◆    Lovely
Stuffed toys is made of bysheep pelt and wool or kangaroo hair, the shape is you favorite animal. These items will arouse from your memory and missing the happy time of touching or feeding kangaroo koala at times.

◆    Delicious gifts
In the end of itinerary,you may take some natural fruit, honey and tea by the manual system preserves home. Maybe you have not tasted Vegemite (a smear of jam bread), but it is the representative of Australia, Australia friends will be happy for sending their a jam jar.

◆    Natural beauty
David Jones department store is a good place for shopping, in which cosmetic is very popular, not only they are inexpensive, but the product also add a variety of vitamins, beeswax and lanolin. evaluation of Jurlique and Red Earth is also good, especially with the environmental awareness of customers, the advertised natural and be not tested on animals would be the most attractive products.

◆    Fashion of Australian teacher
Tend towards Popular and handsome, yet casual and comfortable ,which reflects the Australian way of life. more well-known brands such as Country Road, Covers, Robert Burton, Carla Zampatti, Jag and Adele Palmer. In addition, designed by Australian designer sweater is also well-known, wore a RM Williams, Purl Harbour, Coogi, or Ken Done Knitwear sweaters, will enable you to become a work of art.

◆    Crowded market
Fresh food markets, flower markets and crafts fairs, are popular. noisy market, it is a good place to bargain. At this point, your can’t be so difficult to find some hand decorations, furniture, handicrafts and unique souvenirs. A new generation of shoppers can also find some products and crystal jewelry tribal colors. Weekend market is a cluster of multi-cultural cuisine, arts and crafts; street artists performing, in order to bring about the entertainment scene and a vivid and lively atmosphere.

◆    Jewelry
Opal is one of Australia’s specialty, there are all kinds of style, the rough stone, or cut into various shapes, everything can been find here. Many people know the opal, but few people know the world’s largest diamond mineral is in Australia. Famous pink diamond and the Arab-Israeli diamond is located in the Kimberley, trading volume is also considerable. In addition, Australia is also the largest pearl manufacturing and exporting countries in the world.

1. Precious commodities should be bought in Regular department store or specialized shops.though the price is a little dear, but there is no need to worry about fakes.
2. Tobacco, alcohol and perfume and other goods must be bought in “DUTY FREE SHOP”, These are duty-free shops to remove customs duties and excise duties. In Australia there is another duty-free shops, which name is the “TAX FREE”, this store only can exempte from excise duty, so when you are making purchases, you must recognize signs of shop signs.In the duty-free shopping, it is necessary to produce a passport and air tickets for international flights.
3. Mast card,Visa card can been used commonly in the majority of stores in Australia, when you are shopping at a flea market,which is better paid by the Australian dollar. it is necessary to produce the original passport when you are using traveler’s checks.
4. there are commonly not accustomed to bargain in big stores ,but in a flea market or the Chinese shops, you can bargain.

To pay, in principle, you can use local currency and some stores may be paid in U.S. dollars, but the change is still the local currency. (RMB, NT, Hong Kong dollars can been used in the stores which is managed by Chinese people).

King crab
The so-called king crab is the crab’s mast, the foot of the king crab is huge like a basin, and you will not stand to lick your chops, even there are some people take it back home with the emperor crab shells as a memento.

Oyster
Australia’s oyster is not just fat and clean, but also it is very cheap. Oyster can be eaten raws and can be eaten steamed. Many people from all kinds of countries come to Australia to eat raw oysters, Fresh oysters are not even opened the cover, the customer can eat by squeezing the fresh lemon juice to the meat after looking at sales openings the cover, and dip some sauce on oyster  raw, it is really very delicious .

Abalone
Australian abalone is plentiful. However, Australians do not know how to eat abalone. except for balone exports, basically can be seen only in Chinese restaurants. Previously, only a few AUD per kg Australian abalone.  the price had gradually risen to more than 30 AUD Since a large number of Chinese come to Australia. If you want to eat abalone, you need come to Chinese restaurants.

Lobster
Australia’s lobster is most famous in China. The home of the lobster, lobster prices maybe not so cheap.

Salmon
salmon is mainly used to eat raw, health is demanded highly.. Australia’s salmon-rich should be the most health.

The diversity of Australian food culture date from the late 50s, with the massive influx of immigrants and settlers around the world, they brought their home-style cooking, the greatest impaction is Mediterranean and Asian cooking styles on Australia food, traditional French cooking has been assimilated gradually as ” French cuisine of Australian characteristics,” … …

Australia is a wealthy country. The vast waters around the country has supplied for people with the inexhaustible water resources. lobster is very large as much as two kilograms. There are variety of delicious seafood which one expects to find. As having not many industries in Australia, waters have not been polluted, many aquatic products can be eaten raw and will not damage your body, such as lobsters and sea oyster. ,people find it hard to understand is that you can actually eat the crocodile in the hotel, kangaroo and ostrich meat, which compared with the legal protection of wild animals from many countries. The crocodile meat is soft, no point toughness; kangaroo meat has a bit like mutton, a heavy smell of mutton; ostrich meat eat like beef, tear fixed. I do not know how to be removed to the hotel in such a strict national law of protecting these rare animals .

Australia’s livestock industry developed, so cattle, mutton meat is fresh and delicious. while there are crocodile, kangaroo, buffalo and other meat-based in Queensland, the Northern Territory. In the city by the sea, while the bulk of seafood, especially oysters of Sydney (or lobster), crab of Queensland, herring, South Australia and Western Australia’s largest lobster, Northern Territory barramundi packet of prawn (Barramundi) is most well-known. in addition, fertile land along the coast of Australia, Gu meters, vegetables and fruit are more than rich.

If you want to go to Australia,the purpose of sightseeing, vacation, visiting relatives and friends, or other short-term non-commercial activities, you will need a Short Stay Tourist Visa or Long Stay Tourist Visa:

Short Stay Tourist

The Electronic Travel Authority for Australia tourist visa is the most advanced and simplifying the visa authorisation system in the world.the ETA replaced the visa label or stamp, no application forms. Australia ETA is going to Australia to allow the electronic storage, which means that you do not need a document on paper or stamps your passport.

Long Stay Tourist Visa

Tourist visa (676 points) who did not design the list of countries eligible for ETA, or people who want to go to Australia for more than 3 months.
Tourist visa (676 points), you can stay in Australia:
·Stay more than 12 months or shorter period depending on the purpose of the visit and your personal circumstances;

·Single or multiple entries to Australia.

if you want to travel to Australia,some general knowledge about Australia as following:

Voltage and Current
Australia voltage is 220V ~ 240V, 50 Hz current. 3-phase power outlet for the slant-hole, Chinese needs adapter plugs.

Drinking Unboiled Water
Tap water anywhere in Australia can be consumed directly,it is in line with standard.of international health pure water.

Tipping Customs
General occasions did not give the customary tip. However, in hotels, restaurants and travel, the general amount of the total consumption of 10% will been given as a service tip to the staff-related.

Smoking Regulations
smoking is prohibited in any large-scale buildings, public transport (including taxis), public places, restaurants and other places in Law, and cigarettes is very costly,people is allowed to buy cigarettes only for more than 18 years of age.

Weights and Measures
Australia adopt metric standards, the same with China: m, km, kg, liter, degrees Celsius.

Business Hours:
Post Office: 09:00 – 17:00 (Mon – Fri, Sat, Sundays closed)
Banks: 09:30 – 16:30 (Mon – Fri, Sat, Sundays closed)
Shops: 09:00 – 17:30 (7 days of business, Friday to 21:00)
Restaurant: 12:00 – 15:00 (lunch)
18:00 – 22:00 (dinner will be later on weekends)
Hotel: check in after14:00 pm
Check-out before 10:00 am
Supermarkets: 09:00 – 24:00 (7 days of business)

Tourist Information
there are tourist information center of government-funded in Large and small cities and towns, airport stations and tourist attractions in Australia, warm and thoughtful staff will provide all kinds of tourists and tourist information and booking service for accommodation . Please keep in mind that a sign of Visitor Information Centers, when you encounter any difficulties, don’t forget to Visitor Information center.

Climate
Australia’s climate,there is no extreme temperature difference, but just with the Northern Hemisphere season the contrary, now is the winter.

Clothing
its temperature is from warm to hot during Summer(December to February), people should wear light clothing deduring the day , but should carry a sweater or jacket, to prevent the cooler evening;winter (June to August) should be wearing a sweater, jacket, light jacket or warm clothing.In the area to enjoy the Great Barrier Reef coral fish may be prepared by shading hat, sunglasses and suntan lotion, beach shoes also must be prepared to protect the foot.

Currency
Australian currency is decimal, for the most basic unit in dollars (100 cents is equivalent to one Austalian dollar). Notes there is $ 100, $ 50, $ 20, $ 10, $ 5 in five denominations and there is 5 Australian cents, 10 Australian cents, 20 Australian cents, 50 Australian cents, 1 Austalian dollar and 2 Austalian dollar in six denominations of coin, such as .

Time Zones
Three different time zones cross Australia:
Eastern (GMT + 10) for New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, Tasmania and Queensland.
Central (GMT + 9:30) for the Northern Territory and South Australia.
Western time (GMT+8) in Western Australia.

Cashomat
As long as the ATM card holders have applied for international, will be able to use at automatic teller machines in Australia and the majority of retail outlets. For the use of cash or other services, cardholders must enter a personal password before accessing to individual accounts,you can ask the bank for the scope of application of ATM cards and service charge.

Traveler’s Check
Checks should be converted in a bank or large hotels, as it may be difficult to exchange in other places. Notes: there are some banks will need charged by exchanging travelers’ traveler’s check.

Australia

Australia, the word means “South Continent”, when the Europeans discovery this continent in the early 17th century, they make a misconception that this is a piece of land through the Antarctic, so the name “Australia”, “Australia” is changed from. Latin “terraaustralis” (the southern land )

Australia is located between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean, the east is facing the Coral Sea and Tasman Sea of the Pacific Ocean, the west, north and south faces the Indian Ocean and its marginal sea, a long coastline, a vast country, accounting for the vast majority of Oceania, though surrounded by water, desert and semi-desert areas of the country account for 35%. The country is divided into 3 regions which are eastern mountains, central plains and western plateau. The highest peaks, Kosciusko National has 2230 meters altitude, the longest river is Melbourne, 3490 River long. Australia’s inland, drought and little rain, less than 200 mm annual rainfall, relatively high rainfall in eastern mountains.

Australia is a typical country of immigration, was referred as “the nation’s plate ” by sociologist. Since the British immigrants set foot on this beautiful land from the date, there have been 120 countries from all over the world, 140 ethnic groups of immigrants to Australia to make a living and development. The formation of multi-ethnic multi-cultural is a significant feature of Australia society.

Australia is world-renowned big country of agriculture and animal husbandry, and its exports of both wheat and wool is the forefront of world. Australia has largest sheep is the world, which is known as ” country of riding on the sheep’s back ”

◆The Australian Flag

The flag is based on the Blue Ensign of the United Kingdom, is twice as long as it is wide, and consists of a dark blue field that can be notionally divided into four quadrants.

The present Australian flag consists of three main elements：

﹡ The Union Jack in the upper hoist quadrant or first quarter.

﹡ The Southern Cross in the second quarter and fourth quarter. It consists of five stars in a more or less kite-like pattern. The constellation of the Southern Cross stands for “the southern continent”. It means that the country is in the southern hemisphere.

﹡The Commonwealth Star or Star of Federation, central in the third quarter or lower hoist, has seven points to denote the six states and the combined territories of the Commonwealth.

◆The Australian Emblem

The supporters of Australian Emblem are native Australian fauna: a kangaroo on the left and an emu on the right.In the center is a shield，behind it are six designs . They stand for six states.

The red cross stands for New South Wales; the Southern Cross under the crown stands for Victoria ; blue Maltese Cross and crown for Queensland ; a Piping Shrike or Magpie for South Australia ; the Black Swan for Western Australia and a Lion for Tasmania.The seven points star on the top represents the Commonwealth. The tree is wattle. On the bottom is the ribbon with “Australia” on .

◆The National Flower

Wattle is the name generally used for the Australian.

Wattles have greygreen foliage in a variety of shapes and sizes, and cream to golden flowers. These flowers consist of a spherical or tubular bundle of stamens, with a minute centre.

Golden wattles stand for Australian people fond of green shade and gold-like colours. She was officially nominated as national flower in 1988.

Wattle is the name generally used for the Australian.

Wattles have greygreen foliage in a variety of shapes and sizes, and cream to golden flowers. These flowers consist of a spherical or tubular bundle of stamens, with a minute centre.

Golden wattles stand for Australian people fond of green shade and gold-like colours. She was officially nominated as national flower in 1988.

◆The National Bird  — Emu

The Emu is a large, flightless bird, similar to the ostrich but with three-toed feet and grey or brown plumage. It is the second-biggest bird in Australia and the third-biggest bird in the world (only the ostrich and cassowary are bigger). The emu is also very fast; it can run up to 30 mph (50kph). Emus also swim very well.

This huge bird lives in groups in grasslands, savannas (grasslands with some trees), and the Australian bush.The emu’s life span is 10-20 years. Emus grow to about 6 feet(185cm) tall and weigh about 110 pounds(50kg). This is bigger than many adult humans.