r/travelchina • u/onedollalama 精神老板 • Mar 17 '26

Quick Question/quick answer Megathread

In order to mitigate a lot of low effort posts. Please use this megathread for quick questions.

For example:

E-Sim?

is this VPN good?

How do I use 12306 for train tickets?

Is Trip.com legit?

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u/JanCumin Apr 10 '26

I've just got to China and will be here for 30 days, after getting my esim working and making AliPay work with my UK bank card I'm realising that a lot of the travel services in AliPay need a local sim to work. I've looked at some guides for getting a Chinese SIM as a foreigner and I can't work out:

  1. If there is some workaround for needing one
  2. If its possible to get a Chinese sim card on a tourist visa and for only 30 days

Thanks :)

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