Recs by vibe, not by ranking
Navigation starts before the flight. Every traveler takes the Traveler Archetype Quiz, and we curate personalized travel recommendations based on the result — your vibe, not a city's average rating.
A slice-of-life person and a museum person land in the same Shanghai but need two different cities. The quiz is how we know which one to hand you — and, later, which guide to match you with.
The pre-travel checklist
First-time visitors don't stumble on the Great Wall; they stumble on the app store. China 101 is our pre-travel checklist for the unglamorous essentials — so you arrive ready, not overwhelmed.
VPN
Which ones actually work, and why you set them up before takeoff — not after landing, when the download page itself is out of reach.
Alipay & mobile payments
China runs on QR codes; foreign cards now link in minutes. We walk you through the setup so your first street snack isn't a cash-hunt.
Metro cards & getting around
How to ride the metro like you've done it before — cards, codes, and which apps replace the ones you left behind.
Not another list — a delicious invitation
Where locals eat. What locals love. Every entry on the Goji food map comes from a guide's own rotation — the noodle window near the office, the dumpling place worth a cross-town trip. No stars, no sponsored rankings; just the places our people actually return to.
