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PANDA CONCIERGEChina
PANDA CONCIERGEChina

Guides

Living in China

The everyday things that stop being a problem after the first time.

photo: someone working out an app on their phone
5 min

Connectivity

How to use Chinese apps

An interface with no English, paying, and the usual traps.

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photo: a row of yellow hire bikes in a marked bay by the pavement
5 min

Transport

Bikes and e-bikes in the city

Unlocking by QR, where to park and what you must not do on the road.

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photo: a vegetable stall at a city market
4 min

Food

Where to buy groceries

Supermarket, market and app — how they differ on price.

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photo: the reception of an international clinic, a bright lobby
5 min

Healthcare

If you need a doctor

Where to go, what to bring and how insurance works.

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photo: a bank of parcel lockers in an estate courtyard, someone collecting a box
6 min

Shopping

How Chinese addresses and delivery work

Building, entrance, flat — and why the courier cannot find you.

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Describe it in your own words — a concierge will reply and take you through it step by step.