China First Day
China Arrival Guide

Low-stress first meal

Your first meal should reduce stress, not become a navigation project. Choose somewhere close, simple, and easy to pay for.

Source basisState Council

What to do

  1. 1

    Look near your hotel first, not across the city.

  2. 2

    Choose a mall, hotel restaurant, convenience store, or simple counter meal if you are tired.

  3. 3

    Use the phrasebook page to show food, payment, and help phrases.

  4. 4

    Save ambitious dining plans for after phone, payment, and hotel check-in are stable.

Check before you rely on it

  • You can return to the hotel easily.

  • You know how you will pay before ordering.

  • You have water and a snack if restaurants are closed.