Beijing How-tos
When you need to go to a hospital in Beijing, you have a lot of choices of first class hospitals, you or your family member may take the ID card or the residence registration on the passport and go to a hospital.
If under certain circumstances, you need a house visit by a doctor, you may contact the relevant hospital and request the hospital to arrange for it.
If you can't go to a hospital on your own, you may dial the emergency number 120 for an ambulance.
For matters related to disease prevention(such as preventive injection or sterilization of houses official premises), you may contact the Center for Disease Control of the district or country concerned.
According to the regulations governing religious activities by foreigners in the People's Republic of China and its rules of implementation, the Chinese government respects the freedom of religious belief of expatriates in China and they may attend religious activities in temples, mosques, churches and other religious places.
At the invitation of religious groups at and above the provincial, autonomous region and municipality level, foreingers may come to preach in religious places in China.
expatriates may organize religious activities for expatriates in places approved by the religious affairs authorities of the people's governments at and above the country level and invite Chinese religious personnel to conduct Baptism, marriage, funerals, rites and other religious rituals.
Expatriates may bring religious publications, audio-visual materials and other religious items for private use when entering into China.
How to adopt a Chinese child in Beijing
You can go to the China Adoption Center which, entrusted by the Chinese government, is in charge of providing foreign related adoption service.
It is responsible for reviewing the application and relevant documents provided by the foreigners, recommending Chinese children to foreigners and providing foreign liaison and coordination services related to adoption.
How to contact China Adoption Center
Address: Zhongmin Building, No. 7 Baiguanglu, Xuanwu District, Beijing
Postcode:100053
Telephone 86-10-63575785
Fax 86-10-63575786