The China Survival Cheat Sheet
10 pages. Everything you need before you board the plane.
- Alipay & WeChat Pay setup (with foreign cards)
- Must-have apps + working VPN options
- Booking high-speed trains as a foreigner
- Emergency phrases + scam red flags
🧧 Nihao Leo
Your China travel buddy,
on the ground.
I'm Leo — based in China.
I help foreigners skip the headaches: Alipay, trains, VPNs, tourist traps.
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📍 Currently in Kunming
Nihao, I'm Leo 👋
I live in China. Not as a tourist, not as a vlogger passing through — I'm here every day, riding the high-speed trains, paying with my phone, getting lost in alleys most travel guides never mention.
I started Nihao Leo because every week I get the same questions from foreign friends: "How do I pay?" "Is it safe alone?" "Which app actually works?" Most answers online are outdated or written by people who haven't been here in years.
Everything I share is tested this month, in this country. That's the whole promise — and the whole brand.
- Based in China, full-time
- Updated monthly, not yearly
- Real human reply — no chatbots
The Living China Guide 2026
Not a PDF. A Notion playbook I update every month.
$29 · one-time · lifetime updates
- Full Notion database, always current
- Step-by-step Alipay & WeChat walkthroughs (with screenshots)
- 3 / 7 / 14-day itinerary templates
- Train, taxi, and metro playbooks for 12 cities
- Off-the-beaten-path picks locals actually go to
- Free updates for life — no resubscription
A guidebook goes stale in 6 months. This one doesn't.
Itinerary Roast & Polish
Send me your draft. I'll send back a brutally honest, fully-fixed plan.
$49 · delivered in 48 hours · async email
- Line-by-line review of your itinerary
- Train/flight feasibility check (timing, routes, booking windows)
- Local picks swapped in for tourist traps
- Budget reality check — what things actually cost
- Delivered as a detailed PDF + follow-up Q&A
No video calls. No awkward time zones. Just clear, written answers.
What travelers are saying
“Leo's review saved me from booking a 6-hour train I would've missed. The local restaurant picks alone were worth it.”
“Finally a guide that actually works in 2026. Setting up Alipay took 15 minutes instead of 3 days.”
“I've used 4 China guides. This is the only one written by someone who clearly lives there.”
Quick answers
Do I need to speak Chinese?
Not for what's in the guide. Everything is designed for zero-Chinese travelers — including which translation apps actually work offline.
Is the Living Guide really updated?
Yes. Every month I revisit changing things (payment rules, visa policies, app updates) and push edits to the Notion page. You keep the same link forever.
I'm a solo female traveler — is China safe?
Honest answer: it's one of the safest countries I've experienced for solo travel, day or night. The guide covers what to actually watch out for (mostly scams in tourist zones, not personal safety).
How fast is the Itinerary Roast?
Delivered within 48 hours of you submitting the form. If I can't hit that, you get a full refund — no questions.
Can I get a refund if I don't like it?
Yes. 7-day no-questions refund on both the Guide and the Roast. I'd rather lose a sale than a reputation.