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Entry documents, apps, connectivity and the backups worth setting up at home.
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China,
without the friction.
Clear, source-checked guides for the moments that matter: getting connected, paying, moving and arriving with confidence.
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Cinematic China in 15 seconds
Great Wall at dawn → city energy → high-speed rail → mountains → street food. Silent, cinematic and human.
NEEDED · VIDEO · HOME-HERO-VIDEO-01 · 16:9 · 12–18 sec · 1920×1080 · muted loop · plus 4:5 mobile posterFIND THE NEXT STEPWhat do you need
What do you need
help with?
Search the guides we have already checked and published. Results lead to an immediate action, not an unfinished placeholder.
Current live coverage: first-trip preparation and payments. Entry, internet, trains, hotels, food, attractions and urgent-help workflows are being added only after verification.
EXPLORE BY FEELINGWhat kind of China
What kind of China
are you looking for?
These are the first image positions to fill. Each one will become a doorway into a destination, story or travel style—not decoration without a purpose.
Cities after dark
Shanghai or Chongqing at blue hour, with street-level foreground and visible depth.
NEEDED · PHOTO · HOME-MOOD-CITY-IMG-01 · 4:5 · min 1800px long edgeLiving history
Forbidden City, Great Wall or Xi'an architecture in soft natural light.
NEEDED · PHOTO · HOME-MOOD-HISTORY-IMG-01 · 4:3 · landscapeMountains and rivers
Zhangjiajie, Guilin or western China with atmosphere, scale and depth.
NEEDED · PHOTO · HOME-MOOD-NATURE-IMG-01 · 4:3 · landscapeFood with a human story
Hands, steam, a vendor or a shared table—not a flat menu photograph.
NEEDED · PHOTO · HOME-MOOD-FOOD-IMG-01 · 4:3 · landscapeA slower China
Tea house, courtyard, water town or countryside with a quiet human moment.
NEEDED · PHOTO · HOME-MOOD-SLOW-IMG-01 · 4:3 · landscapeFrom arrival hall to the city
A traveller-scale sequence: airport sign → mobile data → payment → train or metro → city arrival.
NEEDED · VIDEO · HOME-FIRST-TRIP-VIDEO-01 · 16:10 · 20–30 sec · captions requiredYOUR FIRST 24 HOURSSee the journey.
See the journey.
Know the next step.
Beautiful scenes earn attention. Practical media turns that attention into confidence. This video position will show the real handoffs a first-time visitor needs to understand.
START WITH A PLACE
Six doors into China.
Every destination card will lead to its own city guide, attractions, stories, routes, food, stays and practical travel systems.
Beijing
Palace roofline, hutong life or Great Wall with foreground depth.
NEEDED · PHOTO · HOME-DEST-BEIJING-IMG-01 · 3:4 · portraitShanghai
Skyline and street-level life in the same visual story.
NEEDED · PHOTO · HOME-DEST-SHANGHAI-IMG-01 · 3:4 · portraitChongqing
Layered city, monorail or river-night panorama.
NEEDED · PHOTO · HOME-DEST-CHONGQING-IMG-01 · 3:4 · portraitXi'an
City wall, gate or night street culture in warm light.
NEEDED · PHOTO · HOME-DEST-XIAN-IMG-01 · 3:4 · portraitChengdu
Tea house, neighbourhood life or licensed panda footage.
NEEDED · PHOTO · HOME-DEST-CHENGDU-IMG-01 · 3:4 · portraitZhangjiajie
Mist, depth and recognisable sandstone pillars.
NEEDED · PHOTO · HOME-DEST-ZHANGJIAJIE-IMG-01 · 3:4 · portraitA journey across China
High-speed train crossing a landscape, then the traveller arriving at a completely different city or region.
NEEDED · VIDEO · HOME-JOURNEY-VIDEO-01 · 21:9 · 8–12 sec · muted loopTHE TRAVEL SYSTEMPrepare once.
Prepare once.
Move with confidence.
We turn scattered, changing information into clear decisions you can use before departure and on the ground.
On arrival
Airport-to-city playbooks that show every handoff, checkpoint and decision.
Plan your arrival →Move like a local
Practical systems for payment, rail, metro, taxis, maps and everyday travel.
Start with payments →LATEST FIELD NOTESUseful before
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Your First Trip to China: The Four Systems to Prepare
A calm, practical framework for preparing payments, connectivity, transport and arrival before you fly.
Read the guideARRIVAL
IN RESEARCHShanghai Pudong Airport to the city
A visual first-hour playbook with route choices, handoff points and useful Chinese place names.
PAYMENTS
GUIDE AVAILABLE →Paying in China as an international visitor
Setup, verification, practical backups and the failure cases worth preparing for.