All foreigners must obtain an entry visa before proceeding to China. You are strongly recommended to process the application one month before departure from the country of origin. To apply visa, please press “Visa application form”, download the form, fill it and fax (+86 10 6800 1673) or email to Mona Zhang at support@meteringchina.com.

About Shanghai City:
Shanghai, located in the East China Sea coast, Haikou Department of Yangtze River is China's largest city.

Shanghai，as a dynamic growing prosperity of the city and China's largest commercial and financial center, is also the Western Pacific region important international port city. Its extensive contacts within and outside the transport, communications more developed, is attracting more and more attention to the eyes.

Shanghai is located in the Yangtze River Delta alluvial plain, from 3,729 Shanghai Pu and Jiang tributaries. Spring and Autumn Period, a Wu, Warring States, local fishermen fishing tools created "retinue," said the lead for Shanghai Consulate, the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the Shanghai Consulate-base to build piracy, the Shanghai as "Shanghai." Shanghai is China's historical and cultural city, as the "launching of communication Tianjin, southeast of the city." "Two thousand years of history at Xi'an, Beijing millennium history, 100 years of history at the Shanghai," Shanghai is modern China's "miniature", with thick, and heavy historical details. As the party's birthplace, the city added a more unique brilliance. A number of man of the hour here, the Sun Yat-sen, the Soong Ching Ling, Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Lu Xun, Li Hongzhang, Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang Ting-and many other celebrities in the footsteps scattered throughout Shanghai different residential construction, contains a section of thought-provoking events.

With Expo 2010 to be held in Shanghai next year, Shanghai is to bring the world at home, and for the world to feel at home in China. By dedicating a 5.28-square-kilometer area at the core of the city to exhibitions, events and forums on the Expo theme, "Better City, Better Life," Shanghai hopes to build a powerful and lasting pilot example of sustainable and harmonious urban living.

Traveling in China:

Money matters:
Chinese money is called Renminbi (RMB) means "The People's Currency". The popular unit of RMB is yuan" The official exchange rate between U.S. dollar and Renminbi yuan currently is about 1:6.82 (1 dollar = 6.82 yuan). There are four state banks named as China Bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank, Construction Bank and Agriculture Bank where you can exchange your money into RMB and many business departments locate in every city for your convenient exchange.
Time difference:
Beijing Time is the only time throughout China although there is about two-hour difference from the eastern to the western. The business hour is from 9:00 AM to 17:00 PM including one hour for lunch from 12:00 AM to 13:00 PM. For some shopping place, its business time will last to 22:00 PM in these cities or even in business all day and all night for some small restaurants and stores.
Transportation:
There are different taxies fees in different cities in China. When traveling in Shanghai, you can take taxies with a charge of RMB2 per kilometer. Please note that you should walk/drive along the right-hand side of the road, which is different from that of western. As the large population in cities, the traffic may be a little crowded especially at the rush hour in morning or afternoon.
Electricity power:
The voltage of the power supply is 220V/50Hz. So if you want to use your laptop or other electronic devices, you should make sure the voltage matching with the need of your devices, otherwise you need an adapter to transform the voltage.
Customs:
Passers may be checked randomly for valuables never declared by its holder before. So you should declare the cash if it is more than USD5,000 and you cannot take out currencies more than that you declared when you go abroad. As an universal term, things like meat, animals, plants, fruits or seeds cannot be taken into China, otherwise it may be expropriated. Other things like radios, recorders or personal electronic products, you can take one but you must declare it when transferring through customs. You can take some alcohol or wine with you under the capacity limitation of 500ml.
Security:
Chinese are friendly and warmhearted, so you will be very safe as long as you are polite to others. When you run into trouble, you can ask for help from others or call a policeman at No. 110.
Other phone Numbers for emergency are as following:

Fire alarm: 119
Ambulance: 120
Traffic accident: 122