Originally Posted by
JPDM
You tip nobody. And if you were to, then you have to do it in local currency. They can't pay rent or buy groceries with US$. They have to waste an hour waiting at the bank to exchange it. But then again, no tipping is required.
In a rural area, tipping in foreign currency would be frowned upon.
But employees of a 5 star hotel in Beijing should have no problem
converting foreign currency.