HERE IS AN INTERESTING ARTICLE WRITTEN BY OUR MEMBER TOM CARTER:


Anyone who has spent time in the People's Republic of China is obviously aware of the sheer number of hotels and sundry boardinghouses located in even the smallest city.

What patronizing Western travelers frequently encounter at the front desk, however, is a sudden expulsion by the proprietor conveying in Chinese that NO FOREIGNERS ARE ALLOWED!

What would compel a vacant guesthouse to turn away a paying guest into the night?

READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE HERE:
http://www.china.org.cn/english/LivinginChina/192067.htm

Anyone with their own experiences to share?

John