Banking hours and days vary from bank to bank. Most Chinese banks operate 9am-5pm and have branches that are open on Saturdays and Sundays. To find the branch nearest you, call the bank.
Agricultural Bank of China 31,000 locations and ATMs in urban and rural China - the most of any bank within China. Hotline: 95599. 23A Fuxing Lu, Haidian District. (6829 7532) www.abchina.com
Bank of Beijing Though you most likely won't have an account here, you may have to pay your electricity and gas bills here. Hotline: 96169. 17 Jinrong lie, Xicheng District. (6622 6060)www.bankofbeijing.com.cn
Bank of China The second-largest bank in China after the Industrial and Commercial Bank, the BOC has 10,000 domestic and 600 overseas outlets. Hotline: 95566. Yatai Dasha, 8 Yabao Lu, Chaoyang District. (6519 9988) www.bj.bank-of-china.com
China Construction Bank Hotline: 95533. 25 Jinrong lie, Xicheng District. (6759 7114) www.ccb.com
China Merchants Bank Hotline: 95555. 156 Fuxingmennei Dajie, Xicheng District. (6642 6969) http://english. mbchina.corn
Citibank Four branches in Beijing (Zhongguancun, Kerry Centre and Chaoyang). Hotline: 800 830 1880. 1/F, Tower 2, Bright China Chang'an Bldg, 7flanguomennei Dajie, Dongcheng District. (6510 2458) www.citibank.com
HSBC Five branches and nine other ATMs, including at Zhongguancun, China World, the Lufthansa Centre and Pinnacle Plaza. Hotline: 800 820 8878. 1/F, Block A, COFCO Plaza, 8 Jianguomennei Dajie, Dongcheng District. (5999 8888) www.hsbc.com.cn
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) The ninth-largest bank in the world and the largest in China. 20,000 branches in China and 106 branches overseas, including in London, New York City, Frankfurt, and eight other major cities worldwide. Hotline: 95588. 55 Fuxingmennei Dajie, Xicheng District. (66108048) www.icbc.com.cn