I know it's a little early to talk about GYLC 2009 but just in case...
Hey, guys, I'm Sophia Xue from Shanghai, China and I attended GYLC 2008 in USA last month. I just saw the sample schedule of GYLC 2009 in China and it's awesome! The trip will cover Beijing, Hangzhou and Shanghai. I can imagine those who are interested in coming will have loads of questions, and as a native Shanghainese, I'd like to help. If u want to know anything about China (especially Shanghai) from the climate, basic language to how to bargain in Shanghai (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED), feel free to discuss them here. Also available for those who are travelling to China for other purposes.

I don't even know if I'll get to go to any of the GYLC, but I'm totally torn between the Chinese/Euro tracks..

I know that our counselors will all speak english, but would I have to know any Mandarin/Cantonese to get around if I went on the Chinese track (sorry I don't know which one is spoken in what regions)? What's the climate like over there? Also...bargaining?

Hi Sophia,

I have uh, tons and tons of questions, but I don't want to overwhelm you so I'll ask you two: How long does it take to walk the whole Great Wall? and will it be warm at night in the summer?

Clueless,
Wenona aka banana

You won't be walking the whole Great Wall, trust me. It's more than a couple thousand miles long. ;D

Hello, I'm from Central America...I know china has a great variety of food menus, but i dont know what foods or menus i should try. Could you help me out and tell me (suggest me) what foods and menus should i try/eat, where and when? I'm a bit nervous on what chinese food i should eat...help plz

hey there~
I'm from Qingdao, China. and my name's Amie.
could you plz tell me something about booking the flights?
and I want to know which flight did you get? can you give some advice about that?

hey
im from india
how is the weather there??
and
how many fowrmals do you need??

Yeah I was also wondering about the weather. I read somewhere 30+ degrees celsius, but I can only find information on Beijing, is it the same in Hangzhou and Shanghai?

by the way what would you recommend for buying a little present for my parents/sister?