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Pharmacy

Beijing

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Pharmacy

Pharmacies are easy to locate but do mind that staff often will not speak English, so it is recommended that you bring along someone who can interpret for you, or have the name of the needed medicine written down in Chinese characters. One pharmacy staffed with English speakers is Vista Clinic, located at Kerry Centre Shopping Mall: 24hr Medical Hotline：+86（010）8529 6618

Useful Information

  • Address: 1 Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang District, Beijing
  • Phone: +86 10 8529 6618
  • More Info: www.vista-china.net/en/
  • More Info: 3F Kerry Centre Shopping Mall

Tourist Information

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Passport/Visa
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Internet Access and VPN in China
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Taxi
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China Post boxes are green and can be found throughout. Jianguomen Post Office / 建国门邮政支局
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Pharmacy Copyright: Gemma Garner
Pharmacy
Pharmacies are easy to locate but do mind that staff often will not speak English, so it is recommended that you bring along someone who can interpret for you, or have the name of the needed medicine written down in Chinese characters. One pharmacy staffed with English speakers is Vista Clinic, located at Kerry Centre…
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Electricity
220 Volt, flat 3-pin "V" plugs Adapter needed
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Telephone
Country code: +86 Area code: (0)10
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