In China's most popular tourist areas, the peak tourist season is spring and fall (May and September through the first half of November). Shoulder season runs from March to April and June through August. The off-season arrives mid-November and lasts through winter.
The unit of Chinese currency is yuan, divided into ten jiao ,which are again divided into ten fen. 1 yuan = 10 jiao = 100 fen. Chinese currency renminbi denominations:1, 2, 5, 10, 50 and 100 yuan; smaller 1, 2 and 5 jiao, and tiny 1, 2 and 5 fen. There are also 1 and 5 jiao coins; and 1, 2 and 5 fen coins.
In China the following currencies from 17 countries and regions can be converted into Chinese RMB. Australian dollar (A$), Austrian schilling (Sch), Belgium franc (BF),Canadian dollar(Can$), Danish krone (Dkr), German mark (DM), French franc (Ff), Japanese yen (Y), Malaysian Ringgit (M$), Dutch guilder(F1), Norwegian krone(Nkr.), Singapore dollar (S$),Swedish krona(Skr.), Swiss franc (SF), British sterling pound, US dollar US$),and Hong Kong dollar (HK$).
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