1. Health and Quarantine Certificate: After the visa is issued, you need to bring your passport and air ticket to the Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau to get the epidemic vaccination (yellow book and red book). (The country stipulates that you need to take anti-epidemic vaccinations when traveling abroad for more than 3 months) Commonly known as yellow book and red book (optional)

2. Diagnosis or prescription: To see a doctor abroad, you need a previous diagnosis or prescription. To receive complete treatment, please bring previous medical certificates or prescriptions with you to facilitate treatment in case of illness.

3. Clothes: Foreign students generally wear simple, casual clothes. The four-season climate in South Korea is similar to Beijing, with a temperature difference of 3-4 degrees in each season. Please prepare your clothes accordingly. Shoes: Just bring a pair of leather shoes, sports shoes, travel shoes, and slippers. Books: Bring Korean-Chinese, Chinese-Korean dictionaries, Chinese-English dictionaries. Bring a few books introducing Chinese tourist attractions to your foreign friends. The scenic spots and historical sites introduced in the book will be of great help in learning the language.

4. Cash: For study and living expenses required during the study period, a certain amount of domestic and foreign currencies must be carried out of the country according to relevant national regulations. You can open a foreign exchange deposit account for US dollars at designated banks in South Korea. You cannot open a foreign exchange deposit account for RMB in South Korea, but you can exchange it for Korean won at designated banks in South Korea.

5. Electrical appliances: The voltage in South Korea is 220V. The power plug is different from that in China. It is cylindrical (German standard). If you have portable electrical appliances, bring your own conversion plug.

6. Daily necessities: You can bring a small amount of toothpaste, toothbrush, and shampoo as spare items. Others, such as cameras, calculators, alarm clocks, stationery, traditional Chinese handicrafts, etc., you can choose to bring with you.

Food

The eating habits of Koreans are similar to those of Chinese people, especially those in Sichuan. They like to eat pickled dishes, such as kimchi, pickled meat, etc. The taste is Salty and spicy, red pepper is indispensable all year round. Koreans like to eat barbecue and hot pot, especially in winter. Barbecue is the most popular dish. The sliced ??meat is marinated with soy sauce, sesame oil, sesame, garlic, green onion and other condiments, and then cooked on the oven on the table. Grilled and eaten, Korean BBQ is now also very popular in China. The staple food is mainly rice and pasta, and Chinese students can basically adapt to it.

Every university in South Korea has restaurants, and the vast majority of students eat on campus. The prices of daily necessities in South Korea, such as toothpaste, towels, shampoo, etc., are very close to those in China, but agricultural and sideline products are surprisingly expensive. The price is about ten times or even dozens of times that in China. The food cost is as much as that of Chinese students in addition to tuition fees. The biggest expense and the biggest savings every month is more than 300,000 won. There are also many Chinese restaurants opened by Chinese in South Korea. The prices are much higher than in China, and Chinese students rarely visit them. Some students who rent apartments also cook their own meals, which saves more than half of the cost compared to eating in the school cafeteria. You can buy any Chinese condiment you need in Korea. There are many varieties of vegetables, and the prices are divided into fine vegetables and coarse vegetables depending on the season. Coarse vegetables refer to large quantities of vegetables that are available in season, such as cabbage, spinach, etc. The prices are very cheap during the season, and Koreans will buy them in piles. Meat and non-staple food are much more expensive. A pound of meat is equivalent to more than 100 yuan in RMB. Even Koreans are reluctant to eat it every day. South Korea is surrounded by sea on three sides, so seafood is relatively cheap.

Accommodation

Basically every university in South Korea has dormitories for foreign students. School dormitories are usually 2 to 4 people per room, and the monthly room fee is about 70,000 to about 140,000 won (equivalent to about 450 to 900 yuan in RMB). In addition, you have to pay for water, electricity, telephone, etc.; in winter, you also have to pay heating bills? It costs about 80,000 won a month. With the increase in overseas students in recent years, the school dormitories have become in short supply and can only be provided to students with particularly excellent academic performance and students with special family difficulties. Scholarship students in master's and doctoral programs and students in the research process can also be guaranteed. If you live in a university dormitory, it will be difficult for language students to apply for on-campus dormitories.

Most students who study language or other short-term studies adopt boarding (temporary residence) and rent a house, that is, find a host family or rent a house around the school. This kind of boarding is similar to that of students in Britain, Australia, New Zealand and other countries. Homestays are different. You can stay alone or with two or more people. You need to prepare your own bedding and furniture. You do not participate in the activities of the host family, but you can get breakfast and dinner every day and laundry services. The boarding fee is between 350,000 and 350,000 per month. It’s about 500,000 won, and it’s cheaper to live with others. Nowadays, many students rent houses by themselves, either by themselves or shared with classmates. The rent varies depending on the quality of the house and location. In Seoul, it is about 300,000 won per month, including water, electricity, gas, and telephone bills. If you pay separately, it is cheaper to rent in a shared apartment. There are two ways to pay rent. One is to pay monthly or half a year. The other is to pay tens of millions of won as a deposit before moving in, which will be refunded when you move out. Paying rent monthly is cheaper, but students are very worried. It’s hard to come up with so much money at once. Rented houses generally have kitchens where you can cook your own meals, but they are not as safe as school dormitories and boarding houses.

Transportation

Subway: As you can see from the photo, there is a subway route map above the subway ticket office. Except for a few Chinese characters, most of them are marked in Korean and English, and the map There are also numbers such as 700/800 on it, which are the costs from this station to the location on the map. The method of buying tickets is very simple. Just tell the staff at the ticket office the name of the station you want to go to. There is a free route map on the small yellow shelf in the lower right corner of the photo. You can take it away if needed. Some stations do not provide route maps. Please refer to the table below for subway fares. It should be noted that foreign exchange is not allowed and Korean won must be prepared in advance.

How to buy subway tickets

The automatic ticket vending machines of Seoul Subway Lines 1-4 first select the section and quantity before inserting coins, but Lines 5-8 are different. , you need to put in coins first and then select the range and quantity. The following is how to use Lines 1-4. When using the ticket vending machines of Lines 5-8, you only need to exchange the order of (2) and (3).

Taxi

Taxis in Korea are divided into three types: large taxis, model taxis (black) and general taxis (white). The basic fare for a general taxi is KRW 1,600 within 2 kilometers, with an increase of KRW 100 every 168 meters or 41 seconds; the fare for a large taxi is the same as that of a model taxi, with a basic fare of KRW 4,000 within 3 kilometers, with an increase of KRW 100 every 168 meters or 50 seconds. 200 won. There are "TAXI" logos on the roof and body. A large taxi that can seat 8 passengers in addition to the driver. For the convenience of passengers, it is equipped with a telephone hailing system, a simultaneous translation system, a receipt issuance machine, and a credit settlement system. Since there are very few drivers who are proficient in foreign languages, you may want to show a map written in Korean or a note with the destination written in Chinese before getting on the bus. If you want to take a taxi in the city, you can use the dedicated taxi stands with yellow canopies, or wave to them on the roadside. If you want to use a large taxi, just call 02-992-7000 or 02-888-2000 and tell them your starting point and destination. Tips are usually not required when taking a taxi, but drivers who assist passengers with luggage or provide enthusiastic service and are kind to others may wish to give a tip to express their gratitude

Hotels

Korean Hotel Super Score There are 5 types: Deluxe (5 stars), Deluxe (4 stars), Level 1 (3 stars), Level 2 (2 stars) and Level 3 (1 star). Taking a double room as an example, a super luxury hotel costs about 200,000 to 400,000 won per night (when special services and facilities are provided, it can cost tens of millions of won), a luxury hotel costs about 150,000 to 250,000 won, and a first-class hotel costs about The price is 100,000 to 150,000 won, the second level is about 50,000 to 100,000 won, and the third level is about 30,000 to 100,000 won. Of course, prices vary depending on the hotel's location, season, and facilities. Most hotels above the luxury level are equipped with fitness centers, saunas, business centers, Western restaurants, coffee shops and other ancillary facilities. In these places, an additional 10% tax on the room rate and 10% other service charges are paid.

Prices

The overall price level in South Korea is slightly lower than that of the United States and much lower than that of Japan.

- Transportation: Ordinary bus 600 won, subway section 1 600 won, ordinary taxi starting price 1,600 won, model taxi starting price 4,000 won

- Food: General restaurants Korean food costs 5,000-6,000 won, McDonald's Big Mac burger costs 3,900 won

- Accommodation: Premium hotels (150,000 won~), tourist hotels (80,000 won~150,000 won), hotels (20,000 won~50,000) Korean won), residential buildings (20,000 won~40,000 won)

- Others: Domestic cigarettes 1,300~2,000 won, tickets to the ancient palace/National Museum less than 3,000 won, movie tickets 7,000 won, coffee in the cafe 3,000- 5,000 won, supermarket ice cream 500 won, mineral water (500cc) 500-600 won, paper towels 500 won

Public phones:

Coin-operated phones: 10 won, 50 won, Coins of 100 yuan and 500 yuan face value (some phones cannot accept 50 yuan coins).

Ordinary magnetic card phone: You can buy magnetic cards with face values ??of 2,000, 3,000, 5,000, and 10,000 won at convenience stores, newsstands, banks, post offices, etc.

IC card/Coin phone/Credit card public phone: You can also use IC card or credit card to make calls.

(Local call fee: 70 won/3 minutes)

For out-of-city calls, just add the area code of each city or province in front of the phone number. The area codes of each city and road are shown in the figure below.

Seoul (02)

Incheon (032)

Gwangju (062)

Busan (051) Daegu (053)

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Daejeon (042)

Ulsan (052)

Gyeonggi-do (031)

Gangwon-do (033)

Chungcheongbuk-do (043)

Chungcheongnam-do (041)

Jeollabuk-do (063)

Jeollanam-do (061)

Gyeongsangbuk-do (054)

Gyeongsangnam-do (055)

Jeju Island (064)

International calls:

* First press any one of the following numbers (001/002/008 /007XX/003XX), and then press the country code-area code-telephone number.

* General international calls: 001, 002, 008

* International calls from mobile phones: 00345, 00365, 00388, 00700, 00727, 00766, 00770, etc.

* Prepaid phone cards: Usually tourists do not carry mobile phones when traveling, so it is also good to use prepaid phone cards. Such calling cards are available at 24-hour convenience stores or at newsstands on the street.

[General international calls]

Number

001

002

008

Call charges per minute (USA/Japan/China)

288/690/996 KRW

288/678/996 KRW

276/672/984 KRW

[Mobile International Calling]

Access Number

Call Charge per Minute (US/Japan/China)

00345

252/336/345 Korean won

00365

174/297/699 Korean won

00388

150/252/ 384 Korean won

00700

156/384/780 Korean won

00727*

330/402/852 Korean won

KRW 150/324/702

00770*

KRW 186/318/390

Credit Cards: Most It can be used in restaurants, hotels, and shops, but it may not be used in scattered small shops or local stores. First check the notice posted at the entrance to confirm which companies' credit cards can be used for payment. Visa, Master cards are the most common.

Only coins and 1,000-yuan banknotes can be accepted in bus and beverage vending machines.

Post:

Domestic general mail: 160 won for items under 5 grams, 190 won for items between 5 and 25 grams

Domestic express mail: 240 won for items under 5 grams, 5 - 280 won for 25 grams

Parcel in the same area: 1,500 won for less than 2 kilograms

Postal postcard: 160 won

Emergency telephone: 112 for police, 119 for fire, emergency Situation 1339. (Korean)

You can ask the hotel's front desk or manager to help call a doctor or ambulance.

Introduction to foreign currency exchange offices: Incheon International Airport (Arrival Hall)

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