The Consulate General of China in Chiang Mai issued a travel reminder for Songkran Festival in northern Thailand.

April 20 19, the annual Songkran Festival will be held in many places in Thailand as scheduled, especially in several popular tourist cities in northern Thailand, which will attract a large number of tourists from China. What are the precautions during the Songkran Festival?

20 19 From April 65438 to April 16, the Songkran Festival will be held in Chiang Mai and other places in northern Thailand to celebrate the Thai New Year. In order to ensure that China citizens who travel to northern Thailand have a safe and pleasant holiday, the Consulate General of China in Chiang Mai specially reminds them of the following matters:

I. Compliance with Thai immigration and customs regulations

Thailand's immigration department stipulates that tourists with tourist visas must carry 20,000 baht per person or 40,000 baht per family in cash or equivalent foreign currency. To handle landing visa, you must bring 10000 baht per person or 20000 baht in cash or equivalent foreign currency per family. Immigration officials will conduct spot checks and will be repatriated if they do not bring enough cash. Please pay attention to the above regulations to ensure smooth entry.

Pay attention to declare valuables when entering the country, and don't carry them in excess. If the value of personal belongings exceeding a reasonable amount for personal use exceeds 20,000 baht (about 4,000 yuan), you must go through the customs red declaration channel. Violation of relevant regulations will result in a fine of 4 times the tax on undeclared articles, or imprisonment of 10 years or both.

In addition, each tourist is only allowed to bring 1 cigarette (200 cigarettes or 250g tobacco) and 1 bottle of wine (no more than 1 liter) into the country (be careful not to put more than one person's tobacco and alcohol in the luggage or leave it in the airport area, otherwise it will be considered as excessive carrying). The above provisions also apply to tobacco and alcohol purchased at airport duty-free shops.

Second, remember to buy overseas travel insurance.

According to Thai laws and relevant regulations, accident claims follow the principle of insurance compensation, and the main channels are travel agency purchase, self-brought tickets or tourists' own purchase. The scenic spots involved usually pay a small amount of medical expenses as appropriate, but they do not accept the demands of the parties for mental compensation. Thailand's insurance accident compensation is low, which is not enough to pay for major injuries and medical expenses. It is suggested that tourists coming to Thailand, especially self-help tourists, buy overseas travel insurance from regular insurance companies before leaving the country, or buy local personal accident insurance and car rental insurance after arriving in Thailand, so as to enhance their financial support ability to deal with unexpected accidents and prevent them before they happen.

Third, pay attention to travel traffic safety and carefully choose tourism projects.

There are frequent rains and steep mountains in northern Thailand, which are prone to accidents. Try not to rent a car or a motorcycle to play. Although two-lane buses and tuk-tuk buses are fast and convenient, they lack safety protection. Please choose carefully. It is recommended to choose local public transportation or chartered bus to visit the scenic spots. Pay attention to write down the license plate and the driver's contact number when taking public transport, and take good care of your belongings, so as not to forget them. Thai vehicles drive to the left with the right rudder, which is faster. Tourists must be careful when crossing the road, and they must "look around" to ensure safety before they can pass quickly.

Be careful when renting and driving motorcycles. Thailand drives in the opposite direction to China, and the risk factor of renting a motorcycle to drive a motorcycle is extremely high. If you really need to hire a driver, please make sure that you have a valid Thai local driver's license or an international driver's license. Driving in Thailand with only a China driver's license is not protected by law. In case of an accident, you will bear the corresponding responsibilities. When renting a car, you should carefully read and sign a car rental contract, take photos to save the car condition, and don't mortgage your passport and other important documents to the merchants, so as not to affect the subsequent trip. Remember to wear a helmet when driving a motorcycle. During driving, be sure to let the car going straight across the street pass first, and make sure that there is no oncoming car in sight before turning and turning around.

The swimming pool in Taipei Hotel is deep and unattended. If you feel unwell, such as fasting, full meal, drunkenness and extreme fatigue, please don't swim. In addition, the risk factors of flying over the jungle, hiking in the wild, riding elephants, and close contact with wild animals vary from person to person, so it is necessary to evaluate your own situation and potential risks and choose carefully.

Four, abide by the relevant provisions of the water-splashing festival, civilized participation.

Please don't use dirty water, waste water and other unsanitary water sources or use hot water or ice water to splash water when attending local water splashing celebrations. Do not use high-pressure powerful water gun to participate in splashing water; Don't throw water at the police, photographers and cameramen on duty; Don't splash water on special people such as the elderly, pregnant women, babies and patients; Put an end to rude splashing and intentional injury. In addition, pay attention to the waterproof protection of mobile phones and certificates, and keep your belongings in crowded places.

Five, to ensure smooth communication, safekeeping documents.

Tourists should take the initiative to inform their domestic relatives of their specific itinerary in Thailand before traveling, handle international roaming of mobile phones or buy mobile phone cards locally. When you arrive in Thailand, you should inform your family of the name of the hotel, the name of your colleague and contact information by SMS, WeChat, email, etc. , so as to maintain smooth communication.

Take good care of passports, passports and visas, and prepare copies or electronic photos to be stored separately from the original. At the same time, the passport clearly indicates the contact information of emergency contacts, so that relevant departments can get in touch with them in time in case of emergency. If you lose your passport, please contact the Consulate General immediately to reissue your travel document.

In case of emergency, please call the following number for help:

Thailand alarm telephone 19 1

Ambulance 1669 or 169 1

Tourist police hotline 1 155 (with Chinese service)

Tourist assistance center of Chiang Mai Tourism Bureau: 08930 10400 (in Chinese and English)

Chiang Mai Chinese Aid Center: 08 1-472-98 18

The telephone number of the Consulate General of China in Chiang Mai is 08 1-882-3283.

The 24-hour hotline of the emergency call center of the global insurance service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China is 0086- 10- 12308, 0086-10-5991.

Tips include:

Abide by Thai immigration and customs regulations, pay attention to declare valuables when entering the country, and don't carry them in excess; Remember to buy overseas travel insurance; Pay attention to traffic safety and choose tourism projects carefully; Abide by the relevant regulations of the Water-splashing Festival. Please don't use dirty water, waste water and other unsanitary water sources or use hot water or ice water to splash water when attending local water splashing celebrations. Do not use high-pressure powerful water gun to participate in splashing water; Don't throw water at the police, photographers and cameramen on duty; Don't splash water on special people such as the elderly, pregnant women, babies and patients; Put an end to rude splashing and intentional injury. In addition, pay attention to the waterproof protection of mobile phones and certificates, and keep your belongings in crowded places.

Reprinted from: "official website, Consulate General of China in Chiang Mai"