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 life-expectancy.
 \item \textbf{Free Public Wifi / Mobile Phones}\hspace{3mm}
 While free public wifi is nowadays pretty ubiquitous in big
 cities in China (Starbucks, Costas, McDonalds are obvious
-places where to find wifi), you need a working mobile phone in
+places where to find wifi), you need nearly always a working mobile phone in
 order to use it. You will have to register your number when
 you log in, and the wifi operator will then send you a
 password token via SMS. The problem is that chances are great
 your mobile phone will \emph{not} work in China. Therefore do
 not assume you can check information on the Internet while
 travelling.
-At the hotel there will be wifi (with the super-secure
+At the hotel there will be wifi (named HanYuan-\_\_\_\_ with the super-secure
 password: 123456789). But again, do not assume you can
 download that last episode of the Daily Show: while bandwidth
 will generally be enough for reading email, be prepared for an
 uninterrupted stay in China, free from any disturbance coming
 from online demands.
 next to the hotel registration desk. The breakfast buffet is
 open from 7:00 until 9:00. When you check into the hotel, you
 will receive a green paper ticket for each day, which you have
 to show before going to breakfast. For lunches you have to show
 your ITP badge. Hanyuan Hotel also includes a quite good
-restaurant on the 2nd floor.
+restaurant on the 2nd floor, where you can have dinner and lunch.
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 \item\textbf{Near the Hotel}\hspace{3mm}
 The Hanyuan hotel is located at the intersection of a big
 road
 \noindent There is also another substantial section of the
 remaining city wall visible in an area very close to the hotel
 (you can see it from the hotel if you have a room sufficiently
 high up): Walk the Houbiaoying Road towards the city centre;
 once you traversed the river, bear right. You will see a tall
-wall build of grey stones. At the beginning it is a restored
+wall built of grey stones. At the beginning it is a restored
 section, but further down the original wall starts (towards the
 top-end in the map below).
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 Another scenic spot in Nanjing is the \textbf{\textit{Xuanwu
 Lake}}, which is dotted with several beautiful small islands
 and a good place to have a walk. You can reach the lake by
-going to Xuanwumen Metro Station at Line~1. Xingyuan suggests
+going to Xuanwumen Metro Station on Line~1. Xingyuan suggests
 the walk indicated red below where you end up in from Jimingsi
 Station on Line~3.
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 out and thus under no circumstance will they give several
 bills\ldots{}you have to come up with your fellow
 dining-compadres with a way of how to split the bill amongst
 yourselves. As mentioned before, tip is not expected.
+Many dishes in China are for carnivorous beings, but often
+there are also completely vegetarian dishes---remember you
+will normally be ordering many small dishes. However, I cannot
+comment on vegetarian dishes. A completely vegetarian
+restaurant must be rare in China.
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 \item\textbf{Quanjude / Beijing Duck}\hspace{3mm}
 Of course Beijing Roast Duck is not native to Nanjing, but it
 is still very good anyway: If you want to try it, you should
 go to the Quanjude restaurant, which is very near the Xinjiekou Metro

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