Before you go
What to set up before your trip.
Paying
Cards, Alipay, WeChat Pay and cash.
Short answers
200yuan or less
Generally no service fee with an international card in Alipay or WeChat Pay.
3%service fee
Alipay or WeChat Pay may charge it on the full amount of a payment above 200 yuan.
3,000yuan per withdrawal
The most at Agricultural Bank of China or Bank of China ATMs with a card from abroad; 2,500 at ICBC.
$5,000per payment
Limit for visitors from abroad paying by phone; the WeChat Help Center gives 6,500 yuan.
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Our sources
Each guide lists the official pages behind its rules and when we last checked them. Where they are silent, we say so.
