Money Matters - Credit Cards

 

Major credit cards such as Master Card, Visa, Diner's Card, American Express and JCB can be used to purchase goods in large shopping malls and stores in the big and medium cities, to pay for hotel rooms and for meals in some of the fancier restaurants, and to buy plane tickets with them.

Note: If you are to travel to those small cities or even remote rural areas, only cash in RMB can be used.

Only in very few hotels can you withdraw money with your credit cards. Most of the time, if you want to withdraw money with your credit cards, you need to go to the main offices of the Bank of China, where a commission and a minimum amount is usually stipulated.