Money
Payments
Set up Alipay or WeChat Pay before arrival, understand card linking, and keep a backup cash plan.
Built for first-time foreign travelers
Travel China with less friction and better plans.
Plan routes, understand payments, choose cities, and prepare the essential apps before you land.
AI China Planner
Trip brief
Recommended route
ShanghaiHangzhouBeijing
AI trip planner
Turn a rough idea into a China-ready itinerary.
Enter trip length, travel style, arrival city, and must-see interests. Later this entry can connect to the backend planner workflow.
China survival guide
Everything that feels hard the first time, made practical.
Focused primers for the systems visitors need immediately: money, movement, connectivity, and everyday norms.
Getting around
Transport
Navigate metro systems, airport transfers, ride-hailing, and high-speed rail with confidence.
Online
Connectivity
Compare eSIMs, roaming, VPN basics, translation tools, and QR-code access essentials.
Culture
Etiquette
Practical norms for restaurants, temples, queues, tipping, and everyday interactions.
Popular cities
Start with cities that work well for first visits.
Each city card is structured for future SEO landing pages, city guides, and itinerary modules.
Shanghai
Design-forward skyline, historic lanes, world-class food, and easy day trips.
The BundFrench ConcessionSuzhou by rail
Beijing
Imperial history, modern neighborhoods, and the most accessible Great Wall routes.
Forbidden CityGreat WallHutong walks
Chengdu
A slower gateway to Sichuan food culture, teahouses, pandas, and mountain scenery.
HotpotPanda baseLeshan day trip
Xi’an
Ancient capital energy with Muslim Quarter food streets and major Silk Road history.
Terracotta ArmyCity WallNoodles
Essential apps
Prepare the digital basics before departure.
Most travel friction in China is solved by having the right apps installed, verified, and understood before arrival.
A
Alipay
Payments, taxis, metro codes, mini programs
W
Messaging, payments, bookings, local services
A
Amap
Walking, driving, metro, and live navigation
T
Trip.com
Hotels, trains, flights, and attraction tickets
Travel guides
Search-friendly answers for practical China travel questions.
Prepared as mock guide entries now, ready to become SEO content pages later.