Planning trip to China, Advice? (hexbear.net)

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Hi all, my spouse and I are planning a trip to china this year for vacation, in October. I was hoping to field some advice on where to go exactly, what to see, and general advice on navigating while only understanding English. What apps should I install on my phone for payment, translation, etc.

Rough plan currently is to fly into Hong Kong/stay for 1-2 days. Train to Shenzhen for 1-2 days. Train to Beijing 1-2 days. Then fly back.

Not sure exactly what we want to see, yet. For sure, the Great Wall. Also want to take a super fast train to Beijing.

Happy to hear all your thoughts, thanks!

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Yeah I was just talking to a friend who was there recently and he was the one who told me about being able to get on US apps without VPN

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Not all US apps are blocked, anecdotally, I was able to connect to a few blocked services and sites (including hexbear) after arrival on my international roaming before the firewall 'caught up' and restricted me. It was about half a day before I had to fire up a VPN to access those. I wouldn't rely on that at all however.

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