4. And don't forget about the phrase "听不懂" (ting bu dong).

If you don't know what's going on, you can just repeat this over and over. People will stop jabbering at you in Chinese.

The Summer Palace hosted a farewell ceremony for the giant Rubber Duck on Thursday, in the presence of its creator Florentijn Hofman and movie star Jackie Chan.(China.org.cn/Chen Boyuan)