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Essential Apps
Essential China travel apps
App planning for payment, messaging, maps, ride-hailing, translation, eSIM/VPN, hotel booking, train booking, and local discovery.
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Install apps by travel task, not by someone else's phone screen.
Start with connectivity, maps, translation, payments, rail or flight bookings, and ride-hailing. Confirm that each app works with your phone number, language, identity document, and payment method before depending on it during a transfer.
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Save critical addresses in Chinese
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Keep offline screenshots for arrivals
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