Ambassador: Mr. Hu Yeshun
Address: Vuna Road, Nukualofa, Kingdom of Tonga (P.O. Box 877)
Tel: +67-6-24554
Fax: +67-6-24595
Email: chinaemb_to@mfa.gov.cn
Economic & Commercial Counselor's Office
Tel: +67-6-24554, 22899
Fax: +67-6-22899, 24595
Email: chinaton@kalianet.to
Website: http://to.mofcom.gov.cn/

 Brief Intro
Tonga Archipelago is also known as the Friendly Islands. It is made up of 173 islands in the southern Pacific Ocean, about 650 kilometers east of Fiji and 1,770 kilometers northeast of New Zealand. It can be divided into three island group: Vava'u, Ha'apai and Tongatapu. Only 36 of all its inlands are inhabited. It enjoys tropical rainforest climate. May to August is the dry season and December to April the rainy season. Rainstorms and strong wind or even hurricane may usually happen during November to March.
Land Area: 699 square kilometers (about 270 square miles)
Capital: Nukualofa     
Time: It is 12 hours earlier than GMT and 4 hours earlier than Beijing Time. 
Language: Tongan, English (taught as the second language in schools)
Major Religions: Christianism
Currency: seniti, pa'anga (Tonga dollar)

 Major Holidays:
New Year's Day (January 1), ANZAC Day (April 25), Emancipation Day (June 4),Birthday of the Heir to the Crown of Tonga (July 12), Constitution Day (November 4), Christmas (December 25), Boxing Day (December 26)

 Notices for Chinese Going to Tonga
1. Chinese citizens should get a visa upon entry. Applicants can apply for and get an entry permit at the Tongan Honorable Consulate in Beijing in possession of a copy of valid passport and invitation letter from Tonga. Entering the country with the permit, visitors can get a travel visa after arrival, which is valid for one month. 

2. There are visas for visitors, business, employment and transit. Citizens of all the nationals who is over two years old should pay for an airport tax if their transit periods exceed twenty-four hours. 

3. Applications for visas should be made prior to arrival. Approximately three to five working days are required.  

4. Visitors are allowed to stay up to one month. Extensions for a maximum of six months or in exceptional circumstances six months required permission from the principal immigration officer. Business and employment visa are valid for up to two years and they can be renewed when they are going to be expired. 

 Please contact Embassy of Tongo in China if this country's citizens are in troubles there.

 Related China Embassies in Oceania: China Embassy in Vanuatu
                                                                 China Embassy in Australia
                                                                 China Embassy in Suva, Fiji