24-Hours Visa-Free Transit

24-hour visa-free transit in China, regulates that visa is not required for air, train, and ship passengers transiting in mainland China for a stay of…

• Definitely try not to travel during Chinese New Year holiday period.
• Google/facebook is banned. Get a VPN to use those. Download WeChat, everyone uses it in China.
• Download…

Bike share is very popular and convenient in China. The two biggest ones are Mobike (orange) and Ofo (yellow bikes), they both work with mobile apps, dock-less…

12306 app is the only official app launched by China Rail. Booking tickets here will cost no service fee. However,

• It only supports Chinese language.
• Does not accept…

There is no more Uber in China, however there are 2 local alternatives:

DiDi

• Has English interface
• Drivers don't speak english but there is in-app messenger with instant…

• Americans need to apply for visas ahead of time to visit China as tourist (or anything, really)
• Exception is if you want to visit China as a stopover…

Make sure to download the wechat app before coming to China because Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Whatsapp etc don't work in China. This app has it all, messaging, a…

• Queuing in China can be a stressful experience. Queues are not single file (more like fan-shaped), people will try to jump in, and locals don't say much to…

• Trip.com is the largest online travel agency in China
• Ctrip is their Chinese brand name, but their English version is trip.com after they bought the domain last year
• …

• Chinese people are so kind and friendly, they love it when you make an effort to speak their language
• Some basic ones I learnt and proven to be…