How we check facts
We check the details that can change what you do on your China trip: entry rules, payments, phone and internet access, trains, attraction booking windows and public holidays. For experiences and Perks, we look at the particular place, offer and dates involved.
Where the evidence comes from
Our core guidance source register contains 40 distinct source pages across five categories. The register was counted on 26 September 2026; this is an inventory count, not a claim that every page was rechecked that day.
| Source category | Pages | What we use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Government and public authorities | 20 | Published rules, official explanations and public travel information |
| Service and product providers | 16 | How the provider's own service works, its conditions and availability boundaries |
| News reporting | 1 | Reporting of an announcement, identified as reporting |
| Independent measurement | 1 | Observed network behaviour, within the measurement's scope |
| Third-party reference | 2 | Background and practical context, distinguished from official rules |
These 40 pages appear in our entry, dates, phone, payment, trains and app-access guidance. Of them, 36 are government or first-party pages. A page is not an institution, a guarantee, or a separate verified conclusion. Other content, including individual experiences, booking rules and Perks, has its own sources. Traveller reports help us understand real situations; they do not establish official permission.
Checks from inside China
An automated daily probe runs from a server in Beijing. It checks selected MyChinaTrip pages and travel-information websites for reachability and changes in the returned page content.
This can reveal an unreachable page or a change worth investigating. It does not test a traveller's phone, complete an app login, make a payment or book a ticket. A page loading successfully does not prove its advice is still correct.
Comparing rules with their sources
We compare the sources behind our core guidance with recorded versions and review changes that could affect travel decisions. Sources that cannot be read need further review; a failed check does not receive a fresh verification date.
Core rules are checked daily, with a dated record of each run. The current record on About MyChinaTrip shows the scope and any incomplete checks; a daily run does not mean every core rule was successfully rechecked that day.
An update to one activity or booking rule is not a recheck of the whole library. Source dates refer to the particular material checked.
Confirmation for your question
When a question depends on something that may have changed, an answer can use a fresh lookup alongside our maintained information and the material you supply. The answer should make clear what was established, the evidence used and what still needs a direct check. We do not claim a live lookup for every answer or guaranteed real-time ticket availability.
When something changes
We check what changed, when it applies and who it affects before updating the relevant content. Published travel updates appear in What changed. A material change to an affected trip can also become a Watch alert, with its source and a useful next step.
Watch is included with Trip Pass until your return day. Purchased personal help is shared across your trips, with no fixed expiry. Your saved Trip, manual editing, Kit, basic reminders and exports remain free. Its scope is the booking reminders, weather information and relevant published changes it can match to your saved trip. It is not continuous monitoring of every venue or booking provider. See How Watch works for the service and notification details.
If you find something wrong, report a mistake. A useful correction makes the next traveller's decision better too.