#671 The Essential Guide to Electronics in Shenzhen
Book notes: The Essential Guide to Electronics in Shenzhen, by Andrew Huang. First published January 1, 2016.
Notes
See also:
- goodreads
- https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2019/essential-guide-to-shenzhen-web-edition/
- Free download: https://bunniefoo.com/bunnie/essential/essential-guide-shenzhen-web.pdf
There’s a new maintainer of the guide, Naomi Wu (@realsexycyborg), and she is crowdfunding an updated, new version with a snazzy red cover, called “The New Essential Guide to Electronics in Shenzhen”.
Contents
- Introduction
- Why Point to Translate instead of Phonetic?
- Using the Guide
- About Technical Chinese
- What’s in the Market (And What’s Not)
- Pricing the Market and Haggling
- Is it Fake?
- Hours & When to Go
- Internet & Helpful Apps
- Tipping
- Weather & Dressing
- Point-to-Translate Guide: Components
- Point-to-Translate Guide: Tools & Tooling
- Point-to-Translate Guide: Sealing the Deal
- Point-to-Translate Guide: Getting Around
- Getting To Shenzhen, and Back Again
- Visas
- Getting to the Border85
- Which Border Crossing to Use? Time-Saving Tips for Crossing the Border
- China Customs
- Maps
- Acknowledgments