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Payments, internet, maps, bookings, and backup plans — sorted before you land, built from the problems real travelers actually hit in China.
Every free guide hangs off the five things most likely to break on a first China trip. Start anywhere.
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Keep data, blocked apps, and verification codes alive.
Use the maps, addresses, rides, and hotels that work.
Handle trains, attractions, visa basics, and passport rules.
Plans for when payments break, medicine rules, walking backup.
Five evergreen categories — pick your moment, dive into the full list.
Visa, payments, VPN, eSIM — the setup that pays off on day one.
Explore guides →Trains, DiDi, maps, hotels — the daily logistics that move you.
Explore guides →Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Dali — where to go once the basics are sorted.
Explore guides →Payment failed, VPN dropped, medicine rules — fast fixes for the ground.
Explore guides →Beijing hutongs, Shanghai lanes — walks worth slowing down for.
Explore routes →Reddit threads, forums, and trip reports show where first-timers actually get stuck.
We check official sources, current app behavior, and real workarounds before turning advice into a guide.
Booking platforms, ticket rules, hotel operations, and traveler nationality all change the practical answer.
Same guides, packed into one offline kit you can open on the plane and at the counter — when the WiFi is behind the firewall and you just need the answer.
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