Greetings from Beijing!

[Kette]

@Kette:

Sure, will keep you informed when i got something new. Because of all the registering issues i'll probably won't buy but keep looking for rentals. Just PM me your wechat/weixin.
I'm at Tsinghua. You are also kindly invited to tag along if you want, already got 2 friends (both also german) on board as well (making buying even more difficult). We'll probably go for 2-3 weeks in Yunnan/Sichuan in february. Aren't quiet sure about the dates yet since we are not all certain about when we are requiered to be back to university for reregistering for next semester.
If everything goes well i'll probably go riding in july again :D

Thanks for the invitation, sounds good. Unfortunately, I won't have time to join you in Jan/Feb, but maybe in July.

How long did it take for you between taking the test and signing up for it? Haven't scheduled mine yet but hope to get everything done within this year.
Where did you do the medical exam? Gonna try tomorrow with the hospital on campus, but since it's not on the offical list it would be good to know one in the neighborhood which definitly does it.

I signed up for the test on Nov 22nd. Then they told me I can do the test on Dec 2nd.
I had my medical examination at a hospital in Chaoyang. It was done in less than 5 min.
I was told that it is impossible to sign up for the test without the "registration of temporary residence" stamped by the local police station. My university usually doesn't hand this form out to students who live on campus; so I had to ask for it, get it stamped by the university and then by the local police station.

P.S.: Do you want my study material to prepare for the test? I don't need it anymore.