China Travel Tips 2025 | What You Need to Know about APPs and Payment BEFORE your trip to China

Planning a trip to China in 2025? Whether you're from Singapore, Malaysia, or anywhere else, things might be very different from your last visit — or your expectations.

China has gone fully digital. From mobile payments and QR code ordering to app-based transport and ticketing systems, you’ll need to prepare ahead to travel smoothly — even if you speak Mandarin!

In this video, I’ll walk you through the must-have China travel apps, how I paid using WeChat Pay with a foreign card, what to expect with Amap vs Google Maps, and how I managed food, subway rides, high-speed trains, booking attractions, and even finding coffee!

These are real tips from my recent trip to Changsha and Guangzhou, and they’ll save you stress, confusion, and money.

📲 What This Video Covers:
✅ Apps you need: WeChat Pay, DiDi, Amap, Dianping, Trip.com, Meituan
✅ How to make payment (WeChat Pay tips)
✅ What still accepts cash or credit cards
✅ QR code ordering, scan-to-pay differences
✅ Subway, high-speed train & taxi guide
✅ Local food tips + coffee surprises
✅ Booking attractions (e.g. Hunan Museum)
✅ What to pack — don’t forget tissue paper!

💡 BONUS TIPS: VPN & Data Roaming
Google, WhatsApp, Instagram, and YouTube are blocked in China.
Install a VPN before your trip to access them.
Popular choices: ExpressVPN, Surfshark, NordVPN

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📥 Free Download:
🧳 [China Travel Checklist – COMING SOON]
(Include itinerary prep, apps, translations, and packing reminders)

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❇️ Book my hotel in Guangzhou (Atour S Hotel): https://www.trip.com/t/QulGrXIBJQ2
❇️ Book my hotel in Changsha (Wanda Hotel): https://www.trip.com/t/H2cBMjQMbQ2
❇️ Book China high speed trains here: https://www.trip.com/t/aD3QTLPBJQ2

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