What should I pay attention to when traveling abroad on New Year’s Day and Spring Festival？ Please check the eight suggestions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs!

　　CCTV News:Don’t worry about nagging, every word is peace; Go out happily and come home safely. New Year’s Day and Spring Festival holidays are approaching. The Consular Protection Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China reminds China citizens to pay attention to safety and civilization. Please check the following eight suggestions!

　　First, prepare for a rainy day and worry about everything.
Please fully understand the security situation of your travel destination and be cautious or avoid going to countries and regions with high security risks. Pay attention to choose a travel agency with good qualifications and good credit, sign a formal contract, buy corresponding insurance, get a visa, and bring passports, air tickets, invitations and other documents and documents.

　　Second, entry is forbidden, and legal protection is provided.
Before traveling, please know the relevant laws and regulations of the destination country, especially the regulations on the amount of cash and the quantity and variety of goods to be carried in and out of the country. Do not bribe the customs and border inspectors. If foreign entry-exit border inspectors ask for "tips", please refuse them. If a tour guide or tour leader explicitly or implicitly pays a tip to a foreign border inspector, please keep the evidence and report to the 12301 hotline of China’s tourism authorities after returning home. Please abide by the law after entering the country, do not engage in gambling, pornography, drugs and other illegal activities, and do not buy illegal wildlife products such as ivory and rhinoceros horn.

　　Third, when in Rome, do as the Romans do and have a civilized journey
Please know the local customs, cultural traditions and religious beliefs in advance, as well as the local people’s customs and taboos in behavior, clothing, diet, taking photos, etc., pay attention to proper manners and civilized tourism, show the good image of China tourists, and avoid violating taboos and causing trouble.

　　Fourth, pay attention to risks and strengthen prevention.
There are risks overseas, and strengthening prevention can effectively avoid risks. Please raise your awareness of overseas safety, take good care of your personal belongings, abide by traffic laws and regulations, and try to avoid going to crowded places to ensure personal and property safety.

　　Fifth, the wind and rain are ruthless and do what you can.
Please keep abreast of the climate of your destination and be prepared for extreme weather or natural disasters such as rainstorm, snow and earthquake. Do not swim in unsafe waters. When engaging in adventure activities and extreme sports, please go hand in hand and do what you can, and be equipped with necessary life-saving equipment.

　　Sixth, rational rights protection is not difficult.
Master the necessary knowledge of international travel. When you have a dispute with a travel agency when you are abroad, when your flight is delayed or your entry and exit are blocked, please calmly face it, rationally defend your rights according to law, and express your demands reasonably and legally, so as to avoid changing yourself from "rational" to "unreasonable" because of improper ways of safeguarding rights.

　　Seven, travel schedule, tell friends and relatives.
Inform relatives and friends of the travel plan and foreign contact information before traveling, and keep in touch with relatives and friends during the trip. Write down the contact information of the emergency contact person in detail in the passport, so that the relevant departments can get in touch with them in time in case of emergency.

　　Eight, "12308", something depends on it (CALL)
In case of emergency, please respond calmly and call the police in time, and contact the local embassy or consulate of China or call the hotline of the Global Consular Protection and Service Emergency Call Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (+86-10-12308) for assistance.

　　In addition to the precautions for outbound travel, traffic and weather issues are also of concern to everyone.

　　During the New Year’s Day, most of our country is warm and harmonious.

　　In 2017, the New Year’s Day holiday is coming soon. During this period, China’s overall temperature is warmer, and temperatures in Northeast China and South China begin to rebound, and South China will return to above 20℃. On New Year’s Day, the highest temperature in Hangzhou and Changsha can reach 15~16℃. There will be little precipitation in China in the next three days, and only Xinjiang and other places will have heavy snow. During this holiday, China is generally warmer and has less rain, which is suitable for travel.

　　In addition, according to the China National Environmental Monitoring Center, from tomorrow to January 5, 2017, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and its surrounding areas will experience heavy pollution in the new year.

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