China Travel GuideEnglish edition
Alipay & WeChat Pay
Set up mobile payments before departure, and carry renminbi cash or another working payment method as a backup.
Check before acting
Check the current screen, the conditions that may change and the fallback before making a critical decision.
What to know before you start
Set up two independent ways to pay before departure and keep a modest amount of renminbi as a fallback. A successful card link does not prove that every merchant, issuer check or in-app payment will work.
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