Tax credits including Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit are the payments from UK government. In the UK, if you have children or work on a low income, you may be able to claim tax credits. There are questionnaire... (read more)

You have to bring your passport and an official certification of your marriage status, i.e. never married, divorced or widowed. The certification needs to be legalised by the Chinese embassy in your country. So before travelling to China, you need to... (read more)

For female, the minimum age of getting married is 20 years old. For male, the minimum age of getting married is 22 years old. The Chinese government and its law encourage late marriage and late birth. (read more)

There is no official legal drinking age in China. ID is not required when purchasing alcohol in shops. However, sometime it may require ID to... (read more)

The legal drinking age in Mexico is 18. However, it is not uniformly enforced in Mexico. For more Mexico travelling information and advice, please visit: travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_970.html (read more)

The Silk Road is translated as 丝绸之路 in Chinese. Its pronunciation is sī chóu zhī lù 丝绸 (sī chóu) means silk 路 (lù ) means... (read more)

The Silk Road gets its name from the Chinese silk trade, which began during the Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE). (read more)

They can apply 'family visitor' visa, which is a type of 'general visitor'. You can find guidance notes and how to apply on the UK Border Agency website - (read more)

If you go to China for tourist purpose or visit friends in China, you need to apply tourist visa unless you are citizens of Singapore, Brunei, or Japan. www.visaforchina.org/LON_EN/visainstruction/250022.shtml... (read more)

There are many ways to cook beef curries. This recipe is from an Indian friend of mine, and has been loved by many. 1. Fry finely chopped onion,... (read more)

You can say 晚饭好了 - wǎn fàn hǎo le 晚饭 (wǎn fàn) means dinner or supper. 晚 (wǎn) means evening or late 饭 (fàn) means meal or rice... (read more)

You can say 我想把旅行支票换成现金 -- wǒ xiǎng bǎ lǚ xíng zhī piào huàn chéng xiàn jīn 旅行支票 (lǚ xíng zhī piào)... (read more)

Credit card is written as 信用卡 in Chinese. It is pronounced as xìn yòng kǎ. Unfortunately, many credit cards issued outside China can... (read more)

There are several ways to say hurry up in Chinese. You can say 快点 (kuài diǎn) or 赶快 (gǎn kuài) 快 (kuài) means quick or quickly.... (read more)

Emergency exit is often translated as '紧急出口' in Chinese. It is pronounced as 'jǐn jí chū kǒu' 紧急 (jǐn jí) means emergency 出口... (read more)

You can say 我对狗过敏 -- wǒ duì gǒu guò mǐn 我 (wǒ) means I 对 xxx 过敏 (duì xxx guò mǐn) means allergic to xxx 狗 (gǒu)... (read more)

As the economic grows, more and more Chinese people start to have pets. The pet industry is booming in current China. You can say '你养宠物吗?'... (read more)

You can say 我会用筷子 -- wǒ huì yòng kuài zǐ 我会用 (wǒ huì yòng) is a phrase used when you want to say that you can use certain... (read more)

In most restaurants in China, forks and knives are not provided on the dining tables. If you find difficulty to use chopsticks, you will have to... (read more)

Toilet is translated as 厕所 in Chinese. It is pronounced as 'cè suǒ'. Public toilet is 公共厕所 - gōng gòng cè suǒ 公共 (gōng... (read more)