小碗 Small Bowl
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7 days in China · for first-timers from Japan, Korea and beyond

The big sights are easy. It's the small bowl that trips you up.

Everyone tells you to see the Great Wall. Nobody tells you how to drink douzhi without spitting it out, how to open a soup dumpling without burning your lip, or how to unlock a shared bike when the app is in Chinese. This guide is only the small things.

Free: 8 details + the 7-day skeleton. Paid: every hour, every address, 60 point-and-say cards.

Try it: tap the card, show your phone to the counter

3RMB A bowl of douzhi. Cheapest culture shock in Beijing.
1.5RMB / 15 min A shared bike, once you can unlock it.
0% Tipping. Never. Anywhere.
30days Visa-free for Japanese and Korean passports (as of 2026, check before flying).

The details

Each card is one thing you'll actually do. Steps, where, price, the one mistake, and a phrase to show.

The 7-day skeleton

Beijing → Shanghai by high-speed rail. This is the free outline. The paid guide fills every hour, with the Chinese address for each stop and what to do when it rains.

Want every detail? That part is paid.

The free page gets you started. The full guide is what I'd hand a friend the night before they fly.

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