Got another question,
I've also heard that tap water in China is bad and that you shouldn't use it for drinking (which I don't plan to anyways) or even brushing your teeth. Now, am I suppose to only use the hotel water for showering only? Do I have to go to a local mini market and stock up on bottled water for drinking and brushing my teeth?

Your hotel will supply you will purified water for drinking and brushing your teeth. This practice is common through much of Asia. Don't drink the tap water.

You will find good, cheap bottled water just about anyway a tourist might go in China. Unless you are drinking a liquid that has been boiled (tea, soup) don't drink it unless it has been processed (beer sodas etc). Also, if buying bottled water from some kid on a street stand, be sure the cap had a seal on it that was not broken. Some young business kids refill bottles from the local stream.

You get in the habit of bottled water, no big deal. With the heat many places you need it anyway.

Don't drink the water (including brushing your teeth) is good advice.

But if a hotel supplies purified drinking water then please use it - ie fill a re-usable bottle every day - fill it from the hotel supply when you start out in the morning. Of course, if it runs out, you will have to buy "bottled water" but that small action means one or two less discarded plastic bottles a day.

Actually, not all hotels supply purified water. Most hotel rooms has an electric kettle for boiling water on your own. Others simply supply hot water upon request. Since most Chinese people drink tea, a means to get hot water is a given. The water should be safe if it has been boiled.

I've been to cheap hotels that supply unlimited bottled water out of a dispenser, and expensive hotels that has no free water but let you use a kettle for making tea, coffee, or just boiling water.

Bottomline: Don't drink water from the faucet unless you boil it. If you have to buy bottled water, half liters costs ~3-4 yuan (40-50 cents US) from street vendors (be careful these are not just refilled bottles as mentioned before. Big bottles from Super-markets are not too expensive ($0.50-1 US).

Great thanks for the tips. At least the bottled water sounds cheap enough that I can load up on it.