Checklist

China Trip Setup Checklist 2026

China travel, made workable. Run a 2-minute readiness check, save the gaps, and download a personal action checklist before your bookings get harder to change.

What the check covers.

The page focuses on the practical friction that usually hits first-time China visitors before or just after landing.

Payments

Alipay, WeChat Pay, card limits, cash backup, hotel deposits.

Apps and data

Maps, translator, Didi, roaming/eSIM, VPN needs, screenshots.

Entry status

Visa, visa-free, transit rules, passport-name consistency.

Hotels

Foreign passport handling, late arrival, Chinese address backup.

Trains and transfers

Station names, buffers, terminal changes, last-mile arrival.

Timed tickets

Museums, attractions, real-name booking, holiday crowd pressure.

First-night plan

Landing, data, payment, ride or metro, hotel check-in fallback.

2-minute intake

Build my checklist PDF

Mark what is already done. The download is generated after the lead reaches the helpdesk, so you can get a useful PDF and we can follow up if the route looks fragile.

Before booking
2 weeks before departure
72 hours before departure
First 60 minutes after landing
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