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5 Packing Mistakes to Avoid When Traveling to China

Maggie Ye

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In this video, I'm sharing 5 packing mistakes that could make your China trip more stressful, expensive, or uncomfortable. These aren't your typical travel tips. They're practical, China-specific tips that many first-time visitors don't know!

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00:00 China Packing Mistakes to Avoid
00:27 Deodorant
01:17 OTC Medicines
03:02 Mosquito Repellent
03:54 Power Bank
05:11 Travel Adapters
06:07 Expensive Bags
07:44 Lightweight, Quick-Drying Clothes
09:23 Avoid Heavy Suitcases
10:31 Pack a Pen
11:06 Bring Tissues & Hand Sanitizer
11:51 Let Your Hotel Front Desk Help
13:49 Stop Overthinking

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10 Comments

@sbodrillo 21 hours ago

As an Italian visiting China for the first time, I arrived with an invisible suitcase full of stereotypes, myths and assumptions. Between its mind-blowing technology, extraordinary culture and amazing people, China made me rethink everything. I came home with a much lighter suitcase. And that’s the best souvenir of all. ❤

@scottkeatts7316 23 hours ago

Thanks for the informative video!

@IanKennedy-c6b 23 hours ago (edited)

Thanks for video loads of good advice. 3 additional ones photostat/scan a copy of your passport as foreigners you will need to carry it at all times if lost having the details makes replacement so much easier. Don't put your powerbannk in your main luggage when travelling airlines will open your bag a confiscate it as it's deemed a fire hazard. Best advice we were ever given about food if you like the look of it eat dont enquire what it is.Re Chinese people your spot on always super willing to help especially if your travelling with children. We've been independent travelling there from the UK for 41 years now love the place.

@WhatPass-MOria 1 hour ago

Hello @Maggie this is just to let you know that currently the offline maps of AMap global app multilingual which we can get via IOS and Google Play Store offers the option for maps to be downloaded. It is no longer restricted to mainland or mandarin speakers anymore. Can you please update in the comments of the video you made for AMap Global? Thanks

@jemfalor 22 hours ago

eat spicy food, gulp down whole or full cream milk

@pigletbubu 7 hours ago

Even in November, cooler weather, you still need mosquitoes repellent? Im going yunnan in November, thought its cooler so wont be any flies or mosquitoes?

@kevin19358 22 hours ago (edited)

3:23, Because the US weather is very diverse, in West and East coast of the US, you will never see mosquito unless it's summer because it's almost cold every year. If you visit Florida in the US from May or June to September, you will encounter mosquito because it's the monsoon for 4 months, sometimes it get cold in Miami from December to February, it depends on weather changes, just keep that in mind.
The reason why you get mosquito bites in China is because of the monsoon rainy season from May to September in Central and South China near Hong Kong.

@kevin19358 22 hours ago (edited)

1:48 and 1:56, Really? That never happened to me as a non Chinese when I visit China for the 1st time last January, May and mid June between 1 to 3 week traveling to different city and province in China, luckily I didn't try weird and strange Chinese food, I eat roast goose, roast duck, Peking duck and sweet and sour pork with unlimited rice sometimes, which is good and delicious it's the best.
I am used to Malaysian and Chinese food in Malaysia, I never experience stomach ache because luckily I didn't eat weird and strange Chinese food when I visit China for the 1st time last January, May and mid June, I am good and healthy.
2:04, Again, never happened to me in China as a non Chinese, I always eat healthy food, no problem, I never get diarrhea, I am fine.
4:13, Oh you didn't know there's a new e wallet in China called Ten pay go and can you make a video of how to use Ten pay go in China besides WeChat?

@jeremydechant1427 9 hours ago

Being that I am a guy, the one thing that I always make sure that I do not bring to China is my green hat. I'm not sure why, but, in the past, when I would wear my green hat in China, the girls would giggle at me? Hmmm? It was a good ice breaker though.