APPs on your cell phone:
- Translation
- Navigation, such as Amap (高德地图), Maps.me
- VPN if using china cell phone
- Chat, such as WeChat with translation function, WhatsAPP
- Payment, such as AliPay
- Train Tickets: 12306.cn
- Restaurants, Shops, such as DianPing (similar with Yelp)
- Ctrip.com, Hotels, airplane ticket, Attraction ticket, train ticket......
Useful WebSites:
- forbidden city ticket booking: https://bookingticket.dpm.org.cn/
- TianAnMen Square Reservation: https://yuyue.tamgw.beijing.gov.cn/
Useful Ways When you encounter difficulties:
- looking for nearest hotel, Especially the hotels in the building, asking the staff for help, because the staff may speak in english.
- asking someone for calling a phone to your driver, or hotel, or friend.
- asking some young boy or girl for showing the way to you, they may speak in english.
- text chinese translated on your cell phone and show to someone for help.
- Search for prominent landmark buildings, road signs, shops, street scenes in the surrounding area, take photos, send to friends, and seek help.
- if using wechat, sending the location to your friend.
Useful Chinese words and sentences:
- 厕所 , toilet, rest room
- 出租车, taxi, cab
- 酒店, hotel
- 餐馆, restaurant
- 飞机场, airport
- 火车站, train station
- 地铁, subway
- 药店, pharmacy
- 取款机, ATM
- 银行, Bank
- 警察, police
- 门票, ticket
- 手机, cell phone
Friendly Reminding:
- when someone approaching you, whatever he or she want to do, just say "no thanks".