should last one year, although if you happen to change visas somewhere in the middle, especially past the 6 month mark they MAY ask you to go again.

I managed to go a year a and a half once on one health cert, by getting a year visa after a six-month visa previously.

Thanks! I'll check them out.

Hi all, I'm returning to Kunming after a three year hiatus and am wondering if there are any other good bike shops out there other than the Xiong Brothers?

To be clear, I've got nothing against them, and have had good experiences with bikes purchased from them in the past, I just want to make sure there aren't other good shops I should check out to compare with them?

I have friends who can do this for me in China, but the company wanted the payment to be in my name. They've since allowed me to pay through a friend. Thanks for your help, though!

I'm wondering if anyone can tell me how to obtain an RMB denominated POSTAL money order from America?

Ideally it would be from China Post, but I'm struggling to find an online method of buying this kind of money order.

What I'm trying to do is pay a company in Beijing to certify my Chinese transcript. They only accept postal money orders, and wouldn't mess with Western Union. (Should have done this BEFORE I left China.) Any help would be greatly appreciated!