Payments

Short answer: Download WeChat before you fly, sign up with your home phone number, verify your identity with your passport, and link an international Visa or Mastercard. You do not need a Chinese bank account or a Chinese phone number. Then pay by scanning a merchant’s QR code, or by showing your own payment code … Read more

Short answer: Download the official Alipay app before you fly, sign up with your home mobile number, verify your identity with your passport, and link an international Visa, Mastercard, JCB, Diners Club, or Discover card. You do not need a Chinese bank account or a Chinese phone number. The whole setup takes about 10 minutes, … Read more