china life guide
![[China Guide] Public Transport](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/dc-440x264.jpg)
![[How To]: Soundproof Your Life](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1555336018-440x264.jpg)
![[Lookback]: The Drunk’s Guide to 2018](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1545220377-440x264.gif)
![[Lookback]: The Year in Coffee and Cafes](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1544557872-440x264.gif)
![[Lookback]: The Year in New Restaurants, The First Half](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1544463807-440x264.gif)
![[China Guide] China City Guide](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sh-440x264.jpg)
![[Eat] Chinese Food Discovery](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/dim-sum-menu-guide-header-new-440x264.jpg)
![[How To]: Return Stuff On Taobao](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1576132941-440x264.jpg)
![[How To]: Use Apple Pay for Public Transport](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1556601984-440x264.jpg)
![[How To]: Buy Train Tickets in Shanghai](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1544782526681062594-440x264.jpg)
![[How To]: Upgrade Your Internet](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1552290906-440x264.jpg)
![[How To]: Get a Chinese Driver’s License](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/95266478133-440x264.png)
![[How To]: Skip The Queue At Immigration and Use E-Channel](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1549870179-440x264.jpg)
![[How To]: Get Shanghai Out of Your System](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1547317226-440x264.jpg)
![[China Guide]Attention ! Things To Do After You Arrive China](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/4200371a-af63-46f9-9037-664d03e96248-440x264.jpg)
![[How To]: Recycle in Shanghai](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1541655890-440x264.jpg)
![[How To]: Outcall Tech Repair](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1540813603-440x264.jpg)
![[How To]: Courier Something in Shanghai](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1539165755-440x264.jpg)
![[How to]: Get a Divorce in Shanghai](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1526897844-440x264.jpg)
![[How To]: Set Up Your WeChat Official Account](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1523268006-440x264.jpg)
![[How To]: Fix Everything Wrong With Your Apartment](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1519366743-440x264.jpg)
![[How to]: Be a Better Person in 2018](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1514983179-440x264.jpg)
![[How to]: Use DiDi Now That It’s In English](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1496225292-440x264.jpg)
![[How to]: Eat](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1493021479-440x264.jpg)
![[How to]: Be a Vendor at a Shanghai Market](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1492395970-440x264.jpg)
![[How to]: Be Happy in Shanghai](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1488440789-440x264.jpg)
![[How to]: Use WeChat Pay (Wallet) and Link a Bank Card](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1485338382-440x264.jpg)
![[How to]: Be a Better Restaurant Guest](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1474447271-440x264.jpg)
![[How to]: Get Rid of Your Unwanted Stuff Responsibly](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1467017359-440x264.jpg)
![[How to]: Get a Dog License In China](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1459078339-440x264.jpg)
![[How to]: Get An APEC Card and Travel Visa-Free](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1456802910-440x264.jpg)
![[How to]: Buy Movie Tickets With WeChat, AliPay, And Gewara](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1452157083-440x264.jpg)
![[How to]: Call A Cab With Didi Chuxing And Kuaidi Dache](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1444815530-440x264.jpg)
![[How to]: Get Married In China](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1432807336-440x264.jpg)
![[On The Radar]: Birds of Paradise](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1561091009-440x264.jpg)
![[The List]: Shanghai Charities 2019](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1560943932-440x264.jpg)
![[Drink It]: In Defense Of Chinese Booze](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1560839810-440x264.jpg)
![[The Collection]: Where to Watch Classical Music in Shanghai](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1560741785-440x264.jpg)
![[Homes]: Art Collector Raffaella Gallo’s Hongqiao House](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1560417332-440x264.jpg)
![[Outbound]: Chishan Lake National Wetland Park](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1559720593-440x264.jpg)
![[On The Radar]: Ala Town, The New Laowaijie](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1559717815-440x264.jpg)
![[How To]: Get a Divorce in Shanghai](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/1578-53db-4fa2-bded-692d7796f703.jpg.680.0-440x264.jpg)
![[Tested]: Five Popular Mosquito Killers](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1559204649-440x264.jpg)
![[On The Radar]: Arch, Peking Inn, Bar Mixato](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1559107837-440x264.jpg)
![[How To]: Register When You Return To Shanghai](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/a8e2-5a54-4e52-8dc4-29bdd71ef0f8.jpg.680.0-440x264.jpg)
![[How To]: Send Money Overseas](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1558859524-440x264.jpg)
![[How To]: Garbage Disposal and Recycling in China](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/ing-440x264.jpg)
![[How To]: Register When You Return to Shanghai](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/a8e2-5a54-4e52-8dc4-29bdd71ef0f8-1.jpg.680.0-1-440x264.jpg)
![[What Remains]: Tess Johnston on Shanghai in the 1980s](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1558596033-440x264.jpg)
![[How To]: Get Health Insurance in China](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/3c63-04c1-4fa6-984a-2b17f28bd4c3.png.680.0-440x264.jpg)
![[Industry Nights]: Xime Chef Jun Nishio](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1558499761-440x264.jpg)
![[How to]: Get into China Through Hong Kong and Macau](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/6a50-7b3c-477c-a7cf-168e158b1cb2.jpg.680.0-440x264.jpg)
![[The Argument]: A Defense of Din Tai Fung](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1558411946-440x264.jpg)
![[Tested]: The Huangpu Riverside Bike Trail](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1532594620-440x264.jpg)
![[Sportsfan]: This Saturday’s Awesome Track and Field Meet](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1557817386-440x264.jpg)
![[Tested]: Meituan Dache: The Other Ride-Sharing App](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1521711171-440x264.jpg)
![[How to]: Take Care of Your Man Health This November](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/73f5-cde3-465e-8408-5220c7ed3b89.jpg.680.0-440x264.jpg)
![[The Collection]: Nice Bike Shops](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1557316859-440x264.jpg)
![[Tested]: Via Stelle: Food Delivery to the Michelin Stars](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1505992242-440x264.jpg)
![[How to]: Take Your Pet Out of China](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1580994240-440x264.jpg)
![[Art in May]: Yves Klein, Dunhuang, Mademoiselle Privé](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1557138079-440x264.jpg)
![[Tested]: The Shanghai Call Center](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1501498840-440x264.jpg)
![[Outbound]: Longjing Village, the Holy Land of Green Tea](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1556091205-440x264.jpg)
![[Tested]: ‘Venus Body Shaping’ Fat Blasting Machine](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1500892333-440x264.jpg)
![[The List]: Summer Camps 2019](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1556041575-440x264.jpg)
![[Tested]: FitFam, The Community Workout](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1496737725-440x264.jpg)
![[Eat It]: Y’s Kitchen’s Duck Consomme, and More](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1555924154-440x264.jpg)
![[On The Radar]: Heritage by Madison](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1555569597-440x264.jpg)
![[Tested]: EVCARD, The Electric Car Share Service](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1487922929-440x264.jpg)
![[The Collection]: Record Shops In Shanghai](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1555518714-440x264.jpg)
![[Tested]: The Barbie Tour Bus!](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1486630351-440x264.jpg)
![[Tested]: Guava Pass](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1469675335-440x264.jpg)
![[Square Meters]: The Malls of Our Lives](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1554804836-440x264.jpg)
![[Tested]: The Mobike](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1462353826-440x264.jpg)
![[How To]: Take Your Pet Out of China – Here Is What Has Changed in 2021](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/03261812822-440x264.png)
![[Tested]: Taobao’s “5 Worst Chinese Drinks” Package](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1461572816-440x264.jpg)
![[How To]: Start a Company as a Freelancer](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/02170924484-1-440x264.jpeg)
![[Collection]: Offbeat Museums](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1554356233-440x264.jpg)
![[Tested]: Using Apple Pay In China](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1455794144-440x264.jpg)
![[How To]: Change Your Job Without The Unnecessary Concern of Visa Trouble](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/83736636456-1-440x264.png)
![[Industry Nights]: Mercato’s Chef Kelvin Chai](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1553745818-440x264.jpg)
![[Tested]: Lin Qu – A Crowdsourced Personal Courier](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1452854066-440x264.jpg)
![[On The Radar]: Bleu Bar, Devil’s Share and Dassai Bar](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1553665039-440x264.jpg)
![[Tested]: The Niu N1 Scooter](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1447931743-440x264.jpg)
![[Super Sushi]: These Are All of Shanghai’s Most Expensive Sushi Houses](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1553226605-440x264.jpg)
![[Tested]: Shanghai’s Double Decker Bus](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1442401282-440x264.jpg)
![[The Collection]: Speakeasies That Survive](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1553232006-440x264.jpg)
![[Tested]: Office Massages](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1435141837-440x264.jpg)
![[Pasta Quest]: One Man’s Two Month Mission to Find the Best Pasta in Shanghai](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1552978714-440x264.jpg)
![[Obsessed]: Gaming in Virtual Reality](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1552966271-440x264.jpg)
![[The List]: Tattoo Parlors in Shanghai](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1552644163-440x264.jpg)
![[On The Radar]: Paul Pairet’s Cafe, Polux](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1552375157-440x264.jpg)
![[Offbeat]: The Tao of Ear Cleaning](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1552015186-440x264.jpg)
![[Sportsfan]: The Upcoming Chinese Football Season, In Brief](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1551754930-440x264.jpg)
![[How To]: Get a Work Visa in China](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1560328037-440x264.jpg)
![[How To]: Get The Most Out of Alipay](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1557910676-440x264.jpg)
![[On The Radar]: Beef Steak & Kawaii Cake](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1551250267-440x264.jpg)
![[Wellness]: Acupuncture for Better Sex and Less Stress](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1551079327-440x264.jpg)
![[Ring of Fire]: Searching for Spice](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1550743486-440x264.jpg)
![[Breaking In]: Red Lobster Tests the China Waters](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1550659330-440x264.jpg)
![[On The Radar]: Nightclubs by the Numbers](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1550561219-440x264.jpg)
![[Little Brothers]: Fancy Places Spin Off Affordable Brands](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1550470576-440x264.jpg)
![[Collection]: Where To Buy Glasses (And Sunglasses)](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1550065266-440x264.jpg)
![[Futures]: Tarot Reading the F&B Industry](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1549965441-440x264.jpg)
![[How To]: Get Your Government Ration of Face Masks](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1580804817-1-440x264.jpg)
![[Square Meters]: Now is the Time to Rent Fancy Offices](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1549897995-440x264.jpg)
![[The List]: Valentine’s in Shanghai 2019](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1549868540-440x264.jpg)
![[Outbound]: Skiing in Zhejiang](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1548823993-440x264.jpg)
![[Animal Kingdom]: Pet Hotels That Still Have Space (and Two Sitters)](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1548314526-440x264.jpg)
![[On The Radar]: The Best of America](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1548231948-440x264.jpg)
![[The Quiet Life]: 21st Century Tea Houses](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1547795732-440x264.jpg)
![[On The Radar]: Rye & Co](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1547625454-440x264.jpg)
![[Suit & Tie]: Five Chambers of Commerce](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1547432806-440x264.jpg)
![[Eat It]: Fu’s Claypot Rice](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1546935488-440x264.jpg)
![[How To]: Get An E-Bike in Shanghai](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1578897655-440x264.jpg)
![[Night Sweats]: Five 24-Hour Gyms](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1546838688-440x264.jpg)
![[The Plant Life]: When Shanghai Food Goes Vegetarian](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1546491582-440x264.jpg)
![[How To]: Play the Lottery in Shanghai](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1530532366-440x264.jpg)
![[How to]: Find a Nanny in Shanghai](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1521526723-440x264.jpg)
how to
How To Register for Your Individual Income Tax Refund in China
Bring up the topic of taxes and you’ll hear a collective groan. Not because people...
![[How To]: Soundproof Your Life](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1555336018-150x150.jpg)
![[How to]: Be a Better Restaurant Guest](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1474447271-150x150.jpg)
![[How To]: Register When You Return to Shanghai](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/a8e2-5a54-4e52-8dc4-29bdd71ef0f8-1.jpg.680.0-1-150x150.jpg)
Travel
Traveling from China: Some Countries Are Relaxing COVID Rules
Following China’s relaxation of its ‘zero-COVID’ policy and a subsequent spike...
Transportation
China Train Travel FAQs
You may encounters questions when buying China train tickets during your train travel in China. The frequently asked questions below regarding ticktet booking, ticket collection, change & cancelltion, and train travel may be...
![[How To]: How to Take a Train in China](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/themes/Extra/images/post-format-icon-text.svg){kind=icon}
Shanghai
![[How To]: Register When You Return to Shanghai](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/a8e2-5a54-4e52-8dc4-29bdd71ef0f8-1.jpg.680.0-1-627x376.jpg)
[How To]: Register When You Return to Shanghai
One would think the government knows quite well where we are, with all the apps and QR codes we're...
![[How To]: Get a Divorce in Shanghai](https://www.life-china.cn/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/1578-53db-4fa2-bded-692d7796f703.jpg.680.0-150x150.jpg)
China
Avoid Losing Your Hair With These Chinese Phrases for House Hunting
Apartment hunting is arduous enough under any circumstances. Now imagine doing it in a second...
Read More
How To Taobao Your Chinese New Year’s Resolution Hobby
If you've already failed to make good on your Western New Year's resolution, now's the time to...
Read More
How to cook healthy Chinese food
Chinese food culture is broad and profound. If you are concerned about cooking Chinese food in a...
Read More
CHINA HOLIDAYS 2023
China has seven legal holidays in a year, including New Year's Day, Chinese New Year (Spring...
Read More
How to purchase medicine in China
Drugs should be purchased from qualified sources. Generally, authoritative medical institutions,...
Read More
How to make your online shopping safer?
Before shopping Check the product information. Pay attention to the watermark and the name of the...
Read More
How to protect yourself from flu
READ MORE: How to Book a Public Hospital Appointment Through the 114 App ...
Read More
Traveling from China: Some Countries Are Relaxing COVID Rules
Following China’s relaxation of its ‘zero-COVID’ policy and a subsequent spike...
Read More
Train Services from Hong Kong to the Mainland Set to Resume
The high-speed railway from the Chinese mainland to Hong Kong will resume operations from Sunday,...
Read More
Your Complete Guide for Traveling to Hong Kong
It’s finally happened, China has removed basically all of its COVID-19 restrictions and...
Read More
Recent Comments