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If this is your first time to China, these are the Dos and Don'ts you need to know!!! Foreigners who are traveling to China for the first time, please remember this!  📱Set up electronic payment methods ✅Prepare translation software 🧻Carry tissues with you (especially for foreign friends traveling to Guangdong) 🚭Pay attention to signs such as no smoking and no taking photos (especially in Hong Kong) ✅Respect traffic and some local customs  🙅No need to tip 🚰Don't drink water directly from the tap 💳Bring some cash or set up electronic payment, not all places accept credit cards

Recently, "#chinatravel" suddenly became popular on the Internet. A video titled "China is too beautiful to be real" received 2.5 million likes and 43 million views in just 16 seconds. Foreign netizens were like and collect it crazily, while praying that they would get rich soon and come to China to travel. Hahaha, it turns out that netizens all over the world are the same.  In China, from paying through Alipay and WeChat to calling a taxi and ordering takeout through apps, digital convenience is the core of daily life, so the first thing before coming to China is: how do foreigners get online? ✨ International roaming: Choosing international roaming when traveling in China allows you to keep your personal phone number. However, this convenience often comes at a high price. Before taking off, be cautious about the roaming charges that may be incurred in China, and also ask if there is a partnership with China Telecom's network, which may provide more favorable prices. ✨ eSIM: ESIM cards are generally a more economical option, with competitive prices for calls, texts, and data, especially compared to the usually high fees associated with international roaming. The 15 GB data package of eSIM only costs $21 (about 150 yuan). No physical SIM card or magic is required, which is particularly convenient for travelers and can even be activated before arriving in China. The disadvantage is that there is no phone number, so you can't make calls or receive text messages.  ✨✨ Travel SIM card: After arriving in China, you can buy a SIM card with a valuable local Chinese number at the airport with your passport, and you can directly receive text messages and make calls! Booking an App account, calling a taxi, takeout, booking a hotel, buying tickets, etc. often require the use of text messages and phone calls, which will greatly help foreign tourists travel in China. The price is also very advantageous compared to international roaming and eSIM cards. For example, China Mobile's package, 20GB data package + 80 minutes of calls, only costs 150RMB (about 21$). I recommend a SIM card purchase point that is most suitable for tourists at Shanghai Airport. On the right side of the Cheerway Easy Go convenience store at the arrival area of ​​Pudong Airport, there is a SIM card store that sells Chinese SIM cards for overseas tourists. (⭐️Next time, I will publish a detailed guide on buying SIM cards at Shanghai Pudong Airport in 2024. Remember to follow me. If you need a guide on buying eSIM, you can also DM me~)  These popular Chinese attractions are like windows that allow foreigners to see the real and vivid China: There are rural mountains and fields⛰, pastoral idylls☘, as well as high-rise buildings🏙, modern prosperity🌟. We inherit the past and actively embrace the future! Welcome to China! Have a pleasant trip to China!

After walking 100,000 steps🚶, I finally sorted out the Beijing Hutong Citywalk route‼ ️ Beijing's Hutongs are mainly divided into these four areas, 1️⃣ Wudaoying, Beiluo, Nanluo Ancient Alley in the north, 2️⃣ Dongsi and Beixinqiao in the east, 3️⃣ Baita Temple Xisi in the west, 4️⃣ Qianmen, Yangmeizhuxie Street in the south, etc. These are all classic and fun routes in Beijing. Go and see the red-walled and green-tiled ancient buildings in Beijing, and feel the Beijing atmosphere in the old alleys. There are also many niche literary and creative shops and cafes along the way☕️  Route 1: Beijing Classic Hutong Citywalk Route 🚇Transportation location: Lama Temple subway station 🚶Detailed route: Ditan Park➡️ Lama Temple➡️ Wudaoying Hutong➡️ Imperial College➡️ Confucius Temple and Imperial College Museum➡️ Beiluoguxiang➡️ Yanxidai Street➡️ Drum Tower➡️ Bell Tower➡️ Shichahai➡️ Houhai Route features: There are famous historical ancient buildings with red walls and green tiles, Wudaoying Hutong ... Ying and Beiluo Ancient Alley are small literary alleys worth visiting, as well as the Orange Sea Sunset in Shichahai 🌅 and the folk music bar in Houhai 🍹  Route 2: Experience the commercial streets of old Beijing 🚇Transportation location: Exit D of Dongsi Subway Station 🚶Detailed route: Mochaqi Home Market➡️Paper Sound Bookstore➡️Honghua Dim Sum Bureau➡️Beijing Longfu Temple➡️Cool Music Records➡️Fu Geer➡️Wu Wen Xi Dong➡️Daoxiang Village Store 0➡️Red Star Qianjin➡️Douwo➡️Guozijian & Lama Temple Route features: various inherited old shops and some boutique creative design shops, Beixinqiao also has many Beijing specialty snacks and delicacies  Route 3: Cultural Treasure Route 🚇Location and Transportation: Exit B of Fuchengmen Subway Station 🚶Detailed Route: Exit B of Fuchengmen Subway Station➡️Beijing Luxun Museum➡️Miaoying White Pagoda Temple➡️Temple of the Emperors of All Dynasties➡️Guangji Temple➡️Zhengyang Bookstore➡️Red House Public Library➡️Xishiku Church Route Features: Whether it is the White Pagoda Temple, the Temple of the Emperors or the Wansong Old Man Tower, each place has a historical story. The hutongs around Baita Temple are also very good to visit  Route 4: Small literary hutongs & Western-style buildings 🚇Location and transportation: Exit A of Zhushikou Subway Station 🚶Detailed route: Exit A of Zhushikou Subway Station➡️Qianmen Street➡️Dashilan➡️Yingtao Street➡️Yangmeizhu Street➡️Beijing Fang➡️Qianmen➡️Xianyukou Street➡️Sanlihe Park➡️Dongjiaominxiang➡️Chongwenmen Subway Station Route features: It is very close to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, suitable for a one-day tour. Yangmeizhu Street is a small literary hutong that cannot be missed, and Dongjiaominxiang Street is very suitable for taking pictures📷.  The above four routes are worth exploring in person. If you only have one day, you can choose to visit the first route. I believe that after visiting these four routes, you will definitely have a new understanding of Beijing‼ ️ 

Today, I will take you to the National Museum located in Tiananmen Square, Beijing~  🏠The Centennial National Museum covers an area of ​​70,000 square meters, is 42.5 meters high, has a construction area of ​​200,000 square meters, 48 ​​exhibition halls, a national first-class museum, the largest museum in the world with a single building area, and has more than 1.43 million collections  🎫Tickets Tickets are released at 17:00 every day, free, real fire ‼ ️Important things are written in front Time: 9:00-17:00, closed on Monday Entry: You can enter twice on the same day with your record Security check: Water, food🉑️Power bank over 20,000❌Lighter❌Selfie stick tripod❌  🚌Transportation 1. Subway: Exit C and D of Tiananmen East Station on Line 1 2. Bus: 1, 2, 52, 82, etc., Tiananmen East Station ❤️New guide for Phoenix Crown Fridge Magnets: Line up in the lobby on the first floor, staff will issue number plates, buy with the plates, limited to 2 per person  🗺️Guide to 5-hour tour of the National Museum: 1️⃣Go to B1 Ancient China first, must see‼ ️The treasures of the museum are all here, 2H 2️⃣Go directly to the fourth floor to see several major exhibitions, 2H 3️⃣Go down to the third floor and the second floor in turn, and visit according to your interests, 1H  🚶Detailed itinerary: 1️⃣The first stop is to visit B1 Ancient China, a must-see, otherwise it is like not coming to the National Museum! On the first floor, you can see all the treasures of the museum and the changes of dynasties. The main threads are the ancient times, the Xia, Shang and Western Zhou dynasties, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Three Kingdoms, the Jin Dynasty, the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties, the Liao, Song, Xia, Jin and Yuan Dynasties, and the Ming and Qing Dynasties.  The treasures of the museum include jade dragons, jade cong, eagle-shaped pottery tripods, gold thread clothes, Houmuwu tripods, bronze masks, four-ram square zun, Wu Wang Fuchai bronze sword, Warring States ice mirror, bronze rhino zun, drum-beating rap figurines, celadon lotus zun, gilded bronze Buddha statues, bronze chimes, Tang Sancai, Queen Xiaoduan Nine Dragon Nine Phoenix Crown, etc., and the cultural and creative shop is right outside, 2 hours ☕️Half an hour lunch break, take the baby to the restaurant Eat and rest, not many choices, cold noodles, sandwiches, beverage machine, just fill your stomach, no matter how delicious, bring your own snacks, chocolate 2️⃣ The second stop goes directly to the fourth floor of the South District, and sees 6 exhibitions in one go, including coin exhibition, bronze mirror exhibition, technology exhibition (not going if time is tight), clothing exhibition, porcelain exhibition, jade exhibition, 2 hours 3️⃣ The third stop is the ancient food on the third floor of the North District. There is a table of imported food as soon as you enter the door. Many of the carrots, cucumbers, and watermelons we are used to eating are imported. 30 minutes Tips: The popular white porcelain exhibition of Princess Yushu on the second floor of the North District has closed. The white porcelain skirt is as thin as a cicada's wing, which is amazing! 📷5 and a half hours, 700 photos, walking through the evolution of history, marveling at the wisdom of the predecessors, and seeing the prosperity of history! Step by step, step by step, Maslow's needs model, from the need for food and clothing to spiritual pursuit ❤️Collect first and then visit the exhibition, the National Museum is worth it

Come to Beijing in early autumn, don't miss the Hutong Walk!  Not only beautiful, but also runs through Beijing's history and modernity, a super unique experience! It's perfect for a person to walk around for an afternoon! My route is 😗 ▶️Gulou—▶️Beiluoguxiang—▶️Shichahai—▶️Dongjiaominxiang  This route is the essence of Beijing's Hutong culture🧐 Under the subway Gulou Street, don't miss the punch-in at Gulou East Street, it's very Beijing-flavored!  Compared with Nanluoguxiang, Beiluoguxiang is more peaceful and suitable for a leisurely walk. Shichahai is the only open scenic spot with open water in the inner city of Beijing. The boat ride in autumn is beautiful! You can also come to skate in winter!  Dongjiaominxiang is the longest Hutong in Beijing. There are many Western buildings along the way, which is suitable for quietly feeling the history😭 ❤️tips❤️  - The whole journey is about 5km. Wear comfortable shoes, and the sun in Beijing may be very strong, remember to take sunscreen. -There are many photographers on Gulou Street. If you go out alone, you don’t have to worry about no one taking photos📸 - There are many specialty coffees along the way☕, I have sorted them out and put them in Figure 3, 🉑 Save it! - Yandaixie Street is right next to the Gulou, and there are many places selling small items inside, so it’s a good place to go shopping!