Dear Sir/ Madam

I like to visit my friend in china who is living in Hangzhou studing there in a university, He is going to be free from the month of JAN 2010 till the end of Month FEB 2010 I would like to visit him I am living in Pakistan for 5yrs now before that I was living in Saudi Arabia with my parents now my father has retiered from his job in Saudia thats why we are back to paksitan. I have my old passports with me and my overseas ID card also with me I am pakistani national small problem is that my passport is about to expire soon and I will get it renew by the end of DEC this yr. And I am a student of Fashion Designing I have asked my friend to show me some institutes in shanghai so that I can join them but 1stly I will visit my friend and see around that if it is okay for me to stay there or not like if its cheap or expensive from the students point of view can I do that if I get any interest in getting admition in any of the institutes I will have to get another visa and then exit from china and back on that student visa right? now please tell me 1stly that I have to visit him only only for 3 months or 2 months wat im documents are needed from my side and his side so that there will be no probkem in visiting my friend to china... plz reply back awating your reply...

Mohammad Omer