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Your China trip, step by step: start with the four "before you go" videos, then pick your city.

Before you goShanghaiBeijing · Xi'an · Chengdu: coming soon
Before you go
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F1 · before you go

Visa & entry

Visa-free entry, the 240-hour transit, the arrival card and the immigration desk.

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F2 · before you go

Transportation

Flights, airport to city, high-speed trains, booking with your passport, and the metro.

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F3 · before you go

Money, apps & data

Alipay, WeChat Pay, cash, the apps that work, and getting online.

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F4 · before you go

Language & culture

The phrases worth learning, eating out, temples and booking the big sights.

Shanghai
5Cover of the Shanghai: your first day PDF
Shanghai · Part 1

Shanghai: your first day

One classic day from 09:00 to the Bund lights: People's Square, the Bund, Yu Garden, the ferry to Lujiazui, and the French Concession if you still have energy. Built from 14 published itineraries.

3 pages, A4. Prices checked 13 Nov 2026. Not on a Monday: Yu Garden is closed.

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Shanghai · Part 2

Beyond the centre

Jing'an Temple, the West Bund, Shanghai Museum East and the Zhujiajiao water town.

Coming soon
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Shanghai · Part 3

Day trips by fast train

Suzhou's gardens and canals, and Hangzhou's West Lake.

Coming soon

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