Thos who bring animals into China must present quarantine and related certificates issued by the country or region of origin. Each passenger is allowed to bring one pet into China. Such pets should be accompanied by quarantine and rabies-immunization certificates. BACK TO: >WORLD MAP> >ASIA MAP> >CHINA MAP> >TRAVEL> Disclaimer: The information on this web page are subject to change. Yutopian Enterprises is not responsible for the accuracy of the information on this page. It is the responsibility of the visitors of this page to verify the information before using. |
