{"id":668,"date":"2025-11-26T08:00:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T08:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/?p=668"},"modified":"2025-11-26T08:00:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T08:00:09","slug":"my-first-time-in-china-i-was-shocked-%f0%9f%87%a8%f0%9f%87%b3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/99chinatravel.com\/?p=668","title":{"rendered":"My First Time in China\u2026 I Was Shocked \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Grab an eSIM from eSIMio for your next trip: https:\/\/esim.io\/influencer\/HUGHABROAD<br \/>\nUse the code HUGH5 in the app to get $5 added to your balance. <\/p>\n<p>In this video I arrive in China for the very first time, landing at Shanghai Pudong Airport and showing you exactly what the China arrival process looks like in 2025. From baggage to exiting the terminal, I walk you through it step by step.<\/p>\n<p>To get downtown, I jump on the Shanghai Metro, using China\u2019s cashless systems for the first time. 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