5 Medicines You Should Take To The Beijing Language and Culture University

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If you're going to study Chinese at the Beijing Language and Culture University, it would be a good idea to take some basic medicine and other supplies for your first few weeks.

Note that most, if not all, of this stuff can be bought in Beijing and the Wudaokou area (around BLCU) but by having some already with you it will make the first few weeks easier. The last thing you want to do is get ill early on and then have to go searching round shops and using your non-existant Chinese (if you're just starting to learn the language) to find what you need.

In this post I've come up with a very small and basic list of what I consider the most important and obvious items to pack in your medicine bag before leaving to China. I hope it helps!

Medical Examination At The Beijing Language and Culture University

In this post I thought we could take a look at the medical examination you will probably have to do once you arrive at the Beijing Language and Culture University. It is a basic health check that every student is required to undergo, unless you have the results of a health check from your own country of origin that the Chinese government recognises.

An American friend of mine at BLCU had the tests done in the US before coming to Beijing so that he wouldn't have to do them there, but BLCU didn't recognise the certificates and he was required to retake the tests anyway. So keep this in mind if you are thinking along the same lines. Your health check certificates from home may not be accepted in China.