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
Look near your hotel first, not across the city.
- 2
Choose a mall, hotel restaurant, convenience store, or simple counter meal if you are tired.
- 3
Use the phrasebook page to show food, payment, and help phrases.
- 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.