Documents
- Passport
- Visa or entry confirmation when required
- Hotel addresses in English and Chinese
- Travel insurance details
- Offline copies of bookings
China Packing Checklist
Create a categorized packing list for documents, payment, technology, clothing, medicine, transport and China-specific preparation.
Autumn · 7-12 days
Payment
- Alipay or WeChat Pay setup
- Physical bank card
- Backup payment method
- Small amount of RMB cash
- Bank travel notification
Technology
- Phone with roaming, eSIM or local SIM plan
- Power bank under airline battery limits
- China-compatible plug adapter
- Translation app
- Offline maps and saved hotel address
Clothing
- Comfortable walking shoes
- Layers for temperature changes
- Simple outfit for nicer restaurants
- Light jacket
- Rain layer
Medicine
- Personal prescriptions in original packaging
- Basic stomach medicine
- Pain relief
- Motion sickness medicine if needed
Transport essentials
- Passport access for train stations
- Station names saved in Chinese
- Luggage tag
- Reusable water bottle
- Train ticket confirmations
- Light luggage that can fit station escalators
China-specific preparation
- Payment app tested before departure
- First airport-to-hotel route saved
- Key addresses saved in Chinese
- Emergency contacts saved offline