A few years ago, a friend we visited in Dali, China let us in on a little China hack that changed how we travel China forever. Its name is Meituan. The app is essentially China’s super-app for local deals. Restaurants, cafés, gyms, spas, tourist attractions… they all throw discounted bundles on there that are often dramatically cheaper than […]
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Payments in China for Foreigners
The First Shock: Cash Doesn’t Always Work Anymore Picture this: you’ve just landed in China, you’re jet-lagged, and all you want is a coffee. You pull out cash — perfectly crisp bills — and the cashier looks at you like you’ve handed her a seashell. Everyone else in line is tapping their phone to a
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Payments in China for Foreigners