How to get to Nankai
University
The Chern Institute of
Mathematics (CIM) of Nankai University is located in Tianjin, which is one of the biggest cities in China, and is located
about 120km southeast from Beijing.
Travel Arrangements:
There are many
travelagencies around the world specializing in travel to China
. They offer deep discounted airfare to China via a dozen of airlines. Early
booking is strongly encouraged given the increased travel volume in the summer. A good
place to get you started is Google or Yahoo, where you can find a long list of travel
agencies featuring travel to China and Asia.
At www.airchina.com.cn
or www.travelocity.com
one can find information on traveling to China, flights and tickets.
By air:
One may fly to
Beijing Capital Airport (PEK), or to Tianjin
through Shanghai,or to Tianjin Airport (TSN) through Hong Kong.
From Tianjin
International Airport
You can get to Nankai University by taxi. Ittakes about 45 minutes with a cost
about 50-70 RMB.
From Beijing International Airport
By bus: You can get to
Air China Ticket Office at Nanjing Road in down town Tianjin
by bus from the Beijing Airport, and then to Nankai University by taxi. It takes about
2.5-3 hours fromthe Beijing Airport to Nanjing Road, Tianjin by bus through highway with a cost about 70-80 yuan RMB (the Chinese currency). The taxi from the Air China Ticket
Office at Nanjing Road to Nankai University runs about 15
minutes and costs about 15-20 RMB in general.
By train: You can get to the Beijing Railway
Station from the Beijing Airport by Airport Shuttle Bus which costs about 20 yuan
RMB or by taxi, and then to the Tianjin Railway Station by
train and to Nankai University by taxi. It takes about 80
minutes from Beijing Railway Station to Tianjin Railway Station by train. Usually there is
a train every hour from around 8:00am to 6:00pm which costs about 35 yuan RMB. A taxi from
the Tianjin Railway Station to Nankai
University runs about 20-30 minutes and costs about 20-25 yuan
RMB.
The organizing Committee will
arrange pick-ups for invited speakers from Beijing
and/or Tianjin Airport provided we know the exact arriving
time.
Accommodation
All participants
will live in the guest houses of Nankai Universityin the
campus and have meals in the dinning hall of the hotel. We will provide full
accommodations for free for invited speakers during their stay in CIM totake part in the
conference.
If the invited
speaker and/or his/her accompanying persons have special needs in accommodations (food
and/or housing), please inform the organizing committee as early as possible.
Weather
May is among the
best seasons in Tianjin.The weather in Tianjin
area then is
usually fine and the temperature is usually between 20ºC and 30ºC.We suggest
participants to bring umbrella with them. Please check http://www.Yahoo.com
(or http://weather.news.sina.com.cn)
for more precise weather broadcasting of the weeks of your stay in Tianjin before your coming.
Visa to
China
Foreign
visitor would need a valid entry visa to enter China .
You can obtain a Chinese visa at Chinese Embassy/Consulatesin your country of residence.
Normally, a Google search will discover the location of the Chinese Consulate near your
place.
Currency Exchange: If
you come from abroad, please have some of your currency exchanged before arrival or at the
Chinese airport. The local transportation services take only Chinese Yuan (RMB). Of
course, you can exchange for RMB at banks in Tianjin after
your arriving. Please bring your passport when you make the exchange. Banks and their
airport branches are the only legal money exchange authorities in China. The approximate
currency exchange rate can be found at
http://www.xe.com/ucc/. Roughly 1 Euro is
equivalent to 10 yuan RMB.
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