Simple, honest pricing
One-time purchase. No subscription. Covers everything from airport arrival to city itinerary — before and after you land.
Essential
Check your eligibility, explore port rules, and understand the 240h policy — no account required.
Check My Eligibility- 240h TWOV eligibility check
- Allowed entry ports list
- Nationality policy overview
- Official source references
- Public attraction details
Pre-departure China Guide
First 100 purchases only · Standard price $9.99
- Everything in Free
- Payment setup walkthroughs
- Foreign phone app registration
- Saveable communication cards
- City-specific budget planner
- Smart itinerary builder
- Post-entry live push updates
- 90-day active content window
- Lifetime snapshot access
Lifetime account access. Use on up to 3 devices. Active updates last 90 days from purchase or 30 days past your planned entry date, whichever is later, with a 12-month maximum from purchase. Account sharing, resale, or chargebacks can lead to lost access. Your saved snapshot remains available after the update window ends.
Post-purchase extension
+30 Day Active Extension
If your trip runs long or gets delayed, you can extend your live updates without buying a new guide.
- Adds 30 days to active window
- Can be used up to twice per purchase
- Maintains live push updates
- Available inside your account
Available for purchase only when you have 14 days or fewer remaining on your active guide.
Generic China travel guide vs. transit-specific decision support
A generic China guide tells you what to do after you land. This guide helps you avoid getting stuck before the trip even starts.
Passport, onward destination, and entry-port rules are checked together instead of being treated as generic destination advice.
Payment, apps, maps, translation, and arrival-day backup steps are kept in one preparation chain.
The goal is to reduce boarding-desk confusion, border misreads, and expensive last-minute itinerary mistakes.
What's inside the Guide
Seven content modules covering every stage of a China transit stop, from app setup before departure to restaurant ordering after you land.
Payment Setup
Alipay foreign-card flow, TourCard fallback, ATM bank whitelist, cash strategy by trip length, and the hidden 3% surcharge rule.
App Configuration
Alipay international vs. domestic, WeChat friend-verification workaround, DiDi via Alipay mini-program, 12306 passport verification, and Trip.com lockout recovery.
Dining Communication
Restaurant type matrix, bilingual ordering cards, payment-failure wording, dietary restriction cards, and backup dining channels that accept foreign cards.
City Explorer
20+ attractions per city with payment notes and transport tips. Select your picks, get a suggested route by area, and open it in Google Maps.
Budget Reference
Economy, Standard, and Business breakdowns by city. Calculate cash to carry and suggested Alipay top-up reference amounts.
Emergency Reference
Emergency hotline matrix, bilingual symptom cards, document-loss help, and payment lockout fallback cards — saveable locally.
Free vs Guide
| Feature | Essential | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Eligibility checker | ✓ | ✓ |
| Allowed ports list | ✓ | ✓ |
| 240h policy overview | ✓ | ✓ |
| Payment setup walkthroughs | — | ✓ |
| Foreign phone app registration | — | ✓ |
| Saveable communication cards | — | ✓ |
| City-specific budget planner | — | ✓ |
| Medical reference cards | — | ✓ |
| Public attraction details | ✓ | ✓ |
| Smart itinerary builder | — | ✓ |
| Post-entry live push updates | — | ✓ |
| 90-day active content window | — | ✓ |
| Lifetime snapshot access | — | ✓ |
Pricing FAQs
Is this a subscription?
No. One-time purchase. You get 90 days of active updates (or 30 days past your planned entry date, whichever is later). After that, your purchased version is saved and always accessible.
What is the Early Bird price?
The first 100 purchases are available at $4.99. Once that limit is reached, the price moves permanently to $9.99. No fake scarcity — the counter reflects actual sales.
What payment methods are accepted?
Credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and PayPal — processed by Paddle (Merchant of Record). Paddle handles VAT and consumer protection for your region.
Can I get a refund?
Refund requests are handled per Paddle's buyer protection policy. Because this is digital content with immediate access, please check our Refund Policy page before purchasing.
Can I use it without internet?
Most travelers access the guide through a China eSIM or home-carrier roaming. For weak-signal areas, save screenshots, communication cards, and key addresses before you go out so you are not depending on live connectivity alone.
How many devices can I use?
Guide access is limited to 3 active devices per account. When a new device signs in, the oldest active session can be removed automatically.
Is guide access really lifetime?
Your purchased snapshot stays in your account, but live updates are capped. Each purchase can stay active for up to 12 months from the original purchase date, even if your trip is much later.
What happens if my new trip falls outside the active update window?
Trip planning and other personalized generation tools will stop and ask you to extend or repurchase when your selected trip is outside the active update window. Saved snapshots remain readable.
Can I repurchase while an active guide is still running?
No. If you already have an active guide for this account, a new main guide purchase is blocked until the active period ends. If you only need extra time, use the extension option first.
Can shared, resold, or charged-back purchases keep access?
No. Account sharing, resale, or a payment chargeback can cause access to be removed from the account, including future update access.
Ready to travel with confidence?
Early Bird pricing ends at 100 purchases. Check eligibility first — the guide CTA appears on your result page.