Foreign traveler using Hello China App on smartphone in urban setting

Hello China App: A One-Phone Survival Guide

The “Hello China App” is like a small greeting, yet it packages the core pain points of foreign visitors—payment, travel, language, and cultural tourism—into an 80 MB icon. It folds 20+ services—UnionPay, transport, cultural tourism, translation, ride-hailing, food delivery, tax refund—into a single account, trying to answer a grand yet ultra-specific question: Can I live…

The best time to visit China, like the Spring in China, Golden rapeseed flower fields in Jiangnan water town

The Best Time to Visit China: A Direct Guide

“The best time to visit China” is never a single-choice question. The answer depends on what you want to eat, watch and shoot most.In other words, there is no absolutely perfect month, only a window that best suits your current needs. Below is a guide for 2025-2026, which breaks down temperature, rainfall, air tickets, foot…

Nanjing Jiangnan Gongyuan displays the real scene of China's imperial examination house

China’s Imperial Examination

When it comes to “China’s imperial examination”, many people first think of the eight part essay and the Fan Jin middle examination. But in fact, this set of open recruitment systems, which lasted for 1,300 years, was the most effective and equal talent filter in a way. It has written the three-point line of “reading,…

sunrise of Potala Palace in Tibet and the elderly

Tibet: ‘The Roof of the World’

Tibet is a word that can trigger unlimited imagination just by its name. Some people ask whether the plateau reaction will be fatal, and some people want to see the “peak” of the roof of the world. The following text doesn’t sell fairy tales, only split the latest data, test rhythm and policy highlights into…