First Trip to China: Essential Guides
If this is your first trip to China, prepare four things before you fly: entry documents, a working payment method, mobile data and the apps you will use for maps, taxis and translation. These guides walk you through that preparation, your first day on the ground and the mistakes first-time visitors make most often.
- Pre-departure checklists
- Your first 24 hours
- Packing lists
- Common first-trip mistakes
First tripFirst Time in China: Everything to Set Up Before and After You Land
The complete first-trip setup: entry, money, data, apps, transport, hotels, food, safety and etiquette, with a checklist for your first 24 hours.
PackingChina Packing List: What to Bring, What to Set Up and What to Leave at Home
What to pack for China, what to set up on your phone first, the plug and power bank rules, a medicine kit and what is easier to buy after you arrive.
LanguageCan You Travel China Without Speaking Chinese? How the Language Barrier Really Works
How hotels, taxis, trains, restaurants and tickets work when you speak no Chinese, where the barrier is real, and when to get help.
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