Your Essential Guide to Traveling in China

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Before You Go

Visas, apps, payments, internet, and packing — everything to prepare before landing.

• Checklist
• Visa
• Apps
• Payment
• Internet
• Packing

Survival Guide

Paying, getting around, eating, communicating, and cultural norms.

• Payment
• Transport
• Food
• Language
• Restroom
• Culture

China Apps Guide

Step-by-step guides to the apps every foreign visitor needs: Alipay, WeChat, maps, food delivery, and booking.

• Alipay
• WeChat
• Amap
• Meituan
• Trip

City Guides

Quick-start guides for China's most visited cities.

• Beijing
• Shanghai
• Guangzhou
• Chengdu
• Xi'an

Emergency

Critical numbers, medical care, embassy contacts, and lost passport help.

• Numbers
• Medical
• Embassy
• Lost & Stolen