Kiev - 基辅

Kiev(English: Kiev; Ukrainian: Київ) is the capital of Ukraine.

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Administrative divisions

Administratively, Kiev is divided into "districts" (Район), which has an elected local government and has jurisdiction over some affairs. There are currently 10 districts:

• Darnizia District（Дарницький район）
• Desna District（Деснянський район）
• Dnieper（Дніпровський район）
• Golosif District（Голосіївський район）
• Oberon（Оболонський район）
• Pechersky District（Печерський район）
• Podilli District（Подільський район）
• Shevchenko District（Шевченківський район）
• Solomyanka（Солом’янський район）
• Svyatoshin District（Святошинський район）

Language

See:Ukrainian phrasebook、Russian phrasebook

In Kiev, most Ukrainians can speak both Ukrainian and Russian at the same time, and a small number of residents can only speak Ukrainian or Russian. There are also some foreigners from CIS countries living here, and most of them only speak Russian here. Many young residents speak fluent English. It is not easy to meet Chinese on the street, but if you are lucky, you can meet Chinese in large supermarkets or shopping malls and communicate with them in Chinese.

Ukrainian is the official language of Ukraine. Most signs in the city are in Ukrainian, and some restaurants offer menus in Russian or English.

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Aviation

There are two international airports in Kiev, one isIgor Sikorsky Kiev International Airport(Ukrainian:Міжнародний аеропорт Київ імені Ігоря Сікорського), commonly known asKiev International Airport(Ukrainian:Міжнародний аеропорт Київ), also called because of its location near Ruliani in the southKiev Zhuliany International Airport(Ukrainian:Міжнародний аеропорт Київ Жуляни), some people willZhuliani(Ukrainian:Жуляни,English:Zhuliany) Translated intoZuhani、GiulianiEtc.; the second isBoryspil International Airport(Ukrainian:Міжнародний аеропорт Бориспіль）。

transportation

subway

Three subway lines are currently in operation, and the one-way fare is 8Hryvnia, You can buy tickets at the ticket office, you can also use the Kiev smart card (English：Kyiv Smart Card), Google Pay, MasterCard make contactless payments at the gates.

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Activity

Shopping

Dining

Nightlife

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Safety

The subway, most supermarkets, shopping malls and other places will have security or police, so there are fewer crimes.

Law and order

• In crowded places (such as subways, there are no surveillance cameras in subway cars), beware of pickpockets;
• In some scenic spots (such as Independence Square), some people carry pigeons, monkeys or other animals, and put them on the hands or bodies of tourists (may take the initiative to take pictures of you), and then charge the tourists, please Pay attention to and reject these people;
• In Kiev, Falun Gong practitioners sometimes distribute leaflets. If you plan to return to mainland China, you should be careful not to bring these leaflets;

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