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01Before You Go
Prepare your phone, payments and practical backups before departure.
Prepare your travel essentials
Documents, useful apps and offline backups. Check your own entry eligibility with the relevant authorities.
Free previews · Full details lockedSet up and use Alipay
Register, add a card and understand the two ways to pay.
Free previews · Full details lockedSet up WeChat Pay
Prepare another way to pay and understand common setup issues.
Free previews · Full details locked02Arriving in China
Get connected, recover a failed payment and prepare for reception.
Keep your phone connected
Plan mobile data, verification messages and a fallback when your connection fails.
Free previews · Full details lockedRecover a failed payment
Check the result before retrying and use a practical backup.
Free previews · Full details lockedCheck in at your hotel
Bring your booking and passport, and know what to ask at reception.
Free previews · Full details locked03During Your Stay
Use everyday transport, order food, shop with confidence and communicate when words fail.
Use DiDi and find your driver
Confirm the destination, pickup and car details. Local airport pickup points are in city guides.
Free previews · Full details lockedTake the metro
Understand entry, direction and exit basics. Routes and station details depend on your city.
Free previews · Full details lockedBoard your high-speed train
Follow the station, passport and boarding sequence, with help for children and changed plans.
Free previews · Full details lockedOrder food and explain dietary needs
Choose the right ordering route, confirm your order and use communication cards.
Free previews · Full details lockedUse and return a shared bike
Account setup, unlocking and ending a ride. Operator acceptance and local availability vary.
Free previews · Full details lockedShopping in China
Final prices, payment, receipts, shop return rules and tax-refund documents.
Free previews · Full details locked04Leaving China
Prepare purchases and documents, navigate departure tax refunds and reach your flight with a practical backup.
Prepare for Departure
Flight deadlines, packing, documents, batteries and last-day backups.
Free previews · Full details lockedShopping & Tax Refund
Eligibility, ordinary and advance refunds, Customs validation and settlement.
Free previews · Full details lockedGetting to the Airport
Plan the route to your actual departure terminal, with a transport fallback.
Free previews · Full details lockedCheck-in & Exit Procedures
Documents, bag drop, exit inspection, security and boarding.
Free previews · Full details lockedConnections & Final Checklist
Baggage, separate tickets, the real exit port and your final gate check.
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