China Power Banks in China: CCC (3C) Marks, Capacity Limits, and What I Saw at Security
I've flown through Xi'an, Shanghai, and Shenzhen — and ridden China's high-speed rail — between October 2025 and March 2...
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Tips Alipay and WeChat Pay in China: What Actually Works for Transit and Small Shops
I found out the hard way that having Alipay and WeChat Pay set up isn't overkill in China. It's the difference between b...
China Why Google Maps Doesn’t Work in China (And What to Use Instead)
Open Google Maps in mainland China, and it looks fine at first. The map loads, your blue dot is there, streets have name...
Tips Shanghai: Pudong Airport to the City (and Beyond). Maglev, Metro, or the New Airport Link Line?
Every time I land at Shanghai Pudong (上海浦东), I go through the same mental math. Take the Maglev (磁浮) and transfer at Lon...
Net China: How to climb over the Great Firewall of China
There is online Great Fire Wall in China, if you want to use your regular service like Gmail, Google, Facebook, you need to climb. There are some VPN services but they are not stable. I am using roaming a Hong Kong Prepaid SIM.