솔직한 조언과 사기
What people forget to mention, without invented crime statistics or fake ‘secret’ lists.
What Nobody Tells You Before Your First Trip to China
The unobvious first-day surprises that are not disasters: hotel Wi-Fi and your apps, the wrong map, QR payments, WeChat as infrastructure, and the two different ‘visa-free’ rules. Plus toilets, queues and pharmacies.
China essentials · EtiquetteHonest Etiquette and the Scams That Actually Happen in China
The quiet problems: a seafood price you did not agree, a taxi that will not meter, a sudden ‘teahouse’ invitation. And the manners that prevent most friction — chopsticks, yum cha tea charges, and how to order when you cannot read the menu.
China · Honest tipsSolo Female Travel in China: Honest Tips, Not a Fear Briefing
What it is actually like to travel in China as a woman on your own: street safety, transport, hotels, attention, and the few habits that are worth keeping. No invented crime statistics.
China · Honest tipsTravelling in China with Children: What Is Easy, and What You Should Plan
An honest family-travel briefing for China: passports and entry, hotels, trains, food, pushchairs, and the pace of a day. No unsourced ‘best kids’ attractions.’
China essentials · Honest tipsPhotography and Drone Rules in China: Tourist Photos Are Fine; Drones Are Constrained
Ordinary tourist photography is fine, with courtesy, and not at military or classified sites. Drones require real-name registration under CAAC rules; foreign operators must not conduct surveying. For a short visit, leaving the drone at home is often the simpler choice.
China · Honest takesChina Travel Myths vs Reality in 2026: The Rumours That Will Not Die
Visa rumours, cash myths, WhatsApp assumptions, and the Shenzhen “factory city” cliché — checked against official 2026 pages, without invented statistics or fake personal stories.
China · Honest takesWhat We Wish First-Timers Knew Before a Trip to China
Editorial guidance for a first trip to China in 2026: the unglamorous list that, if skipped, reliably spoils the first afternoon. Written as editors, not as a fake personal diary.
China · Honest takesHonest Pros and Cons of Visiting China in 2026
A clear-eyed 2026 take: visa-free access for many passports, excellent rail and food, and payments that work once set up — against blocked apps, homework before you fly, and a US passport that usually still needs a visa.
출발 전
Visa-free rules, hotel registration, packing, and the weather — what to settle before you fly.
02돈과 결제
Alipay, WeChat Pay, cash, fees, tipping and bargaining — how money actually moves.
03연결과 앱
eSIM, roaming, maps and translation — which apps work, and which usually do not.
04이동
Metro, DiDi, high-speed rail, airports and neighbourhoods — how to move, and where to base yourself.
05먹기
Cuisines, how to order, and eating with restrictions — dishes with their Chinese names, no paid rankings.
06볼거리와 할 일
Parks, museums, day trips and nightlife — honest looks, not brochure photography.
07일정
First days, three-day plans, and side trips to Guangzhou, Macau or the coast.
08예산
Approximate daily costs, in 2026 bands, to be tightened after we pay them ourselves.
10안전과 응급
110, 119, 120, 122, hospitals, and what to do if a passport goes missing.