Okay, I don’t want to make a huge deal of this, but here’s something I wish I had known.  China seems to have some different ideas in terms of hygiene.  I’ve been here 12 days.  In that time, if memory serves, I have seen four bathrooms (including the one in my hotel room) that contained soap.  If you’re coming to China, bring a bottle of that hand sanitizing stuff.  And get those booster shots.