About Get Set China

Get Set China is a practical briefing for first-time, independent visitors traveling on an English-language itinerary — especially passport holders from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia.

I’m Minyi Chen. I live in Hong Kong most of the year. This site focuses on the three systems that usually confuse first-timers: entry permission, payments, andinternet. It is not a city-by-city sightseeing catalogue, and it is not a substitute for official government sources.

The voice on these pages is first-person where it helps, and it stays inside what I can actually stand behind: how the Hong Kong / mainland border works as a place to start, and the practical checks I tell first-timers to finish before they book a non-refundable mainland hotel. I do not invent anecdotes or claim official status.

Policy pages and the visa-free checker are a first-pass screen only. Entry rules change. Always confirm the current lists with the National Immigration Administration and the relevant Chinese embassy or consulate.

If you want the full pre-flight sequence in one place, see the First-Time China Guide. For questions about the site itself, use the contact page.