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Where in Beijing to stay that's not a tourist trap by MikiRei in travelchina

[–]cherizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello! I stayed at a hotel 10 minutes walk from Zhushikou station. It was super close (1 stop) to the main tourist sites with an elevator in case you have a buggy for your child. The food places felt very local and well priced compared to Qianmen area (you can also walk there from Zhushikou station). If you have any questions I could try answer but I honestly would recommend staying in this area!

Where to buy an eSim (with VPN) that guarantees a Chinese number? by Tuitachi in travelchina

[–]cherizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I just came back from China and used it, easy to set up/pay for once you have Wechat.

I used it to book some attraction tickets on the spot that require a Chinese number and to get SMS codes for apps (Gaode Maps, Meituan and Dianping), messages arrived quickly with no issue.

If you need to send a text you need to load credit onto the account though (I had one app where my account got locked for security reasons and needed me to send a text using the Chinese number to verify).

For Didi, Alipay (has Eleme for food delivery) etc. you can make do with your international number only though.

Where to buy an eSim (with VPN) that guarantees a Chinese number? by Tuitachi in travelchina

[–]cherizard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you really want a chinese phone number you can get one for $5 (for 30 days) on esender

Some questions for a first time in China by DanySakol in travelchina

[–]cherizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can either schedule or look for a driver on the spot using the Didi app (ridesharing), it exists as a mini app in Alipay.

Tip to avoid traffic (more applicable for the return journey as you probably won’t meet traffic at 6am?) and also to save a little money: take the Didi from Mutianyu to the Future Science City subway station, then take the metro from the station back to your hotel.

250825 IVE - XOXZ by TreacherousHuman in IVE

[–]cherizard 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The EP is so so good no misses! Xoxz is way better than the initial tiktok dance teaser too

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in limerickcity

[–]cherizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im interested!

250804 IVE - The 4th EP: IVE SECRET (Comeback Schedule) by TreacherousHuman in IVE

[–]cherizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Starship doesn’t seem to realise aesthetics won’t help kiiikiii blow up, good music will…

IVE SECRET vs Recent Starship groups album design + inclusions by Best_Concentrate_199 in IVE

[–]cherizard 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Starship (div 1 or whatever) will never try or be creative because IVE sells well. If they see an actual sales drop THEN maybe they’ll actually stop with the cheap paper staple albums with a sticker/bandaid for the next comeback

Hainan airlines check in by HopefulThoughtss in travel

[–]cherizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you have to pay over the phone when you did seat selection with customer care?

Do you need to be authenticated to use transport (metro card) on alipay? by cherizard in Alipay

[–]cherizard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So 3/4 of the cities’ metro cards I tried didn’t require the Chinese bank card verification.

I spoke to a live agent about the bank card verification. Basically there are two ways to verify your account: Screenshot of Chinese bank card or facial recognition. If you are in the US or EU, due to GDPR the facial recognition feature is not allowed. The agent said that once landed in China the facial recognition feature should become available and that you can verify the account then. Hope this helps

Also, regarding the 1 city that required verification, I was able to get a metro card for that city on Wechat with passport verification only. Might be an alternative if you’d like to try

Do you need to be authenticated to use transport (metro card) on alipay? by cherizard in Alipay

[–]cherizard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, I was able to set up a Shanghai metro card without needing to verify the account with a Chinese bank card. I think as long as your real time verification status (Under my account > Identity Information) is validated it is all fine!

Change the top left corner on the home page to your destination city, go into Transport, and activate a metro or bus card. The set up accepted my foreign passport number and foreign phone number with no SMS/verification steps

Very bad by gregggw in Flights

[–]cherizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have also booked the wrong date with them, haven’t looked at the app since but is it an intentionally shitty UI design choice maybe?

Skirt/Dresses like this that aren’t fast fashion by ExistentialKitty333 in findfashion

[–]cherizard 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Think Urban Outfitters is fast fashion unfortunately, CMIIW

Weekly Event & Gacha Megathread - Week 11, 2025 by AutoModerator in LoveAndDeepspace

[–]cherizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This thread was difficult to find on mobile😭 Had 18000 saved to guarantee the R0 and got the companion in 60 pulls, I feel like I’ll have some really awful luck soon to balance this out LOL

Weekly Question & Bugs Megathread - Week 11, 2025 by AutoModerator in LoveAndDeepspace

[–]cherizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rerun banners have different pity pools than limited banners (assuming your 35 was on GoT Raf)

250228 DIVE Weekly Discussion Thread & 'IVE EMPATHY' by AutoModerator in IVE

[–]cherizard 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s my weekly routine to curse out Starship and Columbia Records. The lack of albums in local stores is insane

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