Call China - Connect with the Great Wall of Civilization

By: Mrlongdistance

Get the feel of a culture that's amongst the oldestcivilizations in the world. China boasts of a repertoire of richcultural heritage of which the Great Wall, Karez irrigationsystem and Grand Canal are just some of the engineering marvelsexecuted by the Chinese over 2000 years ago. We also owe thediscovery of printing, papermaking and gunpowder to theingenuity of the Chinese. Calligraphy, pottery, painting andpaper cutting are some of the other creative exploits of thiscountry.

China is the most populous nation and the third largest countrywith an area of 9.6 million sq, kms and connecting with China isquick and convenient with Mr. Long Distance. You can make callsto friends and family in China through Mr. Long Distance atextremely cheap rates compared to other telecom serviceproviders. However, before placing a call to China, considerwhat the current time is for the recipient of your call. Chinais thirteen hours ahead of EST in the United States, i.e. eighthours ahead of the GMT.

Simple Steps to Call China through cheap calling plans from Mr.Long Distance:

 Dial the international access code - 011.  DialChina's country code - 86.  Dial the city code of theplace you want to connect with. (e.g.: Beijing city code is 1and Shanghai city code is 21.)  Dial the remainingdigits.

The rapidly booming Chinese economy also creates opportunitiesfor investors. Today more than ever, there are more westerninvestors that are invested in China. More and more UnitedStates businesses that do call China on a regular basis areactively seeking for ways to save money on all their longdistance calls. Even though phone cards to call China isavailable in almost everywhere there are grocery stores, peopleare continuously looking for the so called "best China phonecards". Well, this is not an easy find. Most phone cards docarry connection fees, weekly maintenance fees, and the everpopular three minutes or more increments. Again the word is "becareful and be informed".

Prepaid long distance makes calling to China more affordablethan ever. What makes prepaid long distance unique is the "NoPIN" dialing and the convenience of being able to call from anyphone including cell phones without worrying about connectionfees and other fees that maybe associated with phone cards. Youonly pay for "talk time" plus of course clear qualityconnections.

Ni hao, (pronounced nee how) is the normal greeting for 'hello'or 'good day' in Chinese. While Mandarin Chinese is the officiallanguage, English is catching up with most business people,though it is not widely spoken. So carrying a phrase book toidentify key phrases written in Chinese characters would behelpful on a visit to the country. The Chinese respond withtheir last names first followed by the given name. For instanceWang Cheow is actually Mr. Wang.

So the next time you want to call China without any confusion,use prepaid long distance-and don't bother about how you call,when you call and how much you talk. With prepaid long distancecalling China is as easy and as cheap as it can get.

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