Telephone Number

Police: 110
Information / Telephone Directory: 114
Weather: 121
Municipal First-Aid Center: 120

The international dialling code for China is 86. Beijing's local telephone code is 10. When making international calls from China, first dial 00 + country code + area code + telephone number.

Beijing Taxicab Administration: 010 66012620
Beijing Airport Information: 010 66552515
Beijing Railway Station: 010 65128931

Postal Service

Tourist hotels provide basic postal services. If you want to send large ticket items such as antiques or cultural relics that are under customs control, you will have to go to the local branch of the international post office, instead of the small post offices found in hotels.

You can also send postcards, letters and express mail to any place in the world via China Post, FedEx, DHL or China Air Express. However, all publications (such as books, magazines and newspapers) and parcels must be sent from an authorized post office.

Faxes can generally be sent from any hotel business center. If your hotel doesn’t have a fax machine, try finding a small photocopy shop near your location. They usually will have one available for public use.