The China Lair has been active since 2003 and has a membership of over 100 guys spread across Greater China.

IMPORTANT - YOU must follow the process outlined below to gain membership.

Membership of the China Lair is only given to people who meet a number of criteria which help to make it a secure and useful community.

This thread is reserved for Active Membership Applications.
To be an active member you have to meet the following base criteria:
- are spending significant time in China living/ working/ business - e.g. 3 months+)
- would like to join the lair permanently.

To do this do the following:
1. Send an email to sage@chinalair.com with the following information:
a) Your Name (alias or real)
b) Your Location/ Age
c) Your email address
d) Where you heard about the China forum
e) A brief description of your level of experience
f) Brief overview of your past/ future/ planned places and duration of your stay within the Greater China area

For each application the fields are mandatory. Without ALL of them, your application will not be processed.

2. You will receive an email from the moderator notifying you that you have been confirmed which contains an invitation code.

3. Go to www.chinalair.com/forum/ and click register - fill the registration form in using the invitation code you received by email.

4. The moderator will approve your registration and you will receive an email notifying you that your account is active.

5. Log-on and enjoy!