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= NOISEBRIDGE HACKER TRIP TO CHINA #8<br>-- Start Date:  3-November-2018, in Beijing<br>-- End Date:  23-November-2018, in Shenzhen=

{{PastEvent|2018-11-03 to 2018-11-23}}
[[File:HTTC2014WelcomeHackers.jpg|thumb|right|Trip #4 Welcome to China!, Beijing]]

[[File:KungFuHacking_Nov_2013.jpg|thumb|right|Trip #3 Kung Fu Hacking: Hackers In Residence Kickoff event at Tsinghua University, Beijing]]

[[File:petrochemical_university.jpg|thumb|right|Trip #2 Visit to Petrochemical Univeristy, Beijing]]

[[File:Beijing_Oct_2009.jpg|thumb|right|Trip #1 Jingshan Park, Beijing]]

[[File:Shenzhen_Oct_2016.jpg|thumb|right|Trip #5 Visit to Seeed Studio's factory, Shenzhen]]

[[File:Zhenzhou_Oct_2016.jpg|thumb|right|Trip #5 Presentations at Zhengzhou High School #2, Zhengzhou]]
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;''The start and end dates and cities for this year's Hacker Trip To China:''<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Start:  3-November-2018, in Beijing'''<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''End:  23-November-2018, in Shenzhen'''<br>
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== Previous Hacker Trips To China ==
::''This was the 8th Noisebridge Hacker Trip To China.''<br>
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::''In previous years' Hacker Trips To China, we've visited cities that currently have a hackerspace, visited my manufacturer, Seeed Studio, and other manufacturers.  We also visited Tsinghua University, considered the most prestigious university in China, and other schools -- all of which have now started hackerspaces.  China continues to explode with hackerspaces!  We also went to the International Exhibition of Inventions Kunshan (IEIK 2014), near Shanghai.  We've also gone to Maker Faires and similar events in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen.  And everywhere we went, we were shown around by local geeks, to see what they thought was interesting where they live.''

::''Wherever we went, those of us interested gave talks, presentations, workshops, and demos.  In 2017 we gave presentations at: Maker Bay and Dim Sum Labs in Hong Kong; at HAX, x.Factory, and Lab0x0 in Shenzhen; at Niba Makerspace and for the mayor of Xi'an in Xi'an; at Tsinghua University's iCenter and Beijing LUG in Beijing, and at DFRobot (an open hardware company in Shanghai), Mushroom Cloud, and XinCheJian hackerspcae in Shanghai.''<br>

::''You can see info from the previous Trips:<br>
::''[[ChinaTrip|Hacker Trip To China 2009]]''<br>
::''[[NoisebridgeChinaTrip2|Hacker Trip To China 2011]]''<br>
::''[[NoisebridgeChinaTrip3|Hacker Trip To China 2013]]''<br>
::''[[NoisebridgeChinaTrip4|Hacker Trip To China 2014]]''<br>
::''[[NoisebridgeChinaTrip5|Hacker Trip To China 2015]]''<br>
::''[[NoisebridgeChinaTrip6|Hacker Trip To China 2016]]''<br>
::''[[NoisebridgeChinaTrip7|Hacker Trip To China 2017]]''<br>

::-- [[User:Maltman23|Mitch]].

== This year's Hacker Trip To China ==
'''When: 3-Nov in Beijing'''<br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''23-Nov in Shenzhen'''.

'''Flight, transportation, and hotel Info''':  It is up to each person to book your own air fare to meet in our starting city, Beijing, on 3-November (which probably means leaving your home on 2-November), and to fly home from our ending city, Shenzhen, on 23-November.  ''(Of course, you can decide to come before or after our start date, and leave before or after our end date -- you are free to come and go as you please -- some of us will spend a few days in Hong Kong after Shenzhen.)''<br>

I'll organized the itinerary and the hotels and other transport.  I'll pay in advance for some of this, and you can pay me back when we're in China.<br>


'''Where:'''  In each of the cities we will go to, we'll visit some of their local hackerspace(s), and will be shown around by local geeks to see what interests them where they live.  We'll also have plenty of time to do "normal" (and spectacular) tourist things too!<br>

<span style="color:red">'''NOTE THAT THE INFO BELOW IS ONLY A BRIEF POSSIBLE OUTLINE:'''</span><br>
'''Here's some possible places we might visit, leaving plenty of room for the serendipity that makes our Hacker Trip To China truly unique and memorable:'''<br>
* We will start our trip by meeting in <span style="color:red">'''Beijing'''</span> where we may visit [http://www.bjmakerspace.com/ Beijing Makerspace], and other hackerspaces.  We'll also visit Tsinghua University, where they built the "world's largest hackerspace" in 2015 (called the "iCenter"), and where I've been hacker in residence.  Beijing has lots and lots of way amazing stuff to visit and be a part of!
* We will probably next go to <span style="color:red">'''Xi'an'''</span>, where we will be shown some of the extensive activity to encourage "innovation" there.  We can give presentations at [http://www.nibaspace.com/index/ Niba Makerspace], where lots of way cool and interesting things are happening.  Our hosts will also show us lots of local arts and cultural activities, as well as give us a tour of the 10,000 Terracotta Warriors.
* We may go to <span style="color:red"> '''Chengdu''' </span> from there, home of the panda bears, as well as another new Chinese "innovation" hub.
* We may then visit <span style="color:red">'''Shanghai'''</span>.  In Shanghai we will visit [http://www.etonnet.com/ my manufacturer (Etonnet)] that I have used for [http://www.tvbgone.com TV-B-Gone] remote controls and [http://www.neurodreamer.com NeuroDreamer] sleep masks, where we will all get to see how products are made, from start to finish, learning how manufacturing works.  We will also visit [http://xinchejian.com/ XinCheJian] hackerspace in Shanghai, the coolest hackerspace in all of China.  We can also visit companies started by hardware hacker geeks, such as [http://www.dfrobot.com/ DFRobot].  We can also visit the  [http://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/4064240200/in/set-72157622640069902/ Shanghai electronics mall] (a smaller version of the famous electronics mall we will later visit in Shenzhen). 
* We'll finish our Trip in <span style="color:red">'''Shenzhen'''</span>, where we can visit [http://www.chaihuo.org/ Chaihuo Makerspace], [http://www.szdiy.org/ SZDIY] hackerspace, and a few other hackerspaces, some of which are real, and hundreds of which are new over-the-top bizarre government-started places where they want to create "the next Apple" (we won't visit them all!).  We can visit [http://www.chaihuo.org/xfactory/ x.factory] while we are in town, an interesting mix of hackerspace and incubator, where we can organize a Bring-A-Hack event, where anyone of us (for those who want to), along with the general public, can show off our projects.  We will also visit [http://www.seeedstudio.com Seeed Studio] - the open source hardware company - to meet the cool folks there and to see their manufacturing facilities.  We may meet with the founders of [http://dangerousprototypes.com/ Dangerous Prototypes] - another open source hardware company.  We'll also visit other manufacturers, to see where all the things we use in our daily lives come from (such as springs, cables, PCBs, packaging, etc., etc.).  We can also visit [http://www.dorabot.com/ Dorabot], a Chinese robotics company comprised of people in the Shenzhen hackerspace scene. We may also visit [https://hax.co/ HAX], the first and biggest hardware accelerator (and where I'm a mentor) -- those who wanted to gave presentations at HAX last year.  Of course, we'll also visit the famous (and totally awesome!) [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/shenzhen/print Huaqiangbei electronics market] in Shenzhen (where, we may again be shown around by famous hackers who really know the place well). If the timing works out, we will go to the [http://www.shenzhenmakerfaire.com/ Shenzhen Maker Faire].<br>

For most of us, our trip will end at the end of three weeks, as many people on our trip will fly home from our last city, Shenzhen, on 23-November.  But, since <span style="color:red">'''Hong Kong'''</span> is just over the border from mainland China, some of us will go there to fly home (since it is cheaper, and since Hong Kong is a way cool city).

''Of course, everyone is free to arrive and leave whenever you like for the Hacker Trip To China.<br>


'''Cost:'''  For the Hacker Trip To China 2018, I paid $2,605.48 total ''(for 4 weeks -- I was in China before and after the Trip)'', including air fare from SF, food, lodging ''(all single rooms)'', transportation, some electronics items, tea, some clothing, and everything.  You can spend more or less, depending on how you like to travel, and depending on what, if anything, you want to buy.<br>
''As in past years, part of this year's trip may be paid for by Tsinghua University, our hosts in Xi'an, and other hosts that invite us to give presentations.''


'''#hashtag:''' [https://twitter.com/hashtag/httc2018 #httc2018] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Hacker Trip To China 2018)

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== Itinerary outline for Hacker Trip to China 8 ==

'''The start and end dates were set, the start and end cities were set, and the rest of the itinerary was filled in by serendipity:'''
 <span style="color:orange">''2-November-2018 -- '''Leave home''' for '''Beijing''' (arrive in Beijing on 3-November)''</span>
 <span style="color:green"><font size="3">'''3-November to 9-November (Sat - Fri) -- Beijing'''</font></span>
 <span style="color:fuchsia">''We all meet in '''Beijing''' on 3-November -- hotel:  various -- [https://www.booking.com/hotel/cn/hyde-hotel.en-gb.html in an around Hyde Courtyard Hotel]</span>
 3-November, 8pm:  Group dinner
 4-November, 12:15pm:  lunch at Speakeasy
 4-November, 2:15pm: tour of Caochangdi (artist studios) and [https://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/beijing/798-art-zone.htm 798 Arts Zone] 
 5-November, 11am:  Lunch, and Bring A Hack at [http://moonshotacademy.cn/ Moonshot Acadamy] at The Affiliated High School of Peking University
 5-November, 5pm:  visit and presentations at [https://www.gaea.com/en GAEA] (gaming company)
 6-November, 2:45pm:  visit [https://medium.com/@ruthgracewong/worlds-biggest-makerspace-icenter-at-tsinghua-university-6a60c92d1f67 iCenter] at [http://www.tsinghua.edu.cn/publish/thu2018en/index.html Tsinghua University]
 6-November, 4pm-6pm:  tea tasting with Bella, a core member of Tsinghua Tea Culture Association
 7-November: free to explore
 8-November, 12pm: lunch at Bestease (noodle place)
 8-November, 1pm: [https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/dongyue-temple Dongyue Temple] (700 year old temple of dioramas of departments of bureaucratic hell)
 8-November, 3pm: [https://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/beijing/yonghe.htm Lama Temple] ("the largest and most perfectly preserved lamasery in present day China")
 <span style="color:orange">''9-November, 2:00pm - 6:20pm -- G87 train Beijing West to Xi'an North''</span>
 <span style="color:green"><font size="3">'''9-November to 13-November (Fri - Tues) -- Xi'an'''</font></span>
 <span style="color:fuchsia">''hotel:  Hanting Hotel''</span>
 9-November through 13-November:  presentations, cultural activities, and plenty of food!  Curated by our hosts: [http://www.nibaspace.com/ Niba Maker Space]
 <span style="color:orange">''13-November, 2:40pm - 6:25pm -- G1975 train Xi'an North to Chengdu East''</span>
 <span style="color:green"><font size="3">'''13-November to 15-November (Tues - Thurs) -- Chengdu'''</font></span>
 <span style="color:fuchsia">''hotel:  various -- [https://www.trip.com/hotels/chengdu-hotel-detail-1478007/morelove-theme-apartment-hotel/?checkin=2018-11-13&checkout=2018-11-15&display=Chengdu%2C%20Sichuan%2C%20China&optionid=28&optiontype=City&lat=30.655611504972775&lon=104.08056682581434&adult=1&children=0&city=28&label=wTclx4WeLUmDkZ_q_I4hNQ&salestype=4&page=1&position=9&minprice=19&mproom=155881173&mincurr=USD&HighPrice=60&LowPrice=&pnotax=6_940300000;128_6956522&from_page=gmap&pctoken=6c9669ba2290401a936ad6752acd0a86&link=gmap#ctm_ref=lst_n_1_9 in an around MoreLove Theme Apartment Hotel]</span>
 14-November, 10am-2pm:  cultural and food tour (meet at the Wenshu Monastery Metro Exit K) 
 14-November, 6pm-8:30pm:  event at school with Arduino workshop, presentations and demos
 <span style="color:orange">''15-November, 10:57am - 10:25pm -- G1976 train Chengdu East to Shanghai Hongqiao''</span>
 <span style="color:green"><font size="3">'''15-November to 18-November (Thurs - Sun) -- Shanghai'''</font></span>
 <span style="color:fuchsia">''hotel:  [https://www.trip.com/hotels/shanghai-hotel-detail-454506/le-tour-traveler-s-rest-youth-hostel/?checkin=2018-11-15&checkout=2018-11-18&display=Le%20Tour%20Travelers%20Rest%20Youth%20Hostel%2C%20Shanghai%2C%20China&lat=31.229051&lon=121.441874&adult=1&children=0&ages=&city=2&label=5qR7zJoDN0CDQ69FJfxiEw&salestype=4&page=1&position=1&minprice=13&mproom=35255429&mincurr=USD&HighPrice=-1&LowPrice=-1&pnotax=&from_page=list&module=list&pctoken=6a8a54ac8ae84ad88c8c17006b88bcb1&link=title#ctm_ref=lst_n_1_1 Le Tour Traveler's Rest Youth Hostel]</span>
 16-November, 1pm:  visit [http://www.etonnet.com/ Etonnet/Yagr] (Mitch's manufacturer)
 16-November, 6:30pm:  visit and traditional Chinese woodworking workshop at [http://www.mushroomcloud.cc/?page_id=969 Mushroom Cloud] hackerspace 
 17-November, 2pm: visit to [http://www.dipont.com/en Dipont Education] (Project-Based Education school)
 17-November, 6pm: visit to [http://xinchejian.com XinCheJian hackerspace] 
 <span style="color:orange">''18-November, 2:10pm - 10:06pm -- G99 train Shanghai Hongqiao to Shenzhen North''</span>
 <span style="color:green"><font size="3">'''18-November to 23-November (Sun - Fri) -- Shenzhen'''</font></span> ''
 <span style="color:fuchsia">''hotel:  [https://www.trip.com/hotels/shenzhen-hotel-detail-444702/jinjiang-inn-style-shenzhen-science-museum/?checkin=2018-11-18&checkout=2018-11-23&searchboxArg=t&display=Chicago%20Suites%20International%2C%20Shenzhen%2C%20Guangdong%2C%20China&optionName=Chicago%20Suites%20International&lat=22.5405937132787&lon=114.09506781950301&adult=1&children=0&city=30&label=Vscb_JtfxkmG9HNNjlaNFg&salestype=0&page=1&position=3&minprice=30&mproom=225235348&mincurr=USD&HighPrice=-1&LowPrice=-1&pnotax=6_939500000;206_0869565&from_page=gmap&pctoken=538ba5b3756e479faa226770859f3235&link=gmap#ctm_ref=lst_n_1_3 Jinjiang Inn Style]</span>
 19-November, 11am:  Huaqiangbei electronics market tours
 19-November, 7pm:  Group Dinner at Yunlaiju Vegetarian Restaurant (4th Floor, Dongmen Town Square, Yongxin Street, Dongmen -- near Metro Exit A Exit) 
 20-November, 8am-5:30pm:  Seeed Studio and factory tours
 20-November, 5:30pm-9:30pm: visit and party at Seeed Studio Dongguan
 21-November, 2pm-3:30pm:  Product Life Cycle class at [https://innovateshenzhen.org Innovate Shenzhen]
 21-November, 3:30pm-8pm:  SEG Maker tour, Tech Mixer and visit to Troublemaker hackerspace, roundtable startup discussions, BBQ and beer and hanging out
 22-November, 10am: visit [http://www.dorabot.com/ Dorabot] (open hardware robot making company)
 22-November, afternoon: ???  visit [https://steamhead.space SteamHead Makerspace] (international project-based learning school, with a residency program) 
 22-November, 7:30pm-9pm:  Bring-a-Hack at x.factory
 <span style="color:orange">''23-November -- '''fly home''' (arrive NA or EU on same day)''</span>
 
 <span style="color:green"><font size="3">'''After Shenzhen some people may go to Hong Kong for a few days'''</font></span> ''

== Very Useful Guide about Internet, Phones, Translation, and Navigation ==
Here is [[Noahs_Guide|a very useful guide]] about internet in China, phones in China, translating Chinese, and navigation in China!  This was written in 2017, and should all still be relevant for this year.

== Hong Kong Guide ==
[[Hong Kong Guide]]

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== Photos from Hacker Trip To China 2018==
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File:HTTC2018Beijing.jpg
File:HTTC2018Xian.jpg
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Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/albums/72157673883438217 Beijing, Oct-Nov, 2018]<br>
Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/albums/72157700744495612 Xi'an, Nov-2018]<br>
Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/albums/72157702500533671 Chengdu, Nov-2018]<br>
Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/albums/72157700745344522 Shanghai, Nov-2018]<br>
Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/albums/72157704105668464 Shenzhen, Nov-2018]<br>
Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/albums/72157702730033211 Hong Kong, Nov-2018]<br>

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[https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/collections/72157674059037667/ Mitch's photos for HTTC 2018 all in one place]
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Mich L's Photos from [https://photos.app.goo.gl/i5BWmaveYf2uHiKx8 HTTC 2018 (incl. Guangzhou)] <br> 
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[https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21APfC2M3Zbyu--Y8&id=C66AEC0F1118F0D6%21104&cid=C66AEC0F1118F0D6 Torrey's photos from HTTC 2018]
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== Photos from Hacker Trip To China 2017==
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File:HTTC2017HongKong.jpg
File:HTTC2017Shenzhen.jpg
File:HTTC2017Xian.jpg
File:HTTC2017Beijing.jpg
File:HTTC2017Shanghai.jpg
File:HTTC2017Beijing2.jpg
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Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157665928352469/ Hong Kong, Oct-2017]<br>
Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157665929390189/ Shenzhen, Oct-2017]<br>
Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157688052606231/ Xi'an, Oct-2017]<br>
Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157688052837801/ Beijing, Oct-2017]<br>
Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157687009709482/ Shanghai, Oct-2017]<br>
Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157688893716634/ Beijing Set 2, Oct-2017]<br>

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[https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/collections/72157665931188619/ Mitch's photos for HTTC 2017 all in one place]
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== Photos from Hacker Trip To China 2016==
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File:HTTC2016Shanghai.jpg
File:HTTC2016Zhenzhou.jpg
File:HTTC2016Shenzhen.jpg
File:HTTC2016Beijing.jpg
File:HTTC2016Hangzhou.jpg
File:HTTC2016Beijing2.jpg
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Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157672475058474/ Shanghai, Oct-2016]<br>
Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157674645655612/ Zhengzhou, Oct-2016]<br>
Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157676024748146/ Shenzhen, Oct-2016]<br>
Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157676142107066/ Beijing, Oct-2016]<br>
Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157676144570756/ Hangzhou, Oct-2016]<br>
Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157672603805234/ Beijing Set 2, Oct-2016]<br>

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[https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/collections/72157674928976010/ Mitch's photos for HTTC 2016 all in one place]
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== Photos from Hacker Trip to China 2015==
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File:HTTC2015HongKongNeon.jpg
File:HTTC2015ShenzhenFactory.jpg
File:HTTC2015ShanghaiTempleMall.jpg
File:HTTC2015BeijingDoor.jpg
File:HTTC2015HangzhouTemple.jpg
File:HTTC2015BeijingShop.jpg
File:HTTC2015SuzhouUmbrellas.jpg
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Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157659076735178 Hong Kong, Oct-2015]<br>
Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157660026965949 Shenzhen, Oct-2015]<br>
Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157660038275888 Shanghai, Oct-2015]<br>
Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157658114137264 Beijing, Oct-2015]<br>
Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/albums/72157660424228042 YiWu & Hangzhou, Oct-2015]<br>
Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/albums/72157660650175925 Beijing Set 2, Oct-2015]<br>
Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/albums/72157658310336814 Shanghai & Suzhou, Oct-2015]<br>

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[https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/collections/72157660374807166/ Mitch's photos for HTTC 2015 all in one place]
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[https://picasaweb.google.com/dtharn/ChinaInOctober2015?feat=directlink Dave's photos]

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Blake's photos:
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/cwlcks/sets/72157662429341996 Hong Kong!]
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/cwlcks/albums/72157660150285384 Shenzen!]
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/cwlcks/albums/72157661790873029 Shanghai!]
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/cwlcks/albums/72157660153522904 Beijing!]
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Torrey's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/gp/torrey/Q840rT Hong Kong]<br>
Torrey's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/gp/torrey/yLo903 Shenzhen]<br>
Torrey's photos from [https://flic.kr/s/aHskqNiQeX Beijing]<br>
Torrey's photos from [https://flic.kr/s/aHskrE55NX Shanghai]<br>

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== Photos from Hacker Trip to China 2014==
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File:HTTC2014WelcomeHackers.jpg
File:HTTC20143Nod_b.jpg
File:HTTC2014AiWeiWei.jpg
File:HTTC2014BeijingLGBTcentre.jpg
File:HTTC2014Brooms.jpg
File:HTTC2014CableFactory.jpg
File:HTTC2014ChaiHuo.jpg
File:HTTC2014GiantSewing.jpg
File:HTTC2014Huaqianbei.jpg
File:HTTC2014IEIK2014.jpg
File:HTTC2014SeeedStudio.jpg
File:HTTC2014Shanghai.jpg
File:HTTC2014Tianjin.jpg
File:HTTC2014Tienanmen.jpg
File:HTTC2014TrainConvenienceStore.jpg
File:HTTC2014TsinghuaMakersDay.jpg
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Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157646894397704/ Beijing, Nov-2014]<br>
Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157648975298719/ Shanghai, Nov-2014]<br>
Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157648981933060/ Shenzhen, Nov-2014]<br>
Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157649396351315/ Kunshan, Nov-2014]<br>
Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157649148594118/ Shanghai (2), Nov-2014]<br>
Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157649146775640/ Beijing (2), Nov-2014]<br>
Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157649146987360/ Tianjin, Nov-2014]<br>
Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157647372474753/ Beijing (3), Nov-2014]<br>
Mitch's photos from [https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/sets/72157649287546450/ Singapore, Dec-2014]<br>

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[https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/collections/72157649162773126/ Mitch's photos for HTTC 2014 all in one place]
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== You will Need a Chinese Visa!! ==
To go to China, you needed to get a visa!

Everyone should get a multiple-entry Tourist L visa (if you only get a single-entry visa, you'll be fine, but you won't have as many options, such as going in and out of Shenzhen to Hong Kong).

* And to get a visa, you need to have a passport that is valid ''at least'' 12 months after you planned to fly away from China (so, e.g., if you are leaving China on 23-November-2018, then your passport needs to be valid through 22-November-2019).  Your passport must also have at least ''one entirely blank page''.

* You also need:
** a printout of a filled-out [http://www.chinaconsulatesf.org/chn/qianzhen/zgqz/P020130828366275572026.pdf Visa Application Form V. 2013 of the People's Republic of China]. (If you like, please email me, and I can reply with my filled out visa form from 2015, so you have an example to follow).
** a copy of the information pages of your passport.
** a copy of your most recent Chinese visa (if you have been to China before).
** one 2"x2" recent color photo (not a printout).
** a screenshot or printout of hotel reservation confirmation (I'll email this to you when I have this).
** a copy of your airline tickets (both to and from China).

* For US citizens, the visa cost $140 (but it is much cheaper for other nationalities).  Starting in 2015, US citizens can get a multiple-entry visa, good for 10 years (even though there is no option for this on the visa form).  We should all apply for a Tourist L visa.

You can pay the fee by Visa, MasterCard, Money Order, Cashier's Check or Company Check. ''Cash or Personal checks are not acceptable.''

To get a visa, you can go to your local Chinese consulate.  No appointment is required.  You go in one day, and it will be ready for pick up 4 business days later.  My experience is that it takes about an hour the first day, and takes only a few minutes to pick up the visa a few days later.  (2 to 3 business-day and 1 business day/same-day express service is available for $20 or $30.)<br><br>
''NOTE:  The Chinese consulates are all closed for Chinese holidays! Please check the dates!  For 2018 these dates are: 1-January, 15-January, 15-16 February, 28-May, 19-June, 4-July, 3-September, 1-October, 8-October, 12-November, 22-23 November, and 24-25-December:<br>
[https://www.travelchinaguide.com/embassy/us/sanfrancisco.htm 2018 San Francisco Chinese Consulate Holiday Schedule]''
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(Citizens of US and Europe ''do not'' need a separate visa for Hong Kong.)
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