Your first trip to Beijing, worked out before you land.
A 59-page guide in phone format, from a local who lives here. Day plans with the subway station for every stop, your first hour at the airport, Alipay and WeChat Pay set up step by step, and 50 map links that open in Amap, Apple Maps or Google Maps.
- PDF, 108 × 192 mm phone pages, plus a web page of map links
- Download page right after payment, and a receipt by email
- Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Secure checkout by Waffo Pancake
- Refund within 14 days. Terms and refunds
Six parts. Read in order, or jump to the one you need.
Before you fly
Visa-free rules in plain terms, the booking timeline for the Tiananmen sights with release times in Beijing time, what to install and verify at home, and a printable checklist.
Landing at Terminal 3
What is at Exit B, your first hour in order, and the four ways into the city with prices and times. The Airport Express, a taxi, the express bus and the subway, compared.
Phone and payment
Local SIM, travel eSIM or roaming, with counter prices photographed at the airport. Alipay and WeChat Pay step by step, your first payment, and the fix when a payment fails.
Where to stay
Six areas by subway station, what each is like at night, the trade-offs, and the one to pick when in doubt.
Day plans
3, 4 and 5 day plans with the subway line and station for every stop, an evenings page, and the Great Wall page: Badaling by train or Mutianyu by bus, side by side.
Map links and show-this cards
50 places with Chinese names and the nearest station, each opening in Amap, Apple Maps or Google Maps. Cards in Chinese to show a driver or a waiter. Emergency numbers.
What the pages look like on a phone.
Every page is sized for a phone screen, so you can read it in a taxi or a queue without zooming.
How it differs from the free guides on this site
The free guides cover the same ground, one topic per page. The Kit puts it in one file that works offline, adds the day-by-day plans with stations, the payment screens in order, the map links, and the show-this cards. If you have been to Beijing before, the free guides are probably enough.
How you get it
- Pay on the checkout page. Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. The checkout is run by Waffo Pancake, and Waffo.com Limited is the merchant of record on your receipt.
- Click Done. You land on your download page. Save that page's address: it keeps working, and it can issue a fresh download link any time.
- Lost the link? Enter the email you paid with and the order number from your receipt on the access page.
Questions
Which edition is this?
Edition 1.0, September 2026. Prices and opening hours come from the Beijing government's English pages and the venues' own sites, and each one carries the month it was checked. Corrections are published as new editions.
Do I need an app to read it?
No. It is a PDF. Open it in Files on iPhone, in any PDF reader on Android, or in a browser. The map links page is a small web page; save it to your home screen or keep it open in a tab.
Can I get a refund?
Yes, within 14 days of purchase, through the order link on your receipt. Details are on the terms and refunds page.
Are there affiliate links inside?
Some booking links go to Trip.com and pay this site a small commission. Booking through them costs you nothing extra, and they are marked.