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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Paul Leader" data-source="post: 3739259" data-attributes="member: 108560">I was there as part of a birdwatching group in May and it was utterly horrendous.   On the worst day I had my passport checked 7 times.  The final time I was dragged off the street into the nearest police station having just checked into the only hotel in town that allows foreigners to stay where my passport had already been checked by both the police and public security.Most (but certainly not all) of the officials we met were pleasant enough, they simply didn't know what to do with five westerners.It was also difficult getting accurate information about which towns, roads and areas were open to foreigners.It was once my favourite part of China and I'd previously spent a total of 12 weeks there without any serious hassle.  I will never return.For anyone thinking of going - don't - you will spend more time in police stations than in the field.</blockquote>