An ebook by Will & Yadi

The China
Life Kit.

September 2026 edition

For the little things nobody
thinks to explain.

Set up your payments. Find your train. Order dinner. Real photos and app screenshots show you what to look for, and what to do next.

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Digital ebook in English

200+ real photos & screenshots, across 18 chapters. Take a look ↓

The China Life Kit ebook cover, featuring Will and Yadi filming near a metro entrance — Same China. A friendlier guide.

A few things you’ll find inside.

Real app screenshots for the everyday things you’ll do in China.

AMap ride confirmation showing arrival estimate, car colour and number plate

Booking a ride and finding your car, with screenshots from the apps you’ll use in China.

And much more in the book

Inside the book. All 18 chapters.

Full contents · PDF

The screen is only half the story.

AI can help you find an answer. We went out to photograph what that answer looks like — the stations, counters and screens you’ll actually meet.

Browsing travel bookings on a phone at home

A China Telecom shop with service counters

Will using his phone, with Alipay and WeChat icons beside him

Yadi using her phone outdoors, with Chinese app icons beside her

An open suitcase with travel essentials and a checklist on a phone

Will with luggage at a hotel reception desk

A phone displaying an Alipay payment code at a counter

Will checking a map on his phone beside a street

Yadi looking at the route signs above metro platform doors

Yadi checking her phone at a bus stop as a bus approaches

Yadi beside a row of shared bicycles outdoors

Will approaching a high-speed rail check-in area

Yadi pointing her phone at the code on a restaurant table

Yadi using her phone beside green and yellow power bank cabinets

Yadi holding a parcel beside delivery lockers

Self-service machines, a reception counter and direction signs inside a hospital

Chapter scenes from the book · Drag to browse, tap to enlarge

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01Before You TravelChapters 01–05

01Flights & Hotels
02Internet, eSIMs & SIM Cards
03Set Up in Advance: Alipay & WeChat
04Apps People Use Every Day in China
05Packing for China

02Arrive & Get MovingChapters 06–10

06Hotel Check-in in China
07Paying in Real Life: Alipay & WeChat
08AMap: The Best Map App for China
09Taxis & Ride-Hailing in China
10Taking the Metro in China

03Move Through ChinaChapters 11–14

11Taking the Bus in China
12Using Shared Bicycles in China
13Taking High-Speed Rail in China
14Booking Attraction Tickets in China

04Everyday Life & HelpChapters 15–18

15Scan-to-Order at Restaurants
16Renting a Shared Power Bank in China
17Online Shopping in China with JD
18Visiting a Hospital in China

Plus an appendix: Visa-Free Entry & Chinese Visas.

The guide, with a little backup.

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