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China in 10 minutes before you land — and a live helper in your pocket while you're here.

Foreign visitors to China hit the same wall: no Google, no card payments, no Uber, menus in Chinese. We help you set up before you arrive — and if something goes wrong while you're here, message us and get live help with translation, payments, and directions in minutes.

35M+foreign visitors in 2025 (+30%)
~80visa-free countries
3%foreign-card fee most still pay

The 7 things to do before you land

  1. Pay without a Chinese bankBind Alipay / WeChat Pay to a foreign card, or set up a travel wallet — so you can scan to pay anywhere.
  2. Get online the second you landBuy an eSIM before departure and install a VPN — most VPNs stop working once you're inside the Great Firewall.
  3. Get aroundSet up Baidu Maps / Amap, Didi (taxi), and 12306 (trains) — Google Maps and Uber don't work here.
  4. Order food & deliveryMeituan / Eleme cover nearly everything; your hotel concierge can't match the reach.
  5. Translate anythingDownload offline packs for menus, signs, and live conversation — mobile data is patchy in old towns.
  6. Stay connectedEveryone in China uses WeChat for everything — messages, payments, bookings. Set it up first.
  7. Avoid the fee traps & scamsKnow which cards get hit with 3% FX fees, and the common tourist traps at airports & train stations.

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Want us in your pocket while you're in China? real-time

Stuck at a restaurant with no English menu? Alipay won't bind? Taxi doesn't know your hotel? Message us on WeChat / WhatsApp and get live help in minutes — we translate, fix payments, explain to staff, guide your driver. AI handles the common stuff instantly; a human steps in for the tricky bits.

Founding price: from $19 / trip (unlimited common requests) or $3–10 / one-off. Join the waitlist and lock founding pricing — we'll message you before your trip.

No charge now. We only email you when we launch, with your founding price reserved.

Do I really need to set up before I arrive?

Yes. A VPN installed after landing usually fails to connect, and binding a foreign card to Alipay is easier on home wifi than on airport wifi.

Is the playbook an app I have to install?

No. It's a free email guide. You set up the real apps (Alipay, WeChat, Maps) yourself following our steps.

How is the real-time help different from the free guide?

The guide prepares you. The concierge is live: when something goes wrong on the ground, you message us and we solve it with you in real time — translation, payments, navigation.

When does the concierge launch?

We're opening founding slots first to waitlist members. Join above and we'll reach out with pricing and onboarding before your trip.