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• Living in China as expats, managing finances across borders can be a shared challenge in our community. Many of us have tried different services to send money back home, only to encounter hidden fees, complex setups, or limitations on

Sichuan Transportation Updates: Major Improvements to Metro, Rail, and FlightsRecently, Sichuan’s transportation system got a major upgrade. The Sichuan transportation updates include big news for the Chengdu Metro, bullet train services, and international flight routes.• Line S3 of the Chengdu

• Travel gives us our greatest stories, our most cherished memories and countless irreplaceable learnings that we can choose to pay forward to others. It teaches us about ourselves and each other, it broadens our horizons and, just like a reset

EVA Wins Another Mark of Excellence, Quality AchievementTAIPEI, TAIWAN (June 25, 2024) – SKYTRAX, an airline and airport review and ranking site, unveiled its “2024 Global Airline Awards” at the Fairmont Windsor Park on Monday, 24 June, 2024.EVA Air President

How to Travel, Pay, Get SIM & Live in China – New Expat GuideHere is a pretty comprehensive guide to useful tips on day-to-day life in China, such as; travel, mobile payment, and more. This content is useful mostly for

you’ve shed a tear lately about not being able to go home or travel this year, dry your eyes, pet. You don’t need a passport. Chengdu has joined the club of cities full of fake monuments, and now you can

A Full Immersion Scenic Summer CampIf learning Chinese is one of your resolutions this year, and traveling another, then this is the place for you.From July 22nd – 29th July, Chinese Corner will organize a Chinese Immersion Summer Camp, offering

Foreigners, as well as residents of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan who wish to drive in China, must apply for a driving license within the mainland.

Official Guide to Make Foreigners’ Payments Easier in ChengduDepartments of Chengdu Municipal Government recently published a Guide to Payment Services for International Visitors in Chengdu, providing instructions on using overseas bank cards, mobile payment, CNY notes, e-CNY and the Chinese bank cards. Information

• Big news for the Chengdu Metro today, phase 2 of Metro Line 19 is now open! The trains are capable of going up to 160km/h, making them some of the fastest metro trains on earth.• The extension consists of

 • Recently, Alipay has rolled out new upgrades to make mobile payment services more accessible and convenient for international visitors to China.• Visitors to China simply need to link their foreigner bank cards to Alipay to make payments at tens

Do You Need To Carry Passport In China?In China, it is legally required for foreigners to carry their passports at all times. This regulation is enforced to facilitate identity verification by local authorities, which can occur at various checkpoints including

Under the 144-hour visa-free transit policy, foreign travelers can enjoy a six-day stay in Chengdu without a visa, provided they come from 53 eligible countries, enter and exit China from eligible ports, stay within the allowed cities and regions, as

Our post-covid dreams of actually going places are finally coming true, with cheeky weekends away in Hong Kong now a 10 hour high speed train away, from Chengdu East. Lan Kwai Fong Chengdu to Lan Kwai Fong Hong Kong here

“Thunderstorms in the southwest” was the reason I was given at Beijing Capital International Airport for the delay for my flight to Yunnan’s provincial capital, Kunming, on Wednesday, May 31. The plane bobbed in the turbulence not too far from

On June 13th, 2023, the Consulate General of Türkiye in Chengdu opened to serve a consular district covering Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou and Yunnan. This Consulate General of Turkey, located in the city center (Ping’An Financial Center), is the 3rd established

•Good news for travelers flying from or to Tianfu International Airport: Starting June 1st, an hourly express line will run between Tianfu Airport and South Railway Station from 6 am to 11 pm. This express ride takes only 33 minutes.

As an expat in China, have you experienced the frustration of traveling long distances to the bank, waiting in lines for hours, only to find out that no one understands English? Have you ever been told that you’re missing a

• Due to extensive renovations works taking place at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport over the next two years, Shuangliu Terminal 1 will be closed for international flights and flights from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan China from 26 March 2023.•