How to Pay in China as a Foreigner
A practical setup guide to cards, Alipay, WeChat Pay and backup options.
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Clear answers for your first trip to China.
Practical, honest guidance for the decisions that feel unfamiliar before you arrive.
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China travel essentials
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First Trip to China: What You Need to Know
Payments, internet, transport, language and the small preparations that make a large difference.
How to Take High-Speed Trains
Booking, stations, luggage, boarding and choosing the right travel times.
Where to go
City guides
Our first collection focuses on seven places that reveal very different sides of China.
Beijing
How many days, where to stay and how to balance the classics with neighborhood life.
Xi'an
City walls, food streets, the Terracotta Army and the right amount of time.
Shanghai
Architecture, food, design and easy day trips beyond the skyline.
Chengdu
Pandas, teahouses and a city that rewards travelers who slow down.
Chongqing
Layered streets, night views, hotpot and navigating a vertical city.
Zhangjiajie & Yangshuo
Two unforgettable landscapes, each requiring careful pacing and transport planning.
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