Before you go / China travel handbook
What to prepare before travelling to China.
Start with entry eligibility and a workable first-night address, then prepare connectivity and payments. These decisions affect almost everything that follows.
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- Visa & entryIdentify the rule for your passport, travel purpose, stay length, route and dates, then verify it with an official source.Open guide
- Accommodation & first arrivalConfirm the property accepts foreign guests, save the address in Chinese and understand who completes accommodation registration.Open guide
- Internet & SIMCompare roaming, travel eSIMs and local SIMs around compatibility, coverage and the services you need to reach.Open guide
- PaymentsPrepare mobile payment, a physical-card fallback and some RMB cash without depending on a single method.Open guide
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