📱 Google Play doesn't work in China, and daily life runs on super-apps you've never used. Download these BEFORE you land:
• Alipay & WeChat Pay — go cashless
• Amap — Google Maps is unreliable here
• DiDi — the local Uber
• 12306 — high-speed train tickets
• A working VPN — for Google, Instagram, WhatsApp
Setup guide (incl. foreign card binding) → https://www.sinowander.com/blog/04-what-apps-to-download-before-going-to-china/
