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Description: Police, ambulance and fire numbers, voltage and plug shape, local time and exchange rate for travel in China, each with its official source.

# China emergency numbers, voltage and plugs

Police, ambulance and fire numbers, voltage and plug shape, local time and exchange rate for travel in China, each with its official source.

## Emergency numbers

On a phone, tap a number to call it.

- Police110
- Ambulance120
- Fire119

## Voltage and plugs

Check the input voltage printed on your adapter (for example 100–240V). Outside that range you need a voltage converter.

Voltage

220 V · 50 Hz

Plug types

Several types, two- and three-pin

![Several types, two- and three-pin](<https://tripfieldbook.com/images/generated/6117f5d12e29351bae4c-471.webp>)

Example photo of the plug or socket shape. Sockets in individual buildings can differ.

## Time and money

Local time

UTC+8

Exchange rate

$100 ≈ CN¥667Frankfurter · Oct 22, 2026 · [Currency converter](<https://tripfieldbook.com/en/tools/currency/>)

## China travel guides

- [![The Oriental Pearl Tower and the Lujiazui skyline at night, seen across the Huangpu River from the Bund](<https://tripfieldbook.com/images/shanghai-citywalk/bund-night-1200.webp>)](<https://tripfieldbook.com/en/china/shanghai/citywalk-3n4d/>)

  ### [Shanghai in 3 Nights, 4 Days: Wukang Road, Suzhou Creek and the Bund](<https://tripfieldbook.com/en/china/shanghai/citywalk-3n4d/>)

  

  China · Shanghai · City walkSources checked 2026.10.04

## Sources · Checked Oct 26, 2026

- [CAAC living guide: Electricity](<http://www.caac.gov.cn/big5/www.caac.gov.cn/ZTZL/RDZT/YTHYWZ/CHRY/SHZN/Electricity/index.html>)
- [Beijing Municipal Government: Travel tips](<https://english.beijing.gov.cn/travellinginbeijing/quickguideontravelservices/traveltips/202108/t20210811_2466839.html>)

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Photo credits2

Several types, two- and three-pin

Photo: [Archenbridge Universities (English Wikipedia)](<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chinasocket.jpg>) · [CC BY-SA 3.0](<https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>)

The Oriental Pearl Tower and the Lujiazui skyline at night, seen across the Huangpu River from the Bund

[Gankbank789 · CC0](<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shanghai_Skyline_2025.jpg>)