BEIJING, CHINA 2023: Travel Tips & FAQs (as Asians), Immigration, Alipay vs. WeChat, MUST-KNOW INFO!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ค. 2024
- It's been some time since we did a Q&A video. Here's a timestamp breakdown:
00:00 Introduction
00:29 Qn 1 - Do you need a Visa to travel in China?
00:53 Qn 2 - What applications (apps) do you need on your phone?
02:00 Qn 3 - Alipay or WeChat?
02:46 Qn 4 - What are the common payment modes in China?
03:17 Qn 5 - Which telco provider did we use to stay connected?
04:12 Qn 6 - What to note when going through China's immigration customs & security?
05:56 Qn 7 - How did we travel around China via their public transport?
06:43 Qn 8 - How about purchase of China Railway tickets?
07:05 Qn 9 - How to purchase tickets to tourist sites e.g. Great Wall, Forbidden City, Tian An Men Square?
09:24 Qn 10 - What is one must-try dish in Beijing?
11:00 Qn 11 - Is fluency in Mandarin required to travel in China?
12:15 Qn 12 - Accommodation in China & thing to note!
13:04 TOTAL COST OF OUR 6-DAY BEIJING TRIP (ps: not a budget trip!)
13:43 Conclusion & Bloopers
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hey! appreciate this video as a singaporean, I always wanted to travel and explore china, cheers for your trip!
@evangeline3907 Hello! Thanks for watching the video, and for leaving such a sweet & encouraging comment. ☺ It's a great time for us to travel and explore China now, considering the visa-free perk for Singaporeans! Year-end is a good time to visit, since it'll be cooler haha. Hopefully the info we shared will be useful when you plan your itinerary 🤗 - do let us know if you have any questions that were not answered via the video!
Super useful information thanks!!!
Hello! Thanks for watching our video & joining the @oheyjelly TH-cam family! We're happy to know that you found the video useful, and will be happy to hear more about your trip to China/Beijing after you're back! Cheers ☺
this is so useful! thank you so much!
Hello there! We're glad that you found this vlog useful. :) Thanks for joining the @oheyjelly fam! ☺
great info!!!
Thank you for watching our vlog! 🥰
@oheyjelly would know how much time I spent pre-trip testing and syncing the various apps. Standing in front of that ijooz machine questioning my life choices with Alipay was no doubt part of the travel journey. We hope you guys found our sharing/tips informative and useful for your own needs.
Someday, we will head back to the South of China!
Thanks for sharing. Useful information. I am going to Harbin end of the month.
@dianaleo6056 enjoy your trip to Harbin, it is minus 4 degs now!
@@tzew Thanks
Hey Diana, thanks for watching as aways. I hope to be able to visit Harbin some day too! Have fun!! :)
Thank you
@blurblur77 Thank you for watching the video! Hope it was useful in sharing the info & tips you were looking for. 😄
You are so lucky. There's 3 places I want to visit. The Great wall of China, Japan and Pompeii
@erinkemp1004 Hi there, thanks for watching our vlogs! Start planning a trip to at least one of these places in 2024...they're quite accessible in general - I believe you can make it happen!! 💪
Make sure you climb Mt Vesuvious when you get there. There is a tour there as you get off the train.
Hi there! @@peterclifton1390 Thanks for watching our vlog! Unfortunately, we didn't have the time to explore/climb Mt. Vesuvious when we were there. Maybe next time! ☺
thank you for the video, I just have a question about ticket reservation for the forbidden city : I found the page where to reserve ticket on WeChat and I was ready to buy on time, but they didn't accept my phone number format because I don't have chinese number. How can I do ?
@arthurjames3456 hi there, thanks for watching our vlog. Unfortunately we faced the same issue when we were there. It seems that a lot of the wechat functions are limited if you do not have a local number. This included ticket reservations, train tickets. Forbidden City forbidded us from visiting that day, and we found out post-trip that as foreigners, we can only book forbidden city tickets via online
thanks for the QnA video, I'm traveling to China next month for the first time and the information shared is really useful, just wonder for the high speed rail, is there enough leg room space to accommodate a 28" luggage or do you need to prebook, like in japan, a seat with luggage space?
@charmedsg hello there, thanks for watching our vlog and we are glad to hear that our tips helped. Our experience with the 2nd class seats was that the seat length was fairly spacious but the width was narrow. It is possible to fit a 28" cabin luggage in your leg space but it may be uncomfy if both your leg and elbow room are constrained over a long ride. There are separate luggage racks near the door, above you, or behind you if you are seated in the last row. You can refer to 4:13 to 4:43 of our Lao Long Tou video to get a general sense of the train space. Have a good trip to China!
Hi @charmedsg ! Mr. P has shared his reply below, hopefully that helps with your query. 😄 Thanks again for watching our videos and being part of the Oheyjelly fam!~ We'll be happy to hear about your trip to China, after you're back! ☺
Yes, a bit of hassle on Scenic tickets issue such as Palace Museum, Jiuzhaigou which no counter for tickets. Will pay the china guide to book it. To Beijing, we via Tainjin Airport almost half less $.
Hello there! Thanks for watching our vlogs & joining the @oheyjelly TH-cam family! 😊 Yes, it's always more straightforward to get the guide to book tickets for you/a group of travelers. For us, we took the free&easy, self-planned route, hence it took a bit more time & effort. 🙃
Do u need local china number to reserve slots to Tian'anmen square? Tried with SG number but it didnt work
@takebackthenight4390 hello there, thanks for watching our vlog. Yes this is the issue we faced with wechat as the majority of payment/booking modules on app requires a local chinese number. With a SG number, you can register and use the basic functions like scan qr code.
For tiananmen, our friend forwarded us a photo of the QR code displayed locally, which allowed us to use the wechat scan function to reserve a slot. If you require, drop us a DM and we can fwd it across.
Also you may wish to note that the barriers surrounding TAM means that we have to walk a large circular loop to get to the security / entrance counters, and from there another 5 mins walk to the actual square itself. It would be good to plan for some buffer time. Hope this helps, happy travels 🙂
Hi there! Thanks for watching our vlog - you can refer to Mr. P's response to your question in this same thread. Drop us an IG DM for more info eg. QR code. 😀
Do you know if we can pay cash anywhere without Alipay? Thanks for sharing!
@jennyaw9391 hello there, thanks for watching our vlog and channel sub. Yes while they are quite cashless generally, you would still be able to pay cash in restaurants / general stores. One downside would be that some smaller shops may not be able to provide cash change. Hope this helps 🙂
Hi! We've observed that they're generally a cashless society today. However, it'll be wise to carry along some petty cash wherever you go. Cash will come in handy in cases where systems crash (i.e. cannot pay using apps), or in some cases, transport - the public bus driver bringing us to Great Wall only accepted cash for the bus tickets. If you were to go to the smaller towns and cities, the locals may also accept cash more than cashless options!
Thank you for your reply!
how to settle alipay account
hello @catsugarpop246 ! It's quite simple - just download the app first, set up and account, verify your account by following the instructions, and then link your credit card(s) you want to use for payments. If you're only intending to make payments using Alipay, that's pretty much all you need to do when in SG. You will only be able to use Alipay to make payments once you're in China.
@@Jacinda221hi there, yes that is correct. You can only link your credit cards but unable to do any top ups/test payment in sg. We also crossed fingers and hoped for the best until the first payment txn upon arrival at Beijing airport. Anyway, if you link it to a multi currency card like youtrip, you won’t really need to top up/keep credits within Alipay itself.
We also brought along a second credit card just in case we needed to draw extra cash beyond the monthly $400 sgd limit for youtrip.
lol 😂 I'm from HK and they don't understand my HK mandarin.
Hello there! @Velladog Their mandarin standards are possibly a level above.😅
You’re beautiful
Thank you for your kind comment ❤️, and for joining the TH-cam fam! 😊
If I go to UK travel alone , do I need to know some bacic local language, or the locals with speak with me in Chinese ？🤣
*basic, not bacic. You should try not to travel to UK alone 🙂
To recap, Qn 11 was: is fluency in mandarin required to travel in China. This is surprisingly a qn we do get asked a lot and so we shared our thoughts based on the recent trip.
Not too sure what your comment is referring to exactly. Personally, I have learnt that interacting with a few simple phrases of the local languages, is a form of politeness and respect to a different culture, and almost enhances every travel experience.
Hi Kevin, thanks for dropping us a comment on this video. However, I'm not sure if I'm the right person to consult on your query of traveling to UK alone. 🙂 There is no part of this video which speaks about traveling in UK. You should be able to find more relevant resources out there to help you. I do, however, suggest that you polish up your English (converstionally at least, and comprehension as a next step) if you wish to visit the UK. 🙂 Have a good day.
Talk so fast 🙄
Not as fast as you can type apparently.
What is your suggestion? Should we talk slower then, so that you may catch up?
@tzew
Ayah, so ultra thin skin 😄
don't do youtube if u can't take criticism lor 🙄
@@jaytso1883yes my skin is definitely thinner than yours, but I will speak out against silly comments that undermines the efforts put in by @oheyjelly to make this video.
Your so-called “criticism” is not constructive, because it does not come with a logical suggestion on how better to improve. I’ve chosen to give you attention by replying, in the hopes that your next comment will be more constructive.
However, it is clear now that by trying to deflect my reply as being unable to take criticism, you have shown that you are quick to leave fast comments, without knowing how to deal with the consequences. Hence, I bid you well.
Hello there. Thanks for dropping a comment on this video. Btw, there is a playback function on TH-cam where you can adjust the speed of the videos you watch. Sharing this info to you as I thought that it might be helpful for your personal limitation. 😊
You have the option to make the video slower