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Check that your passport qualifies for visa-free entry. Up to 30 days for listed countries. The current policy runs to 31 December 2026. Read the guide Official rule Official notices read 10 Nov 2026 Check your dates against closed days. The Forbidden City is closed on Mondays, except national holidays. The trip planner moves visits off closed days for you. Open the trip planner Official rule Beijing Government notice, 29 Jun 2023

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Set up a way to pay with your foreign card. On WeChat Pay, payments under 200 yuan carry no card fee. Read the guide Official rule Beijing Government, 26 Mar 2026 If you will take trains, register on 12306 and pass identity verification. You can only buy tickets after verification has passed, so do it days ahead. Read the guide Official rule Chongqing Government transport guide, 8 Jun 2026 Decide how you will get mobile data and receive texts. Some online booking systems ask for a mainland China number. Our guide is not published yet. Official rule Beijing 12345 hotline reply, 20 Jun 2025 If you are visiting the Forbidden City, book it as soon as tickets open. The museum does not sell same-day tickets. Find the booking hour in your time zone Official rule Palace Museum visit page · read 9 Nov 2026 If you are visiting the Summer Palace without a Chinese number, plan to buy at the park. Online booking needed a mainland number in June 2025. Read the guide Official rule Beijing 12345 hotline reply, 20 Jun 2025 · re-check due Ask your hotel to confirm that it accepts foreign guests. Not every listing says so. We have not checked the current rules. Our advice Our advice Save your hotel’s name and address in Chinese on your phone. Useful for taxi drivers. Our advice Our advice

Pre-trip checklist

Before you book flights

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