Our Address

I think we finally have an address:  (I hope this works)

ERIC AND MARCY YONKER
ROOM 902, BUILDING #8,  YANLORD RIVERSIDE GARDEN
388 FURONGJIANG ROAD, CHANGNING DISTRICT
200000 SHANGHAI
CHINA
                                  
Here are some things that you might want to read about before sending a letter that I found:

    * If you write the recipient (delivery) address in Western characters, leave extra margin on the envelope, package, or postcard:
          o at least 3/4 to 1 inch of blank space under the address
          o at least 1 1/2 or 2 inches of blank space to the right of the address.
      Chinese postal workers may need this space to write delivery information in Chinese.

    * Reading a foreign language (English) is hard, so
          o Print very clearly.
          o ALL CAPITALS is probably clearest. Certainly capitalize the province name (which can be city name also.)
          o English abbreviations are often confusing,
            unless the abbreviation is the normal or best-known form of the name or term.
            Examples of good abbreviations:
                + "IBM" is probably better known than "International Business Machines".
                + "PO Box" is at least as well known as "Post Office Box".

    * Most addresses should include both city/town/village and province. For a few large cities (Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjian, Chongking) the city is also the province.

    * When mailing from the United States, you may write the address in Chinese,
      except that the city, province, and country name must also be given in English.

      Exception: Global Express Guaranteed requires the entire address in English.

    * "Important Things First?"
          o In China, Korea, and Japan, the family name is normally written before the given name ("Smith John", not "John Smith".)
          o Inside China, addresses written in Chinese are commonly written in the opposite order from in the West -- largest entity comes first.
      However, when dealing with Western foreigners, most Chinese are flexible about these things.

    * Address mail to China in blue or black ink--never in red! Writing a name in red is considered inauspicious.

This may be a little fussy, so try not to worry about it too much!  I'll let you know if it works once the first piece of mail arrives!
Hear from you soon!
Eric and Marcy