Coming to China?
Start with what could stop you.
Practical intelligence for getting through your first days in China.
What do you need?
Before You Arrive
The entry paperwork and the decisions that are cheaper to settle while you are still at home.
4 guides →Internet & PhoneGet Internet
Getting a working connection in China: roaming, travel eSIM, a local SIM, and what a Chinese phone number is actually needed for.
2 guides →Paying in ChinaSet Up Payments
Mobile wallets, foreign cards, cash and the departure tax refund — what to set up before you fly and what can wait.
7 guides →Maps & NavigationNavigate China
Which mapping tool answers which question, and how to carry an address that a driver can actually read.
1 guide →Public TransportUse Public Transport
Metro, bus, taxi and ride-hailing, and high-speed rail — the general rules rather than a city-by-city catalogue.
6 guides →Identity & VerificationFix Common Problems
Where your passport is the blocker: registration duties, name fields, and the services that will not proceed without verified identity.
3 guides →Where are you travelling from?
A country page exists only where the rules genuinely differ. Everything else stays on the module pages above.