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You're planning to come to ChinaAs a resident of Hongqiao Town, Shanghai Minhang DistrictI've been here for 6 yearsI am going to be your guideAfter arriving at the airportThe first thing you need to do is to get a local SIM cardNow make sure you're connected to the internetAnd then I'm gonna show youhow you can pay as a local personIn China mobile payments are incredibly widespreadshopping in the supermarketor grabbing a coffee in the streetYou can easily pay by scanning a QR codeand sometimes even using facial recognitionOf course the merchants will also accept RMB cashBut as the saying goes "when in Rome do as the Romans do"Mastering mobile payments will make your travels much more convenientSo grab your phone and search for Wechat or Alipayon the App Store wherever you get your apps fromYou can register your phone numberand then bind your international bank card to itAnd then you can buy everything just using your phoneor even more recently tap to pay
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Reported by Su Nan,Li Xiaokang
Reviewed by Janice Tang,Lin Xinyi,Xu Leibing