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Phone checked at border

Last post by stansmug « Sat Mar 18, 2023 5:05 am
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by stansmug » Fri Mar 17, 2023 8:17 am

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Is it generally just land borders that check photos on phones (and potentially install spyware)?

This is putting us off getting a tourist visa and...

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Osaka to Shanghai, 2 days at sea :)

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Sat Mar 18, 2023 5:05 am
China will start issuing tourist visas on March 15

Last post by Ohmadou « Fri Mar 17, 2023 9:24 pm
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by bergf » Mon Mar 13, 2023 9:01 pm

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Thought I'd share the amazing news that China will start issuing tourist visas on March 15!

I'm very happy since I just left a snowy Stockholm...

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You get your visa from the Chinese embassy of your own country, and last I heard, the validity period doesn't start immediately. You have a few...

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Last post by Ohmadou
Fri Mar 17, 2023 9:24 pm
China borders reopened, no more covid quarantine, but tourist visa to China still not open to apply

Last post by energico « Wed Mar 15, 2023 9:30 am
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by adventuretourchina » Sun Jan 08, 2023 12:29 pm
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Dear All,

1. China has reopened borders to tourists after three years of Covi-zero closure.

2. Travellers to China no longer required to covid...

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Hello,
We can now apply for a tourist visa.
Is it better to order it in your own country of residence or from China? I have read that it can be done...
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Last post by energico
Wed Mar 15, 2023 9:30 am
Ladakh border

Last post by Roadtophnompenh « Mon Mar 13, 2023 7:55 am
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by pocatrassa » Sat Mar 04, 2023 1:05 am

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Is it possible to cross from India to China through Ladakh? I've read there are several points but the sino-indian conflict comes and goes, and I've...

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The only border from pakistan into China is Kunjerab-pass, was there in october and they were still closed due to covid, usually they re-open april...

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Last post by Roadtophnompenh
Mon Mar 13, 2023 7:55 am
RVing in China

Last post by Spretti « Tue Feb 14, 2023 2:28 am
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by Spretti » Fri Feb 10, 2023 4:47 am

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Family traveling in China by RV/caravan. We have been renting RV several times in China and blogging about our experiences. Several campgrounds were...

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No need local guide .

I live in China and have a Chinese driving license. You can rent the RV as a foreigner, but I have the benefit that my wife...

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Last post by Spretti
Tue Feb 14, 2023 2:28 am
China with dog transit

Last post by adventuretourchina « Sun Jan 08, 2023 1:01 pm
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by Daan » Sat Jan 07, 2023 2:08 am

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Hello everyone, is there anyone here who traveled through China with the dog before corona? We plan (if possible) to make a transit from Pakistan -...

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Hi,

pls check here:

or

This is currently the most detailed and actionable information on the Internet.

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Last post by adventuretourchina
Sun Jan 08, 2023 1:01 pm
Is it legal to use a VPN in China?

Last post by ccc « Wed Nov 30, 2022 10:59 am
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by ccc » Mon Aug 02, 2021 12:02 pm
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Knows anyone, is it legal to use a VPN in China? Just in case of mobile phone scanning on the China border.
Thanks in advance.

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Are VPNs legal in China?

Yes, using a VPN is legal in China. Even though China has severe restrictions on VPN usage and blocks many VPN providers,...
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Last post by ccc
Wed Nov 30, 2022 10:59 am
From Qinghai to Xinjiang: route notes for cyclists and backpackers

Last post by jetdude « Sat Jun 25, 2022 10:49 pm
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by steven » Wed Jun 16, 2021 9:51 am

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This is a short overview of the (infrastructure) changes that have come about on the little used (by foreign travellers) border crossing between...

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Is it possible to visit Xinjian from Pakistan, entering from Gilgit doing the KKH?
Have a ten year China visa, has not expire yet, but ignore if...

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Last post by jetdude
Sat Jun 25, 2022 10:49 pm
Travel Permit

Last post by Jealgu « Tue Nov 23, 2021 10:44 am
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by Hound_Dog » Sat Oct 30, 2021 12:59 am

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Guys, any truth to the rumour that china wont be issuing overlanding permits next year? Anyone heard similar?

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Next year the olympics are in China and there is a party congress, both reasons to potentially want to shut things down or make things much harder...

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Last post by Jealgu
Tue Nov 23, 2021 10:44 am
Scans tourists' phones by installing malware

Last post by ccc « Mon Aug 02, 2021 5:34 pm
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by ccc » Mon Jul 26, 2021 10:58 pm

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Has anyone ever gotten a phone scan on the China border?

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Thx a lot, hope they have stopped this procedure and here is a quit good explanation, how it was in 2019:

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Last post by ccc
Mon Aug 02, 2021 5:34 pm
By caravan from Shanghai to Inner Mongolia

Last post by Spretti « Sun Aug 01, 2021 1:25 pm

by Spretti » Sun Aug 01, 2021 1:25 pm

This summer we rented a caravan from Shanghai and drove all the way up to Inner Mongolia. Made an informative page for the caravan about traffic laws...

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Last post by Spretti
Sun Aug 01, 2021 1:25 pm
Tourists are able to drive in China right now

Last post by cztt346 « Sun Oct 18, 2020 6:27 pm
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by Larryuan » Thu Dec 19, 2019 2:27 am
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Hi, guys, :D :D
Just share my experience to drive in China.
I found the government in China processed a new policy to allow tourists to get a...

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The original text of regulation law for temporary entry vehicles and drivers (Order No.90 of MPS, Dec 1, 2006) is here:
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Last post by cztt346
Sun Oct 18, 2020 6:27 pm
Narat Grassland-Baiyinbulak Grassland-Kuqa

Last post by bamboo « Tue Sep 29, 2020 4:03 am

by bamboo » Tue Sep 29, 2020 4:03 am

Hi,

Has anyone traveled from Yining to Narat Grassland and able to find a yurt stay at Nara?
How do you get a permit to Baiyinbulak and how do you...

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Last post by bamboo
Tue Sep 29, 2020 4:03 am
Electronics at the Chinese border?

Last post by cztt346 « Wed Mar 18, 2020 2:16 pm
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by Blindcapitals » Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:03 pm

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Worth mailing electronics to Beijing? Hi all, been planning my trip using caravanistan for a while, but first time posting. I'm travelling from the...

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I'll add that blocking your SIM card if you use a VPN seems to be a problem only in Xinjiang. I never turned on my VPN in Xinjiang for just this...

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Last post by cztt346
Wed Mar 18, 2020 2:16 pm
Urumqi hotels that take foreigners

Last post by emarosa « Sat Jan 25, 2020 10:09 am
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by stanathon » Wed Aug 29, 2018 7:52 am
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We're an Australian and an American and we both speak Chinese. Last week we had a lot of trouble finding a hostel or budget hotel that would accept...

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JinJiang Inn on Hongqi Rd still accepts foreigners.
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Last post by emarosa
Sat Jan 25, 2020 10:09 am
Hotels in Kashgar that accept foreigners

Last post by emarosa « Sat Jan 25, 2020 10:07 am
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by mollser » Fri Oct 05, 2018 3:33 pm
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Hi,
Does anyone know of a hostel/cheap hotel in Kashgar that accepts foreigners. I have just received notification from the hostel I booked that I...

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I stayed in a great little airbnb hotel near the old town. They were able to register me with no worries.
PM for link :)
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Last post by emarosa
Sat Jan 25, 2020 10:07 am
Cycling in Xinjiang

Last post by Road to Frame « Thu Jan 23, 2020 12:22 pm
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by edoardo » Fri Jul 13, 2018 1:50 am
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Just made it by bike to urumqui from bulgan takeshikent border (Mongolia). As it was written in many topics, police situation is just creazy i have...

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Where does this information come from?

Which information exactly? Our reply was personal experience.
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Last post by Road to Frame
Thu Jan 23, 2020 12:22 pm
Kashgar Q&A

Last post by Alaskaflyer « Thu Nov 28, 2019 1:36 am
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by Alaskaflyer » Mon Nov 25, 2019 6:52 pm

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Given the current political situation, does anyone have updated travel information to Kashgar and the Xingjiang Province? Note: I had established...

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Steven; I am not sure that you would be able to answer, but are you familiar with a Waheed, Silkroads_Expeditions? Tony

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Last post by Alaskaflyer
Thu Nov 28, 2019 1:36 am
Leaving China with China registered Vehicle

Last post by bertrand25 « Tue Nov 12, 2019 7:01 am
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by larumo » Thu Jun 27, 2019 9:43 am

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Hello to all fellow travellers,

I am currently planning an overland motorcycle trip from Chongqing, where I currently work, back home to Germany,...

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Hello Larumo, so you managed to cross the border to Kazakhstan with a chinese registered motorbike, with chinese plates? Do you reckon it's possible...

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Last post by bertrand25
Tue Nov 12, 2019 7:01 am
China Transit as Selfdriver - Kashgar New Land Travel Agency

Last post by Madanda32 « Mon Oct 28, 2019 6:35 pm
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by Lysistrata » Sat Sep 07, 2019 2:20 am

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We would like to share our experience concerning our China-Transit from Kyrgyzstan to Pakistan (Torugart to Khunjerab) in September 2019.

Short...

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We would like to share our experience concerning our China-Transit from Kyrgyzstan to Pakistan (Torugart to Khunjerab) in September 2019.

Short...

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Last post by Madanda32
Mon Oct 28, 2019 6:35 pm
Hotan/Hetian experiences?

Last post by BakuBound « Sat Oct 05, 2019 8:00 am
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by StephParis » Sun Aug 25, 2019 12:52 pm
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Hi

Does anyone know the current situation in Hotan ? Are foreigners allowed or not ?

Thanks

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Pinyin counts!

The hotel at that address is the Xi Yu Hotel 西域大酒店.

It is on ctrip Chinese and there is a notation that it accepts foreigners, so...
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Last post by BakuBound
Sat Oct 05, 2019 8:00 am
Best way to see Hotan, Kashgar, Kuqa...

Last post by StephParis « Tue Sep 17, 2019 5:15 pm
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by Cassarian » Fri Aug 30, 2019 4:43 pm

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Hi there,

I’m planning a trip between the cities of Hotan and Urumqi, with the possibility to extend the trip to Dunhuang (if possible).

Probably...

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There could be any problems for foreigners travelling alone in Xinjang, in your opinion?

What kind of problems ?

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Last post by StephParis
Tue Sep 17, 2019 5:15 pm
Yining-Almaty bus Q&A

Last post by Travelgian « Tue Sep 17, 2019 3:02 pm
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by arthurschmidt2000 » Sun Apr 24, 2016 9:30 am
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The books describe very well how to go from Urumqi to Almaty.

There is an alternative via Yining. A hard sleeper from Uru is Y160. The ride takes...

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By the way, I don't understand why many people talk about travelling to Yining and getting bus to Khorgos. Overnight train seems to arrive to...
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Last post by Travelgian
Tue Sep 17, 2019 3:02 pm
VPNs in Xinjiang

Last post by blakep76 « Tue Sep 17, 2019 7:06 am
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by Renangreinert » Tue Jul 09, 2019 8:20 am

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Hi everybody,

Has anyone had the smartphones searched when going to Xinjiang? Do they delete the VPNs?
I am in Mongolia now, and I am planning to...

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Sept 16th-22nd is Internet Safety Week in China.
There have been a lot of crackdowns the past couple of days on formerly functioning VPNs.... Many...

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Last post by blakep76
Tue Sep 17, 2019 7:06 am
using Car Radio OR walkie talkie in Russia, kazakhstan, uzbekistan, kyrgyzstgan, China, tibet, nepal, india

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by [email protected] » Sun Sep 15, 2019 4:27 pm

Are we allowed to use car radio's and/or walkie talkie in Russia, kazakhstan, uzbekistan, kyrgyzstgan, China, tibet, nepal, india? Are there any...

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Sun Sep 15, 2019 4:27 pm

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