essentials.
visas, money, internet, trains. the stuff that makes or breaks the trip.
boring stuff that saves the trip.
visa-free china
the 30-day list + 240-hour transitalipay & wechat pay
setup, payments, can foreigners use it?esim & vpn
what actually works behind the firewallbullet trains
12306 app, seat classes, step by stepthe apps
maps, didi, translate, menusalipay froze on me
a checkout meltdown + the actual fixesby brandon · 8 min readwhat works in china
50 apps: works, blocked, or swap itvisa-free checker
your passport → yes, no, or transitthe dispatchchina rules
china rules
change monthly.
visa updates, new train routes, the app that broke this week. one email, every other friday. no spam, no cap.
we’ll text you.
(email. we’ll email you.)