Set up Alipay and WeChat Pay before you fly
Almost nothing in China's mountains takes a foreign card. Here is how to link your Visa or Mastercard to Alipay and WeChat Pay at home, and what to carry as a backup.
DraftBefore you go
Visas, money, altitude and seasons. The practical details that decide whether a trip to China runs smoothly.
Visiting China visa-free for a trek
Who can enter China without a visa, how the 30-day visa-free scheme and 240-hour transit work, and how to plan a Yunnan or Sichuan trek around them.
DraftPaying on the trail in Yunnan
What takes Alipay, what needs cash, and how much to carry on Tiger Leaping Gorge and in Yubeng.
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