China FAQs! Tips/Travel Advices from an Insider!

China has recently resumed tourists visa and reopened its borders!
Many of you have left comments asking me about practical information regarding traveling in China, so I want to answer some of the most frequently asked questions.
This video is about:

0:00 Can I travel without speaking Chinese?
2:00 Essential apps (VPN, Booking, etc)
4:29 Transport
6:07 Hotel accommodation
6:57 Public Transport
8:23 Food
8:59 Filming
10:13 The Chinese stare
10:35 Asking for help
10:54 Tourists scammers
11:41 Chinese hospitality
12:20: Best travel time

I hope this will be helpful for you!
If you have any other questions/concerns, leave a comment and let me know!

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[littlechineseeverywhere]

hi all here are some frequent discussed questions:
1. Wechat payment, I want to correct that to set up WeChat transfer you need a Chinese mobile number and a Chinese bank account. Although one can link a foreign credit card to WeChat, it is limited only to certain payments. So for travelers, it is not easy to have WeChat payment (I am sorry for that!). So always bring some cash with you!
2. Simcards can be purchased easily in mobile service providers, but you need to show your visa, passport, and it isn't expensive. the most used provider is China mobile (best network), but there are also China Unicom, china telecom.
Best regards,
Yan

[joes.]

Hello Yan. My name is Joe. I am American. I am 65 years old. I got remarried late in life to an amazing woman from China. We met online. We shared WeChat videos every day for one year before she came to America. Finally, she came to America, we met face to face and we have been very happily married now for almost one year. I just want to tell you how much we enjoy your videos. I love learning more about your/her amazing country and she enjoys helping me to learn about China. And your spoken English with Chinese subtitles helps her with her learning the English language. I just wanted to tell you that we both appreciate what you are doing here. We wish you good health and happiness. Thank you, Joe and Jenny.

[sharmanecritchlow]

I have visited China twice, 2014 and 2019 and absolutely loved it and would go back in a heart beat. We used Google Translate on the last trip, having downloaded a VPN before we left Australia. That made life a bit easy but I found the people everywhere were so helpful even if they couldn’t speak English. And laughter and kindness are universal languages. Can not wait to go back.

[anjapeggy]

I once travelled with my family on a guided tour through China..after that I really started to get frustrated with the very one sided presentation of China in the west..I wish I was younger, the tips given here are really helpful and encouraging travelling outside guided tours..thank you, love the channel..and I notice that the number of subscribers is growing..🎉yeaaaah👍🏻

[RoadDestination]

On my first trip I found China has the highest language barrier from any country I've visited and it's was about impossible to pick up Chinese on the road. Travel style (bicycle) and route (lots of different dialects and minority languages) were certainly contributing factors. But I found it a super interesting country too, so learned a little Chinese and gave up my policy of every trip outside Europe to a different country and returned a few times.

[lauragrandgenett]

Thank you for this. I’ve always wanted to visit China since I was a little girl but now I’m too old. Your videos help me visit such a beautiful country from my home. I appreciate the food descriptions a lot.

[grahamkartna]

I visited China with some highschool friends for a month when I was 16 in 2006 coming from Ontario, Canada - at the time it was a great experience, but all these years later I consider it even more interesting of an experience after seeing how smaller Chinese towns/cities have proliferated in population and development since that trip. I would hardly recognize anything - It makes me treasure my experience in China when I was younger and I'd love to visit now to explore its new cities and developments.

[jhbrown]

I absolutely love your channel. You are so smart, curious, and adventurous. I have been to China twice, but I have never seen it the way you do. I need to come back for three months.

[OpenEyeGamingANDReviews]

I just returned from my first visit to China and cherished every moment. Although some people stared at me, it didn't bother me at all, in fact, I even took pictures with them. many locals were kind enough to offer me fruits or even prepare meals. I was mostly in the Hunan area. i will surely be visiting again!

[bethbarclay]

I love your videos. So informative, not too long, never boring, straight to the point and very diverse.

[MarkCMoran]

Thanks! I can't wait to go back to China. My wife and I lived there for 10 years and we miss our friends and the country. 谢谢！你的Videos总是很有意思！加油！

[psoon]

Awesome, simply awesome. For anyone inspired by your truly engaging videos to want to visit China these compilations of tips are so invaluable👍🏼👍🏼😄

[fredm]

Lived in China for three years. Been back many times and continue to love the country and the people. Infrastructure, food, fast trains, accommodation, everything…..
Have liked and subscribed Yan.

[tkemper]

Hi Yan
Love looking at your channel
Im a retired 77 year old and have a young son 17 who looks Chinese due to his mothers genes.
We live in NZ
I have been to China twice in the 80s but we dont speak Chinese.
Your app advice has given me great confidence to take my son around China after he finishes high school this December.
Thank you very much Yan .

[chanest]

This is the perfect video! Planning to visit as a solo traveler in August and this made me feel more more comfortable. Applying for my visa right now and I can't wait to experience all that China has to offer!

[GerryP]

G'day Yan! Sending warm greetings from Australia. Just wanted to say a huge thank you for sharing your amazing travel tips - we absolutely loved our last holiday and can't wait to come back and explore more incredible cities. Keep up the fantastic work and looking forward to your next upload!

[justbeme]

Another fabulous entertaining and informative video !! Thank you !! It has wetted my travel appetite towards China again ! I have only been there once, and then didn't get out of big cities. Keep up the wonderful work !! 💜💯💜

[yimveerasak]

Wow, you really cover the topic. I've been waiting for this content. Thank you!!!

[adelynfong]

Thank you Yan for doing this vlog. It's really useful as this gives me more confident since I don't read or write Chinese but I can understand when spoken to unless it's dialect. Really appreciate this vlog. 💕

[ThiagoGomesCarneiro]

I want to thank you for this video. It is really really helpful and you are so friendly! I’m looking forward to visit China this year 😊