Visitors holding Taiwan Province passports and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passports can stay in Korea for 3 days without a visa; Passport holders from Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand can stay in Korea for 9 days without a visa.

China passport holders can apply for visa-free access to Jeju Island in South Korea for 3 days (the Korean consulate has specific regulations on the qualifications of applicants, please consult the local consulate for details). China tourists who hold valid visas and exit air tickets from the United States, Canada and Japan can stay in Korea for 15 days after passing the entry examination. In other cases, you must apply for a visa from the Korean embassy or consulate first, and you can ask the nearby embassies and consulates for details of the materials you need when applying for a visa.

Embassy of the Republic of Korea in China

Address: No.3 East 4th Street, Sanlitun, Chaoyang District, Beijing

Tel: (86-1)6532-29

Fax: (86-1)6532-141

Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Beijing

Address: Beijing. 6532-6773-5

Fax: (86-1)6532-321

Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Shanghai

Address: No.42, 4th Floor, Shanghai International Trade Center, No.22 Yan 'an West Road, Shanghai

Words: (86-21) 6219-644. 6219-6918

Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Qingdao

Address: 3rd floor, Huiquan Dynasty Hotel, No.9 Nanhai Road, Qingdao

Tel: (86-532)288-89-1

Fax: (86-532). 3887-923

Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Guangzhou

Address: 18th Floor, West Tower, Yangcheng International Business Center, Tiyu East Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou

Tel: (86-2)3887-555

Fax: (86-2)3887-923

Resident. 14th

Tel: (86-24)2385-782

Fax: (86-24)2385-6549

Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Hong Kong

Address: 5,6f, Far East Finance Center, 16 HarcourtRoad, Hong Kong < Originally limited to four municipalities directly under the Central Government such as Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Chongqing, and five provinces such as Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui and Shaanxi, the scope of tour groups visiting Korea has now been expanded to all parts of the country, and the team size has been reduced from at least 9 to 5 (including escorts). Travel agencies specializing in South Korea's tourism business have also expanded to 66 in China and 56 in South Korea. China's franchised travel agencies set up special personnel to apply for group visas at the Korean Embassy or Consulate General in China. When submitting the application form, China Travel Agency should provide the documents with the signature and seal of the president of the travel agency, as well as the valid passport and group tourist visa application form of each tourist in the group. Previously, the China government only implemented the travel liberalization policy in three countries, namely, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. South Korea is the first country in China to fully liberalize group tourism outside the Chinese-speaking countries.

Seven Notices for Traveling in Korea

Nowadays, traveling in Korea is getting hotter and hotter. Although Korea is not far from China and has a similar climate, it has its own national conditions. Now I will summarize several "notes" from my five-day experience in traveling in Korea as a "memo" for friends who plan to travel in Korea to make your trip in Korea more enjoyable.

First, respect Korean customs. If you visit a Korean friend's house, you should understand Korean customs, such as: when pouring wine, hold the bottle in one hand and hold your arm in the other; For the host's respect for food, the first one or two times, the third time to accept; It is impolite to refuse to drink someone else's toast. If you can't drink it, there is a little wine left in the cup. Koreans forgive drunken people; You can't eat the dishes on the plate very cleanly, otherwise it is disrespectful to the host; You can't smoke or wear sunglasses when your elders are present. Use both hands when accepting items, and don't open gifts to your face. Koreans prefer odd numbers to even numbers. Gift money should be in white gift bags, not red ones, and so on. As the saying goes, "it's not strange to be polite to many people", so it's always right to know more.

2. Don't expect too much from the scenery. South Korea's land area is not as large as that of Zhejiang Province, and it is close to China, so its landscape features are not great. Korean tour guides often compare Seoul to Beijing, saying that Busan is equivalent to Shanghai and Jeju is equivalent to Hainan. But you should be prepared, because in terms of imperial city style, Seoul is not as good as Beijing. At the end of 14th century, Lee's feudal dynasty ruled Korea for 5 years, so the style of the palace is somewhat similar to that of China, but the size is a few times smaller. Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul is very similar to the miniature landscape in the "splendid china" in Shenzhen, and it can't be compared with the Forbidden City. Busan is a famous seaport, but the night view of the seaside is bleak compared with the Bund in Shanghai. The scenery in Jeju is good, especially the sunrise peak in Chengshan. However, because the seaside is a volcanic rock, the sea looks black, so it is much worse than the thousands of miles of sands and clear water in Sanya, Hainan. Besides, there is no need to go abroad to Jeju, so you can go directly by boat from Qingdao. So if you have seen Huangshan West Lake and Guilin, Hainan, you must adjust your mind and go abroad for sightseeing before you go to Korea, and you must expect to see the wonderful scenery, otherwise you will feel very disappointed.

Third, don't forget to bring some snacks, toothbrushes and toothpaste. Koreans like kimchi, which is spicy, barbecue more and less oily. During our five days in Korea, except for a ginseng chicken soup and a abalone porridge, the rest of the meals were always four cold dishes of kimchi, kelp, dried bean curd and bean sprouts, with Chinese cabbage slices for barbecue or hot pot. Moreover, Koreans don't like monosodium glutamate, so they feel that the rice is too light to eat. I always hear people from Hong Kong or Guangdong at the next table sigh that they are coming to Korea to become monks. On our table, we pass on things like preserved vegetables, pickled mustard tuber or meat floss brought from China for dinner. Disposable toothbrushes and toothpaste are free in domestic hotels, and shampoo and shower gel will also be prepared for you in hotels with a little higher grade. Hotels in Korea don't provide free toothbrushes and toothpaste for environmental reasons, but they will put these things and razors on the desk in the room and put the price list. You must read it carefully. If you are not careful, you will have to pay an expensive bill the next day. The two small bottles beside the washbasin are often toner and lotion, unlike shampoo and shower gel in China, which makes you feel inconvenient. There is also the green control button on the TV remote control in the room. If you want to think clearly, press it again. Because it is an "informative program", it is charged for playing adult discs. Although it is only a hundred yuan, the next morning in the car in front of everyone, the tour guide asked a certain room to pay the fee for the informative program, which was embarrassing.

fourth, some places can't be photographed or photographed, so be sure to observe that there are many places in South Korea that can't be photographed or photographed due to political reasons or cultural relics protection. Every time you visit a scenic spot, the tour guide will generally remind you, so you must listen carefully and strictly observe it. Scenic spots such as the Presidential Palace, Cheongwadae and Tianma House are forbidden to take pictures. There was a tourist in our car, who was lucky enough to shoot the exterior of the presidential palace in the car. He was immediately found by the security guards in casual clothes. When you got on the bus, please sell the image and deduct the tour guide's certificate. After a long time, the atmosphere on the car was ruined.

5. Generally, you don't bargain when buying things in Korea. The Dongdaemun and Namdaemun in Seoul are a big clothing market, but you don't bargain generally. Maybe you can try it, but the bargaining range is very small. Like some small souvenirs with ethnic characteristics, the prices in stalls, small shops and duty-free shops are similar, so buy them when you see fit, and there is no need to compare them. However, the price of tobacco and alcohol is the cheapest in airport duty-free shops. For example, the "This" brand cigarettes that Koreans like to smoke sell 11, won on the street, while duty-free shops only sell 8,8 won. Because of the different bargaining habits, we also had a bad time with the Korean tour guide. In Jeju, the tour guide lobbied us to take more boats, and each person paid 15, won (about 12 yuan RMB) to give drivers a little more "finance". Because the tone of the tour guide was quite like "begging for food", everyone agreed reluctantly. I smiled and asked the tour guide, "Can it be cheaper?" Unexpectedly, the tour guide was very angry. Of course, this is also related to the quality of the tour guide. So if you don't want to add more, don't bargain, just say no, and don't bother with the tour guide.

6. You should be careful to buy the "Public Sale Bureau" that the tour guide brings with you. Compared with China, the price is 5-1 times more expensive, so unless it is very distinctive, you should be careful to use the $2, you got in your purse. In particular, the "public sale bureau" brought by the tour guide should be more cautious. On the first day of our arrival in Korea, the local tour guides talked endlessly, talking about their own life experience from the history of Korea and the development of China from the economy of Korea, during which they were gagged and enthusiastic. Unfortunately, the good times didn't last long. The next morning, the tour guide took us to the "Ginseng Public Sale Bureau". The narrow public sale bureau was crowded with Beijingers, Shanghainese and Cantonese from China. The salesgirl introduced the medicinal value of Korean ginseng in fluent Chinese, and repeatedly stressed that it took a certain course of treatment to replenish the body. We strongly recommended a box of Korean Taiji Ginseng in 6 grams. When we saw the price of 225 US dollars, we thought that China was vast in territory and rich in ginseng in Changbai Mountain. Unexpectedly, the situation changed suddenly. After getting on the bus, the tour guide picked up the microphone and said, "We are here to make money, not to drink the northwest wind." After that, he sat in front and threw us in the "ice kiln" from then on. In addition, China is rich in amethyst processing plants in Seoul, honey shops and pearl houses in Jeju, and the prices there are at least ten times that in China.

7. Beware of the "sneak shot". In addition to the tour guide, there is always a "tour guide assistant" who is very diligent in carrying luggage and adding food along the way, but he always takes out his camera to take a sneak shot when you pose for a photo. At the end, he gives you a large stack of developed photos, saying that you are satisfied, please pay 4 yuan RMB one. It doesn't matter if you are not satisfied, considering your own jade.