Originally Posted by Life_Platinum
Do any of you have experience driving in China, and if so, would you recommend it?
Driving itself isn't nearly as bad as the horror stories would have you believe, but I can't imagine you'll find too many people interested in renting you a car unless you can snag a local license in the meantime (and that is an annoying and time consuming process).
Of course, if you really want to drive, you could always find a Chinese person to rent for you or bribe a taxi driver to give you a turn at the wheel, but both of these ideas are quite illegal.