← Back Before you leave Yes Yes — both list Visa, Mastercard, JCB, Discover, Diners; the issuer can still refuse. Amex: WeChat yes, Alipay partial. Payment Alipay WeChat Pay 2026-09-02 Depends Fee: free up to ¥200, 3% above. Policy cap US$5,000/txn; WeChat's help page shows ¥6,500 — your account may be lower. Payment Alipay WeChat Pay 2026-09-02 Depends Install it at home. Inside the mainland it depends on phone and vendor: sites are hard to reach, some devices can't. Connectivity Airalo Nomad Holafly 2026-09-02 Depends Depends on the plan's exit routing: travel eSIMs sold abroad usually work; hotel Wi-Fi and local SIMs don't. Connectivity Airalo Nomad Holafly 2026-09-02 Depends Travellers report Google and WhatsApp working, but no carrier promises it and ~US$12/day adds up — ask your carrier. Connectivity 2026-09-02 Yes Yes — the mainland DiDi app takes a foreign number and card, or ride via the DiDi mini-app inside Alipay. Transport DiDi Alipay 2026-09-02 Depends Domestic flights need a clear CCC/3C mark — most foreign banks lack it. International legs: ≤100 Wh, checks vary. Gear 2026-09-02 On arrival Depends Some — a few hundred yuan in small notes. Refusing cash is illegal (tightened Feb 2026), but stalls can't break ¥100. Payment 2026-09-02 Depends Only if you need a +86 number for Chinese apps: passport at a carrier's own store, and a filtered internet. Connectivity 2026-09-02 While you're there Depends Merchant QRs usually work; transfers to people, red packets, balance top-up and some mini-programs or transit QRs don't. Payment Alipay WeChat Pay Nihao China 2026-09-02