Shanghaiist: Hotel restrictions on foreigners now being enforced?

eastman

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:13:54 +0800

To nanheyangrouchuan "cultural purity" or not, lube yourself again for your own sake, lol!

Stephan_Larose

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:47:31 +0800

As journalist Li Datong so often notes, China will never gain international respect until it stops arbitrarily enforcing its laws. If they do decide to enforce this archaic hotel law I think it'll be a shame and a hell of a step backwards, but its China, not Canada, so if Chinese like it this way we have no choice but to roll with it. Kind of absurd asking people to travel with their actual marriage certificates though...

nanheyangrouchuan

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:51:15 +0800

@eastman: "In 1962, there were rarely any hotel in China, not mentioning foreigners, because Chinese were not allowed to move freely." Is that really the best you can come up with as a response to my comment about China moving back towards "cultural purity"? What a dumbfuck, go back to shoveling fried rice into your hole while you pound away on your meat with one hand and your filthy keyboard with the other.

life_is_great

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:15:54 +0800

Actually, faced the same problem about two months ago in Huanguoshu (Guizhou)... which came as a surprise as I really tought this restriction was not enforced anymore... Used to be the case for most of the places you would go to back in 2000 but didnt expect to face same problems 8 years later :)

eastman

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:03:48 +0800

To nanheyangrouchuan --"It's not 1992, its 1962"? In 1962, there were rarely any hotel in China, not mentioning foreigners, because Chinese were not allowed to move freely. I am old enough to tell you the truth, son, which is quite different from what you were spoonfed by your teacher last week. Anyway, you have absolutely nothing to do with hotels, since you belong to the street, with or without a visa. Can any smartie here give a tip on address of Chinese Salvation Army? LOL!

michaeldmanning

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:00:32 +0800

As far as Xinjiang goes, I faced restrictions with hotels in almost every city I visited over three years from 2005 to 2008. If you didn't run up against the restrictions in some places, it's because the people running the hotel (a) didn't know the rules or (b) didn't care. Even Urumqi has hotels where foreigners aren't allowed. I don't think there was ever a lifting of hotel restrictions nationwide.

Pirx

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:02:13 +0800

yep, old rules, newly applied. cheap lodges for chinese only. but happily for the communists sex only happens at night... i am waiting for china railway to enforce the foreigners-must-take-soft-seat-or-do-not-get-on-the-train-rule. what a laugh!

taihanasie

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:42:19 +0800

I was rejected in a hotel in Yan'an in 2003-04, so the restriction was at least in force at that time. Of course, it was Yan'an and the manager was probably just anal.

bk gunner

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:11:43 +0800

That's me in the story above. We later "traveled" to the Beijing suburbs. None of the hotels we called knew anything about the old restrictions being enforced again and most seemed confused at the question. We had no problem near here. We did later find a single news source saying the restrictions went into effect for Qinhuangdao starting June 1, but that was all.

yu888

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:45:44 +0800

swear all you want, enforcement may have been loosened but still on the books "just in case" . actually had it enforced as late as 2002 in Beijing at a branded 5 star hotel and we were in a group of 25 rooms. Silly but true.

nanheyangrouchuan

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:09:17 +0800

It's not 1992, its 1962, correct your thinking roader!

T

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:10:08 +0800

What is this? 1992? Did you have to use FEC's? I could swear that I remember the foreigner restriction in hotels was lifted nationwide 2-4 years ago.

skyline5k

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:55:38 +0800

The "Marriage License" rule is an old one. Been around for ages. Guess they're actually enforcing it now, though maybe only in cities around Beijing. In Yangshuo last month, the missus and I stayed at a place along Li River, but they didn't ask us for any license, though we brought them just in case. Nowhere near Beijing is easier still, I guess.