wtf 😭 what site? Trip.com is all I use for China but not many cheap options in Shenzhen. Rest of China though yes

These cheap rents require 25 min high speed rail journey or bus

No website? Yeah I stayed near the airport / convention center at a serviced apartment hotel for $15 a night but was an hour subway to the city :/

Lot of issues renting to foreigners in some of those places. Gotta use an agency to tell you what's possible

There is a Chinese app where you can pay nightly rate, which is cheaper than trip. 25% cheaper ish

Broooo it’s the same yellow cartoon app as food delivery , meuitan . Dang I didn’t even know, feel like it’s a roll of the dice if they accept foreigners though. Like last week I was told by Vienna classic hotel that I was a security risk n they couldn’t check me in (think this was just an excuse for saying they don’t know how to register foreigners properly).

Any contract limits or can I rent for just a few months?

Ill find out, I think could be 6 months, maybe a year. Cheap enough to walk away and lose your deposit. Border runs to Hong kong if you only have 30 day visa entry. Ill try and gather some contacts.

Which app?

I can’t get past the WiFi / firewall. Have to rely on hotspot, are there any true unlimited eSIMs? Feel like they always cap at 50 of 100gb. I end up going through $50-$100 in eSIMs when in China

I use 3hk sim...just top up when I run low. Never bother with VPN or wifi. It's $$ but no issues ever

I spent about 40usd on alipay app, unlimited and have been streaming films, tv YouTube for a few weeks now

Where is this?

Anyone will be in Shanghai mid-September? If there are more than 5 people I’ll organise a meet up

10 mile silver beach. Tbf, cheap rents can be found in many coastal resorts in china

This area?

Yh. That's right

Dang will be flying into Beijing mid september and be in Shanghai more in first week of Oct.

Hi!
For my doctoral dissertation, I would like to conduct interviews via Zoom about digital nomads. The interviews will be voice-only and will consist of several questions on the topic. Would anyone be willing to participate and help me with my research?

Just arrived to Shenzhen! How is it going for you? I have so many questions ahahah

I also just got the shenzhen - ughqkcrbxfv qhsduqkubzp should we do a small meetup?

besides tujia.com, any alternative to find room that has a work desk? some rooms don't accept foreigner in tujia. if i use trip.com i have to manually scan the picture to make sure there's a working desk.

Im on the coast, about an hour from shenzhen. Ill message you when i plan to head back

🙌🙌🙌

Any china bank that can be opened outside of china for alipay?

realistically no

As much as I hate the slow connectivity in China, god it’s so perfect in every other aspect. I would pay $100+ a month if I had super fast unlimited internet. But even the eSIMs are slower than WiFi in most Asian countries.

Now that I left it sucks. Forgot now I need to bring my wallet everywhere and get cash. Every Thai atm is $7.50 fee, so basically 1-2%, then no 2% cash back credit card and I’m losing out on 4%+ in long run being here smh

Use a trip.com unlimited eSIM it's about that much and plenty fast

I’ve used almost all the China eSIMs lol

anyone have any experience staying >183 days and needing to file taxes here...?

Anyone in Shanghai from 20th September till the end?

Hey all. I'm looking for fellow nomads, who are currently in China, to help me out with some details on an app I'm building. It'll only take a few minutes of your time and I'll be super grateful.

That's a question I have yet to ask myself... But I would like insights on it too

As a tourist with multiple visa-free entries? Or with a proper visa?

with a visa

Uff. Good question. I usually try to stay below 180 days in any other country apart from my “home country” for exactly that reason. I assume the company that sponsored your visa in China would know how to handle the taxation issue. Or not?

I sincerely don't get why people struggle with it.. I've been here for 6+ month and literally have the same setup since I arrived, the only limit is my internet speed.. meaning it's really high, cheap and reliable..

What’s your setup fam. My cheap sims never do the trick and I’ve tried all vpns.

a vps in japan

I have created my own vpn that has been full proof and when using Chinese apps or local sites, it automatically skips the vpn. Ill delete this message in a few hours lol

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Hi everyone! My name is Solo, and I’m currently living in Wuhan, China. I’ve been here for almost 15 years, so I know the city quite well.

If anyone is coming to Wuhan or planning to visit, you’re very welcome to get in touch. I’d be happy to help with any information or recommendations and, if possible, meet up.

Welcome to Wuhan! 😊
Thanks!

Hey Shanghai builders
I hardly found one place in Middle HuaiHai st area where I can work with a laptop
Which coffee shops/cafes in SH you could recommend for working?

Hi everyone,

I’ll be in Shenzhen between Oct 5-17 if anyone wants to go for a coffee and exchange stories / ideas!

I’m a Toronto based entrepreneur / business owner with 13 years experience building an event technology company I created

I will visit 3 trade shows in SZ from 10-13..Oct: Hotel & Shop Plus, HOTELEX and Health-Plex. All at the same location: Expo Shenzhen

Will be in Beijing 25-26-27 September 🇨🇳
Just worried about meals, what to eat. Not fan of spicy stuff

I know a place called IdeaPod Reserved, near the RockBund, perfect place for working.

The big Starbucks Reserve Roastery has a part that is a bit shut off, and relatively long opening hours.
But the coffee is bad and expensive.

Yes, but they don't have sockets

Another place I would like to recommend is Liveliness Coffee Shop (Xixing), very close to the Huaihai Road. They have power sockets on the 2nd floor, but limited, the shop is kinda boutique and small.

Hi there, which area are you in? I live in Shenzhen and happy to meet

I’m in Wuhan, if anyone coming to visit here.

what bat soup do u recommend?

Not into that kind of soup. Do you?

Well I'm in Jiaxing! Wuhan seems great, probably will visit next year! Getting my situation in place those days!

I heard that a Chinese SIM card doesn't even allow you to register on Telegram.

No

V2ray is just an open sourced took

Hi!

rxtmqjpetxr i also live in Shenzhen!

Haha not really

😆

I wish WeChat had an Apple Watch app, with “tap-your-watch-to-pay” experience.

VERY long shot, any one in Shanghai want to get dinner this evening?

The only place I know is this

BEEPLUS Shenzhen G & G Center
Office Building
NanshanLiyuan Road No.9 (Huaguoshan Subway Station Entrance & Exit A Pedestrian 230 Meters)
https://surl.amap.com/33cuIRtowb1J

Looks nice from outside but I’m sure there are a bunch of places near to your area as well

Im in Baoan I don’t think there are any!! But yeah I might go to Beeplus and check it out, maybe a couple of times a week. Also read nice things about Chaihuo, but that’s more of a makerspace

chaihuo is where I spend most my time, I have a desk there :) welcome to come by & I'll show you around once I'm back!

Ohh Chaihuo looks cool

yes - it's a makerspace so provides 3d printers, soldering area, etc

Another long shot, anyone local want to get dinner in shenzen tonight?

Wework has a few locations..

Anyone doing Hong Kong border runs from Shenzhen on the 30-day visa-free entry? I’m planning a month or two in Shenzhen on a British passport. How has it gone for you: same day back, or do you stay a night?

Same day. No issues at all.