Safety in Xia He, China What do other Racers need to know in order to be safe? Current safety protocols/precautions in place? Any relevant issues/concerns? Any precautionary suggestions?
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Ministry Summary
Ministry Summary in Xia He, China
Breakthroughs? Suggestions? Concerns? On a scale of 1-4 (1 being not at all, 4 being absolutely) how strongly would you recommend another World Race team go to this ministry location & why?
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Lodging
Lodging in Xia He, China
Where did you stay? What were the accommodations (sleeping arrangements, toilets, showers, etc.)? Cost (per person per night in USD), Contact info.
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Food / Meals
Food / Meals in Xia He, China
What did you eat? Where did you get the food? Cost (per person per day in USD)? Contact info (if applicable).
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Transportation
Transportation in Xia He, China
What transportation did you use to enter the country? Where were you coming from? What transportation was used to move throughout the country? Be sure to include the cost per person in USD and contact info if applicable.
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Taxi rides are 2 Yuan up and down the main road. No matter where you get out or in, the price is the same. We mostly walked, but a few times there was unexpected rain. The town is small and doesn’t take too long to walk the whole main strip.
Medical
Medical in Xia He, China
Information on local hospitals / doctors / pharmacies. Where would someone go in a medical emergency? (addresses and contact info).
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Communication
Communication in Xia He, China
Did you have cell reception / Internet service? Where? Carrier / Provider, where did you get phones / SIM cards, cost? Country code?
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Financial
Financial in Xia He, China
Location of banks or ATMs, notes about transaction fees, best places to exchange money, and other money related advice.
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Translators
Translators in Xia He, China
List any local translators – name and contact information, languages spoken
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Off Days / Fun Activities
Off Days / Fun Activities in Xia He, China
What activities did your team experience? Recommendations? List locations/contact info. Any locations to be avoided? Any extra safety tips for off days?
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There are 3 really cool things to do for adventure days. 1st if your team is staying in the apartment look out of the kitchen window and look at the tallest mountain peak. Our team hiked up that for our first adventure day. It looks really hard but it’s not bad. We thought it was going to take a long time but it only took us about 3 hours round trip!2nd while you are on top of the mountain peak look across and you will see a large plateau with cool ruins in the middle of it. Once again if your team is staying in the apartment look out of the living room windows and the mountain that it right out side of there is where our team started to hike up at. You can go up there and climb on the ruins and if your lucky you’ll run into some herds of sheep and horses. And last but not least, 3rd, your team may do some ministry in the monastery but when you have some free time walk all the way through it and just keep going till you see open farm land. Once you get out there look off to your right and you will see come caves dug into the side of the mountains. Our team went and explored them and had a great time. Xiahe is a place where you have to get creative on adventure days so just get out there and explore.
Other Important Contacts
Other Important Contacts in Xia He, China
Additional ministry opportunities, local pastors, etc. Relationship & follow up suggestions
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The guys on our team met a guy named Dorjee about half way through the month. He is a young man that is working in a hotel restaurant and is hoping to start going to school soon. We would just go sit in his restaurant and have milk tea and talk with him. He invited us to his parents house (which is in the same apartment complex as the apartment that you will most likely be staying in) and we had snacks with them and had great conversation. I would recommend that mostly guys minister to him because he is a young man and get distracted easily when females are around. Another thing we would do is go play pool with him late at night. Great time to have some qt.
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Additional Info
Additional Info in Xia He, China
Anything we’ve left out? Any additional suggestions to make travel easier for others?