In the near future, I'm going to see a trade show (not Canton Fair) in China. It's my first time ever in China and I heard and read a lot of things. Since many forum members have lots of experience visiting this country, it would be nice to sum up all the important stuff.
I want to create a checklist/guide with all the basic info so other members can visit China without any problems.
Pre trip organisation:
Apps I downloaded:
I want to create a checklist/guide with all the basic info so other members can visit China without any problems.
Pre trip organisation:
- Bought flight tickets (direct flights) to Shenzhen (check cheapest and best flights with Google Flights).
- Got international pasport
- Made appointment with Chinese embassy for visa (got invitation letter from fair organizer).
- Booked hotels with booking.com
Apps I downloaded:
- China Trains: wanted to check with Google Maps, but they don't show info. China Trains seems easy to use and you can see what kind of seat type you choose and even book.
- Metro Man: guide with all the metro info. You can also see how much it costs, but you cannot book.
- Google Translate: speaks for its own.
- Translator Foto: just found this one where you can take a photo of weird signs and translate it!
- WeChat: I use this for communicating with some Chinese people, but they also pay with it.
- I don't see the option to pay on WeChat, does this get visible once I'm in China?
- Do people still pay a lot with cash in China?
- I use Android and a lot of Google apps (Gmail, Keep Drive, Maps etc). Since Google is banned in China, I'm not sure which will keep working. Which will definitely stop working? Does anybody know a good VPN to use?
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