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Landing · Money · Network
110 Police · 120 Ambulance
119 Fire · 12367 NIA
Write these now (before phone dies)
Embassy / assist phone:
Insurance policy #:
Landing gates (do not leave airport until ✓)
- ☐ Immigration / digital arrival card done
- ☐ Data works (open google.com or WhatsApp) — eSIM or airport Wi‑Fi
- ☐ Small test pay (Alipay or card) at FamilyMart / café
- ☐ Ride path ready (DiDi / Alipay transport or official taxi queue only)
- ☐ Hotel address screenshot + this paper card
- ☐ Battery safe (>20% or charging)
Money stack (second life after Alipay)
Layers
A) Alipay + WeChat QR
B) Physical Visa/Mastercard
C) Cash ¥500–1500
Prefer BOC / ICBC ATMs for foreign cards.
If pay fails
1. Switch Alipay ↔ WeChat
2. Other card in app
3. Chip card at terminal
4. Cash (break ¥100 at convenience store)
Network triage
| Symptom | Do this |
|---|
| Chinese sites work, Google does not | VPN issue → switch server/protocol/app (need 2 VPNs) |
| Nothing loads | SIM/data → Airplane 10s → APN → backup eSIM → hotel Wi‑Fi |
| VPN connects then dies | Port 443 / other protocol · swap Wi‑Fi ↔ mobile |
| Total offline | Offline maps · cash · paper hotel card · 5★ lobby help |
Hard rules
- Never follow hallway “Taxi? Cheap!” touts — official queue only.
- Power banks: cabin only; domestic flights often need CCC + QR.
- Hotels need physical passport for police registration (24h).
- Do not casually log out of WeChat / swap SIM on payment phone.
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Emergency · Phrases · Scams
110 · 120 · 119
Emergency numbers
| Police | 110 | Say “English, please.” |
| Ambulance | 120 | State location; show hotel card |
| Fire | 119 | Active fire/rescue |
| NIA hotline | 12367 | Visa/entry English support |
If scammed or threatened
Stay public · say 我要报警
wǒ yào bàojǐng
Call 110 · freeze card/app pay
Tea/art “students”, broken-meter taxis, QR stickers on shops — walk away.
Essential phrases
| 救命！ | jiù mìng
Help! |
| 请帮我叫救护车 | qǐng bāng wǒ jiào jiùhùchē
Please call an ambulance |
| 请带我去这个地址 | qǐng dài wǒ qù zhè ge dìzhǐ
Take me to this address |
| 我有预订 | wǒ yǒu yùdìng
I have a reservation |
| 可以用支付宝吗？ | kěyǐ yòng Zhīfùbǎo ma?
Can I use Alipay? |
| 我想取现金 | wǒ xiǎng qǔ xiànjīn
I want to withdraw cash |
| 这里有没有Wi‑Fi？ | zhèlǐ yǒu méiyǒu Wi‑Fi?
Is there Wi‑Fi? |
| 我对…过敏 | wǒ duì … guòmǐn
I am allergic to… |
| 不要太辣 | bú yào tài là
Not too spicy |
| 不需要，谢谢 | bù xūyào, xièxie
No need, thanks |
Hospital / insurance (minimum pack)
- Passport + payment + insurance assist phone
- Keep: diagnosis, itemized bill, payment proof, fapiao if any
- Many places are pay-first then claim — call assist when safe
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Checklist · Where to go deeper
Save PDF offline
Hour 0–6
- ☐ Landing gates complete (page 1)
- ☐ Reach hotel · passport registration done
- ☐ Cash buffer + second pay method tested
- ☐ Two VPNs still connect
Hour 6–24
- ☐ Metro / transit QR works once
- ☐ Offline map region downloaded
- ☐ Screenshot Alipay QR only as emergency (rotates ~60s)
- ☐ Embassy + hotel pinned in maps
Hour 24–72
- ☐ Train / flight names verified (MRZ if 12306)
- ☐ Know nearest 24h ATM + pharmacy (药店)
- ☐ Family each has emergency paper card
- ☐ If multi-week: SIM expiry + status calendar set
When you have data again — open these SOPs
| Problem | Guide (site path) |
|---|
| Something broke | docs/symptom-index/ |
| Pay / ATM / fapiao | docs/01-System-Setup/money-runtime/ |
| Apps / WeChat lock risk | docs/01-System-Setup/china-app-stack/ |
| No network | docs/03-Emergency-DR/network-outage/ |
| Hotel / foreigner refused | docs/01-System-Setup/stay-beyond-hotel/ |
| Hospital bills | docs/03-Emergency-DR/insurance-and-hospital-bills/ |
| Long stay grey zones | docs/01-System-Setup/long-stay-risk-boundaries/ |
| Other city | docs/02-Daily-Runtime/city-delta-*/ |
Offline file set (optional zip)
Maintainers: run python scripts/build_offline_pack.py to copy this pack + print packs + tools + CSS/JS into
_offline_pack/ (and optional zip). Users: save this HTML + print PDFs to phone Files app.
Your notes / local SIMs / eSIM ICCIDs (no full card numbers):