Keeping In Touch In China

Many people have the fear that once they enter China, they will be completely cut off from the "outside world" due to internet censorship and what is known as "The Great Firewall". If you're a social media junkie, you understand the need to keep everyone updated, whether it's through sharing pics on Instagram, or your 160 character thoughts on Twitter, or just dropping a line on Facebook. Unfortunately, these major sites and apps are blocked throughout China. But have no fear, there are still many ways you can communicate and keep in touch with your loved ones. Smartphone Apps WeChat (or Weixin 微信) WeChat is one of the most popular free messaging apps in China and provides many features compared to other social messaging apps, such as Facebook Messenger. It has developed into one of the best multi-functional and social networking apps in use today. It is one of the most convenient ways to keep in touch with guides. With WeChat, users can upload profile pictures, post "Moments" to their timeline (a feature similar to Instagram), send instant messages to each other or to a group of people, and have high quality video call like you would with Skype. WeChat has created intuitive ways to add friends and meet new people. You can share your WeChat ID, scan QR codes to add friends, sync your phone contacts and even shake your phones together. By shaking your phone, you will be immediately connected with all WeChat users that happen to be shaking their phones at that particular time, whether they are next to you or on the other side of the globe. WeChat also features drift bottles where users can write messages and drop it in a virtual sea, where other users can pick it up and read it. Recently, WeChat has introduced WeChat wallet where users can link WeChat to their bank account and pay vendors or contacts via WeChat. When traveling in China in 2020, a Green Code that shows your health condition is required: this Health QR code system has been implemented throughout the country. You can scan the QR code at airports, train stations, hotels, etc. with WeChat or Alipay to get a local health code. See more on China Travel Restrictions.

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