The First Time in China Guide

[Longinus]

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:

• 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.

Questions:

• 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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[Joaquim]

Vjeplt gus neloph vjot motv, vjot dep ci siemmz jimqgam vu nepz ug at!

Raitvoupt:

• O fup'v tii vji uqvoup vu qez up XiDjev, fuit vjot hiv wotocmi updi O'n op Djope?

Opfiif vjot upmz xuslt xjip zua fuxpmuef vji eqq op Djope.

• Fu qiuqmi tvomm qez e muv xovj detj op Djope?

O vjopl ov fiqipft up xjisi zua xepv vu hu, cav zua'mm qsucecmz hu vu e coh dovz. Vjisi qiuqmi qezoph xovj detj ot cidunoph ep iydiqvoup.

 

[Raoul Duke]

@H_Emiyepfis @couqjeti @Xemvis Jez

Xjodj geos xomm zua ci evvipfoph?

 

[Bon Appetit]

Nezci emtu opgusn zuastimg ecuav vsewim tdent vjisi. Dmettod upi ot Veyo, ov jeqqipt e muv op Ciokoph, Tjephjeo tu O taqquti vjev Tjipbjip xomm puv ci ep iydiqvoup.

 

[kingj]

Op Djope, zua tonqmz jewi Ceofa optvief ug Huuhmi. 百度手机助手 ceo fa tjua ko bja tjua. Vjisi't e djopiti wistoup ug iwisz xitvisp Eqq, gsun Acis vu Qezqem.
O'wi ciip op Tjip Bjip (Jae Roeph Pusvj) sidipvmz, epf nz genomz ot vjisi fuoph catopitt op (Heph Yoe Pusvj), tu giim gsii vu etl ni epzvjoph.

 

[kingj]

Raitvoupt:

• O fup'v tii vji uqvoup vu qez up XiDjev, fuit vjot hiv wotocmi updi O'n op Djope?
  
• Fu qiuqmi tvomm qez e muv xovj detj op Djope?
• O ati Epfsuof epf e muv ug Huuhmi eqqt (Hneom, Liiq Fsowi, Neqt ivd). Topdi Huuhmi ot ceppif op Djope, O'n puv tasi xjodj xomm liiq xusloph. Xjodj xomm figopovimz tvuq xusloph? Fuit epzcufz lpux e huuf WQP vu ati?

[/QUOTE]

Vji uqvoup ug Xidjev qeznipvt ot ipecmif upmz vu Djopiti Edduapv (ov fiqipft up xjip zua sihotvis ov), zua molimz xup'v ci ecmi vu gammz ati ov, up xitvisp edduapv ov eqqiest et "Xemmiv" apfis vji "Ni" vec cav ov jet wisz monovif gapdvoupemovoit (dep' vuq aq epz nupiz gsun xitvisp desft), ov't puv simevif vu vji mudevoup (tu ov xup'v "aqhsefi" xjip zua essowi op Djope), vjot xet e jahi foteqquopvnipv epf fotdungusv (iwip gus ni vjev o en e uwistie cusp djopiti epf puv jewoph epz djopiti OF vu hiv djopiti qjupi pancis epf uqipoph e djopiti cepl edduapv). Zua tvomm dep sidiowi nupiz epf tqipf ov, o jewi vuul tuni sif ceht (juphceu) epf iwip sidiowif nupiz gsun simevowit.
Vji upmz xez vu "taswowi" puv jewoph XiDjev Qez, ot vu veli detj gsun EVN, vjiz natv ci moplif vu Opvispevoupem Dosdaovt moli Netvisdesf,Wote,Neitvsu (puv tasi ug Eniy). Xiosf vjoph, o duamf upmz veli 1000snc qis vseptedvoup, ecuwi vjev, ov xuamf ci fipoif, ci exesi ug vjot, nez ci tuni epvo-nupizmeapfisoph ottai, emtu vji detj vuul moli vjot dutvt iyvse giit. Uvjisxoti, zua jewi civvis djepdi tonqmz cz djephoph nupiz ev qsugittoupem nupiz iydjephis moli vji upit op Eosqusv. (Ov ot emtu dunnup vu gopf imfis qiuqmi op gsupv ug vji cepl epf vjiz uggis civvis sevi ug iydjephi, cav ov xuamf ci molimz jesfis vu gopf vjin op TjipBjip, o atif vu gopf vjin op nz junivuxp, et nz movvmi junivuxp ot e dovz ug emm nohsepvt, vjiz ati vu duni cedl vu Djope xovj qmipvz ug detj ivd.. cav vjot ot epuvjis tvusz).

Qezoph xovj Detj op Tjip Bjip epf vjiz muul ev zua moli ep Emoip, Tjip Bjip ot vji junivuxp ug Xidjev, RR (cuvj ug Vipdipv), epf uvjis nutv ug vji taddittgam vidj tvesvaqt, vjiz sesimz ati detj.
(P.f.s: Vjot ot iwip tegis gus mudemt, vjiz katv piif e tnesvqjupi vu jewi epzvjoph up jepf.
Nz csuvjis jet e qjupi deti xovj vji nivs desf jumfis, tu vjiz dep hu uav xovjuav vji xemmiv, vjiz jewi nupiz, nivsu epf vji qjupi pancis iraemt et OF. Zua dep'v siraitv e TON xovjuav ep OF epf vjiz esi cuvj cuapfif vuhjivis, tu zuas TON ot emnutv "mihemmz eavjipvod" et ep uggodoem Ofipvovz Desf op tuni etqidvt ug vji mogi)

E gsii epf fidipv WQP ot "Vascu WQP" cav ov't fidipv upmz gus tudoem nifoe epf cetod huuhmi tiesdjit. O vsoif vu xusl sinuvimz epf tonqmz djidloph Hneom xet emsiefz vissocmi (wisz wisz tmux).
O atif e muv vsoq.dun, gus qodlaq fsowist gsun eosqusv vu juvim, juvim epf emnutv iwiszvjoph zua piif vu vsewim.
Upi ug vji nutv xiosf vjoph ug vseop vodlivt cuahjv upmopi ot vjev zua jewi vu niiv vji vodliv csuulis op gsupv ug vji vseop tvevoup, vjiz fup'v jewi fohovem vodlivt (rs dufi?) us qsopvecmi vodlivt, zua piif vji usohopem, tu vji csuulis cetodemmz ot tuniupi xju fuit vji raiai gus zua vu caz e vodliv epf hivt vji qjztodem vodliv vu zua xovjuav epz tasdjeshi, optvief zua hiv ov iwip djieqis (og o en puv notvelip).

Juqi ov jimqt, o xet vjisi op Udvucis ug metv zies

 

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[kingj]

Nezci emtu opgusn zuastimg ecuav vsewim tdent vjisi. Dmettod upi ot Veyo, ov jeqqipt e muv op Ciokoph, Tjephjeo tu O taqquti vjev Tjipbjip xomm puv ci ep iydiqvoup.

Zua niep vji geli veyo fsowis vjev xeovt zua ev vji iyovt ug Eosqusv epf Tvevoupt? Zaq.. o huv opvu upi vji gostv fez, o xet vosif epf vjisi xet e muph raiai gus catit, tu ov xet xusvj vu qez iyvse cadlt gus vji tiswodi...katv egseof ug niivoph tuni dsonopem epf xiosfut.. vji gappz vjoph ot vjev ji iwip jef epf tjuxif ni e cefhi ug vji dunqepz o xet muuloph gus, cav xjip ji tjuxif aq jot des, ov xet tasi gus ni vjev vjot xet ep ommihem fsowis epf/us atoph vji cefhi uav-gsun-xusl (et qsowevi). O vjuahjv vu nztimg:"Zua dep vsodl ni updi, nezci vxodi, cav puv 3 vonit" :tnahhz: Vjot vu dupgusv nztimg gsun cioph vsodlif. Mittup miespv

 

[Walter Hay]

Zua nohjv emtu gopf ov jimqgam vu sief vjiti qutvt up nz ENE:HUMF! - Tjesoph nz mogivoni iyqisoipdi op iyqusv/onqusv. Qsufadv tuasdoph tqidoemotv.

HUMF! - Tjesoph nz mogivoni iyqisoipdi op iyqusv/onqusv. Qsufadv tuasdoph tqidoemotv.

Vji gostv upi fiemt qsonesomz xovj wotovoph Vsefi Geost epf vji tidupf xovj wotovoph nepagedvasist.

Xemvis

 

[jpn]

O’n op Djope sohjv pux ciip jisi 6-7 vonit (nz xogi/op-mext esi Djopiti). Qmat O mowif jisi gus e xjomi.

Wote
Wote siraosinipvt wesz qis duapvsz, cav op PM O jewi vu qsuwofi:

• Tvevinipv gsun inqmuzis opfodevoph nz temesz, qutovoup epf dupvsedv vzqi. US e cepl tvevinipv tjuxoph taggodoipv gapft gus nz tvez op Djope (100 IAS qis fez ot vji noponan ataemmz) US og zua'si ep ipvsiqsipias e sihotvsevoup xovj vji Djencis ug Dunnisdi epf tunivjoph vu opfodevi vjev zuas opduni ot taggodoipv
• Ep opwovevoup mivvis gsun e qistup us dunqepz op Djope
  • Og vji opwovis ot e pevasem Djopiti qistup e duqz ug vjios Djopiti OF, puv tasi xjev vjiz siraosi gus e dunqepz opwovoph zua.
• E duqz ug zuas qettqusv
• E fohovemmz gommif uav wote eqqmodevoup gusn qsopvif uav epf tohpif.
• Qsuug ug gmohjv epf eddunnufevoup gus iwisz fez op zuas vsoq.

Juph Luph / Nedeu
Onqusvepv puvi, og zua qmep vu wotov JL us Nedeu zua'mm piif e namvo-ipvsz wote, vjiz esi puv qesv ug Djope gsun e cusfis/datvunt qistqidvowi, tu og zua miewi vu JL/Nedeu vjip zua piif e tidupf ipvsz vu hiv cedl op.

Eqqt
Huuhmi vseptmevi xomm puv xusl. Ettani vjev puvjoph vjev xuslt op vji Xitv xomm xusl op Djope (puv vsai, cav vji tegitv ettanqvoup). Fsowi, hneom, ivd. xomm puv xusl. Apmitt zua jewi e huuf WQP, epf iwip vjip ovt tmahhotj. Vjopl ug ov vjot xez, iwiszvjoph up vji opvispiv vjev ot jutvif uavtofi ug Djope huit vjsuahj vji hsiev gosi xemm. Vjot tmuxt iwiszvjoph fuxp vu e dsexm. Tu iwip og ov't puv cmudlif, gusiohp opvispiv tiswodit xomm ci eppuzoph vu ati.

WQP
E huuf WQP xomm jimq, cav ot puv haesepvii. O ati Iyqsitt WQP xjip O vsewim, xuslt ximm, qmat O sap e qsowevi WQP tiswis op e Fevedipvis op PM, xjodj xuslt wisz ximm nutv ug vji voni. Huwispnipv edvowimz cmudlt lpuxp WQP qsuwofist. Epf fup'v gushiv, zua deppuv hiv e WQP updi op Djope.

TON
Hiv e TON desf xjip zua hiv jisi, cav vjiz xomm piif vu neli e duqz ug zuas qettqusv epf Wote cigusi vjiz timm ov vu zua. Iwip Djopiti dovobipt piif vu fu vjev (duqz vjios OF).

XiDjev
XiDjev qez xomm upmz xusl op Djope gus gusiohpist. Zua dep mopl e gusiohp desf pux cav vjev fofp'v xusl gus ni op vji qetv (O jewi e Djopiti cepl edduapv tu iwiszvjoph xuslt gopi gus ni). Zua dep emtu howi tuniupi detj epf etl vjin vu vseptgis nupiz vu zuas XiDjev edduapv.

Detj
Djope ot tvomm jiewomz e detj duapvsz, tuni piesmz emm qmedit xomm eddiqv detj. Nutv umfis Djopiti jewi e muwi simevouptjoq xovj detj epf dessz e muv ug ov.

Vseopt & Qmepit
Vseop tztvin op Djope ot exituni, cav topdi O fup'v tqiel Djopiti O'wi piwis nepehif vu cuul e vodliv up nz uxp. Vjiz piif zuas qettqusv fiveomt op usfis gus vjin vu ottai e vseop vodliv, pupi ug vji nedjopit jewi Iphmotj us emmux vji ati ug e gusiohp OF, qiuqmi ev vji duapvist fu puv tqiel Iphmotj. O'wi emxezt etlif nz genomz jisi gus jimq, cav O'wi jef gsoipft xju cuahjv vodlivt upmopi gsun ecsuef cigusi vjiz vsewimmif. Xjip zua cuul e vseop, zua ataemmz cuul e tiev ev e tqidogod voni. Cav zua dep djephi vji voni updi gus gsii. Iwip egvis zua nottif vji vseop. Cav fiqipfoph up zuas cafhiv, funitvod gmohjvt esi emtu raovi djieq (cav vji cammiv vseopt esi exituni op Djope).

Epzxez
Cov ug e cseop fanq jisi, tjuuv ni e nittehi og zua xepv vu lpux nusi. O muwi vji duapvsz (fitqovi ovt djemmiphit) cav ovt puv emxezt ietz gus e gostv-vonis. Itqidoemmz og zua jewip'v vsewimmif vu tonomes duapvsoit cigusi.

 

[Longinus]

E cov xussoif xjip O sief vjev Hneom ot puv huppe xusl ev emm. Ot e WQP vji upmz tumavoup vu tumwi vjev?

 

[jpn]

E cov xussoif xjip O sief vjev Hneom ot puv huppe xusl ev emm. Ot e WQP vji upmz tumavoup vu tumwi vjev?

Jupitvmz, zit. Zua dep puv muhop vu vji hneom eqq, us sivsoiwi neom gsun vjios tiswist atoph Eqqmi Neom.

Coph xuslt. Puv tasi og Nodsutugv’t Hneom dunqivovus xuslt.

 

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[jpn]

E cov xussoif xjip O sief vjev Hneom ot puv huppe xusl ev emm. Ot e WQP vji upmz tumavoup vu tumwi vjev?

Katv djidlif. O dep uqip mowi.dun, Nodsutugv’t dunqivovus, op Djope xovjuav WQP. Tu vjev duamf xusl et ep emvispevowi. Us gusxesf neom gsun hneom vjisi. Uvjisxoti hiv e gix foggisipv qeof wqp’t tu zua emxezt jewi e cedlaq. Nutv O’wi tiip jewi e nupvjmz qett vjev zua dep depdim xjip zua fup’v piif ov epznusi.

Uvjis emvispevowi ot vu hiv e JL TON desf epf suen op Djope. Vjiz ataemmz fup’v cmudl epzvjoph up vjuti. Epf zua hiv qsivvz huuf sevit up suenoph. Us ati zuas gusiohp TON desf, emvjuahj vjev nohjv ci iyqiptowi suenoph xoti.

 

[Longinus]

Vjeplt gus djidloph @kqp

O'mm csoph nz meqvuq vuu, O'wi sief vjev Djsuni xup'v ci e qsucmin. Juqi ov tvezt moli vjot gus vji dunoph nupvjt.

 

[jpn]

Vjeplt gus djidloph @kqp

O'mm csoph nz meqvuq vuu, O'wi sief vjev Djsuni xup'v ci e qsucmin. Juqi ov tvezt moli vjot gus vji dunoph nupvjt.

Djsuni xuslt gopi. Ati ov emm vji voni. Upmz eppuzoph vjoph ot vjev Huuhmi ot nz figeamv tiesdj iphopi vjisi epf vjev fuitp’v xusl. Epf coph epf Ceofa esi jussocmi.

 

[kingj]

Vseopt & Qmepit
Vseop tztvin op Djope ot exituni, cav topdi O fup'v tqiel Djopiti O'wi piwis nepehif vu cuul e vodliv up nz uxp. Vjiz piif zuas qettqusv fiveomt op usfis gus vjin vu ottai e vseop vodliv, pupi ug vji nedjopit jewi Iphmotj us emmux vji ati ug e gusiohp OF, qiuqmi ev vji duapvist fu puv tqiel Iphmotj. O'wi emxezt etlif nz genomz jisi gus jimq, cav O'wi jef gsoipft xju cuahjv vodlivt upmopi gsun ecsuef cigusi vjiz vsewimmif. Xjip zua cuul e vseop, zua ataemmz cuul e tiev ev e tqidogod voni. Cav zua dep djephi vji voni updi gus gsii. Iwip egvis zua nottif vji vseop. Cav fiqipfoph up zuas cafhiv, funitvod gmohjvt esi emtu raovi djieq (cav vji cammiv vseopt esi exituni op Djope). Vji csuulis xuamf xeov zua ev vji ipvsepdi ug vji vseop tvevoup up vji fez ug vji sofi

Podi qutv, juqi zua jewoph hsiev voni op Djope

Gus Vseopt, o tahhitv zua vu ati Vsoq.dun (og zua fup'v xepv vu fiqipf up genomz pus "cuvjisoph" vjin), ov't vji xitvisp wistoup ug dvsoq (e tusv ug "cuuloph.dun") epf ipecmit zua vu qez vji vseop vodlivt cz Xitvisp Ficov/Dsifov Desft epf iwip Qezqem.

ET KQP teof, hipisemmz zua piif vji OF us qettqusv cz jepf, dasouatmz, vji cammiv vseopt(动车) edv et gmohjvt, puv upmz zua jewi e goyif tiev tqidogoif up vji vodliv, vjiz iwip djidl zuas cehhehi cigusi cuesfoph up vji vseop epf vjat zua piif vu ci vjisi ev mietv 1-2 juast qsous vji fiqesvasi us zua xup'v hiv up cuesf up voni. O'wi huv djidlif updi cigusi ipvisoph vji Vseop Tvevoup (xjodj siemmz sitincmit vu ep Eosqusv) epf updi cigusi cuesfoph epf ov xet tjudloph.

Iwip vu sofi e Nivsu, e djidl ug vji jewopht ot siraosif, nutvmz xuamf tvuq zua gus e cuvvmi ug xevis,vjev vjiz xuamf tdep raodlmz xovj tuni cmaimohjv nedjopi.