AMap (高德地图)
This is the comprehensive mapping tool for visitors traveling in China. It offers full English language support and delivers highly accurate, real-time navigation, including metro information, bus routes, and traffic updates.
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Make the most of your CHINAPLAS 2026 visit with the right apps — a list of essential and easy-to-use tools, especially for overseas visitors.
This is the comprehensive mapping tool for visitors traveling in China. It offers full English language support and delivers highly accurate, real-time navigation, including metro information, bus routes, and traffic updates.
It is China’s most popular ride-hailing app and an indispensable tool for efficient travel, functioning much like Uber. The app is highly user-friendly for international visitors, featuring a fully localized English interface and seamless support for international credit cards in all major cities.
Friendly reminder: Download AMap and DiDi before arriving in China, and switch the interface to your preferred language mode.
The translation app is certified by the Chinese government, making it a trusted resource powered by the prestigious Oxford and Collins dictionaries.
China is now largely a cashless society, where digital payments are the norm.
To ensure smooth experience in China, it is essential for you to set up at least one of the two apps below before arrival.
It is widely considered the most traveler-friendly option designed specifically for overseas visitors. It offers a robust International Version with a clean English interface and quickly links major international credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, JCB, Discover) directly.
Integrated into the WeChat social app, this is the most common payment method among locals, combining messaging and payment in one app. It works with virtually every vendor in China, including small family-run stalls.
Friendly reminder: Set up Alipay and WeChat Pay before arriving in China, as it may take some time to link with foreign credit cards. Check out the Step-by-Step guide (English Content Only).