#wechat pay

[chinemagazine]

Visa et Mastercard priés de réduire les frais de transaction par la Chine

La Chine a demandé à Visa et Mastercard de réduire les frais de transaction de leurs cartes bancaires dans le pays.

La Chine a demandé à Visa et Mastercard de réduire les frais de transaction de leurs cartes bancaires dans le pays. Cette décision entre dans le cadre d’un effort visant à faciliter les paiements pour les visiteurs étrangers, a rapporté Bloomberg News, citant une personne familière avec le sujet. En juillet 2023, le gouvernement chinois avait autorisé les visiteurs à relier le compte utilisé avec…

[senolsenturk]

Apple Pay Türkiye'de niye kullanılamıyor?

Uluslararası Ödeme Yöntemleri Neden Türkiye’de Yok? Ödeme teknolojileri, dijital dönüşümü en hızlı şekilde yansıtan ve kullanıcıların hayatını değiştiren alanların başında geliyor. 20. yüzyılın ikinci yarısında kullanıma sunulan plastik kartların ödemelerde kullanımı giderek artarken, dijitalleşme eşliğinde mobil çözümlerin yaygınlaştığı bir döneme girdik. Apple Pay Türkiye’de niye…

[mangocurist]

Everytime I see a meat like clothing I think of you

send the clothes to me bro ill doxx myself for realsies if it means i can get meat clothes irl

[kirk-goes-to-gallifrey]

hey anybody here from china??

I'm looking for tips for my trip next month :3

[accio-victuuri]

Article: Wang Yibo Racing: Reaching the top across borders and leading a new trend!

In this era of traffic and competition, there is a name shining on the racing track, he is Wang Yibo. The hot topic of Wang Yibo's racing topping the wechat index is not only a high recognition of his personal achievements, but also shows the huge influence he has brought in the field of racing.

Wang Yibo, this high-profile star, with his unique charm and fearless courage, resolutely stepped into the passionate and challenging field of racing. His joining is not a temporary rise, but a deep binding after careful consideration. This binding not only achieved the cross-border breakthrough of his personal IP, but also opened the door to the young market for niche racing sports, creating a new paradigm.

Wang Yibo was once labeled as a "traffic idol" by the public, but he was not satisfied with the glory and halo brought by this identity, but chose to use sweat and hard work to subvert people's inherent cognition. In the world of racing, he constantly challenges himself and pursues excellence. In every training, he goes all out and devotes his body and mind to the collision of speed and passion. He treated every game as a life-and-death battle, showing his strength and determination without reservation.

Finally, hard work paid off. Wang Yibo continued to achieve good results by relying on his deep cultivation in the field of racing. Those brilliant moments made people marvel and cheer. He proved with practical actions that he is not only a shining star on the stage, but also a brave warrior on the track. He successfully changed the public's perception of him from a "traffic idol" to a "cross-border driver", and completely eliminated the public's doubts about the cross-border stars. This transformation is not easy, it requires unimaginable efforts and persistence. But Wang Yibo did it. He wrote his own legend with his hard work and perseverance.

For the racing industry, the emergence of Wang Yibo is undoubtedly a timely rain. In the past, although racing was full of charm, it was always difficult to spread widely among young people due to its professionalism and niche nature. However, Wang Yibo's joining was like throwing a boulder into a calm lake, stirring up thousands of waves. With his own super high popularity and strong influence, he attracted the attention of countless young people to racing. Young people who once knew nothing about racing began to pay attention to this sport, understand its rules, and feel its charm because of Wang Yibo.

Wang Yibo has injected into racing is not only the scarce idol-level attention, but also a new vitality and passion. Driven by Wang Yibo, fans have entered the racing field to cheer for this sport. This influence, like a spark, spread rapidly and formed an unstoppable force. The racing industry has therefore ushered in new development opportunities. The scale of the event has continued to expand, the number of participants has increased, and the related industrial chain has been further improved and developed.

Wang Yibo's achievements in the field of racing are not only personal glory, but also an inspiration and role model. He told us that as long as you have a dream and dare to challenge, no matter where you come from or what profession you are in, you may create your own glory in the field you love. His story makes us believe that in this era full of infinite possibilities, everyone has the opportunity to cross boundaries and realize their own life value.

Looking back on Wang Yibo's racing journey, we see a young man's persistent pursuit of his dreams. When facing difficulties and setbacks, he never backs down and always maintains a firm belief and an indomitable spirit. He used his actions to interpret what passion and persistence are. His success is not accidental, but stems from his deep love for racing and his desire for challenges.

In the days to come, we have reason to believe that Wang Yibo will continue to forge ahead on the road of racing and create more brilliance. At the same time, he will continue to exert his influence and contribute more to the development of motorsports. And the racing industry, driven by him, will continue to prosper, attracting more young people to join in and experience the charm of speed and passion together.

Let us look forward to Wang Yibo's next peak moment in the field of racing, and look forward to the racing sport blooming with more splendid brilliance under his leadership. Because in this era where traffic and competition are intertwined, the power of dreams is unstoppable, and Wang Yibo is the one who bravely pursues his dreams!

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[i2rizz]

Chinese tiktok spy x reader?? Pt.1

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It was supposed to be a quiet night. You were curled up on your bed, scrolling aimlessly through TikTok, the sound of repetitive trends and oddly satisfying videos filling the room. Just as you landed on a bizarre clip of someone deep-cleaning their bathroom grout, your phone froze.

“Not now,” you muttered, tapping the screen.

The screen went black. Then, a loading symbol appeared, spinning ominously.

Before you could reboot it, a stranger’s face appeared on your phone.

Sharp jawline. Piercing eyes. The kind of lips that made you forget how to form coherent thoughts. He leaned forward, looking like he’d stepped out of an anime villain audition.

"Hello, [Your Name]."

You blinked. "Okay, first of all, how do you know my name? Second, who are you, and why do you look like you’re about to sell me cryptocurrency?”

He arched an elegant eyebrow. “Your humor won’t save you. I’ve been watching you.”

“Great. Love a good stalker moment. Do I call you ‘hacker bro’ or ‘random internet creep?’”

His smirk deepened, and his voice dropped into something smooth and low. “You’re bold for someone whose entire digital footprint is in my hands.”

You snorted. “And you’re bold for thinking I care. What are you gonna do? Leak my terrible Spotify playlists? Share my late-night Google searches about how to get ketchup stains out of jeans?”

He faltered, just a little. “Do you even understand the gravity of this situation? I’ve hacked into your data—TikTok, Instagram, emails, even your webcam.”

“Ooooh,” you said, mock-shivering. “Scary. Look, I’m Gen Z. I grew up being tracked. Instagram, Google, my fridge- I've already made peace with the fact that privacy is a myth, and if China wants my data, they can have it. Hell, I’ll mail my DNA to the Chinese Communist Party if they ask nicely.”

His expression faltered. "But I could leak your data. Embarrassing photos, your messages, even your-"

"Leak it!" you interrupted with a grin. "Post it on Reddit! I'll even help it go viral."

-“You’re insane.”

“Insanely unimpressed,” you shot back. “What’s your endgame here, Hacker Hottie? You gonna steal my identity and live as me? Good luck paying off my student loans.”

He pinched the bridge of his nose, muttering something in Mandarin. You caught the words for “impossible” and “crazy.”

“Listen,” he said, his voice sharper now. “I could ruin you. Delete everything. Expose your private life. Shut down your accounts.”

"Uh huh, soo," you said, resting your chin on your hand. "Forget the data stuff. What's your skincare routine? Are you single? Do you want my Snapchat?"

"This isn't how this is supposed to go," he muttered, still pinching the bridge of his nose. "You're supposed to be begging me not to destroy your life."

You gasped dramatically. "Oh nooo," you said, deadpan. "Please don't tell the world I spent three hours watching slime videos last night. However will I recover?"

“Unbelievable,” he muttered. “You’re completely unhinged.”

“Unhinged? Nah, I’m just resourceful,” you replied. “By the way, this whole villain monologue thing? Super hot. Ten out of ten.”

He gaped at you, visibly thrown off his rhythm. “You’re flirting with me while I threaten to destroy your digital life?”

“Yep. And if you’re done threatening me, how about you give me your number? Or your WeChat ID? Whichever’s easier for you.”

His expression shifted from incredulous to… disgust? Horror? “You’re… not right in the mind.”

“Thanks, I get that a lot,” you said. “So, what’s it gonna be, Hacker Hottie? You gonna follow through on your threats, or are we skipping to the part where you admit you’re obsessed with me?”

“Obsessed? Hardly,” he scoffed. “I just… find you peculiar.”

“Peculiar is code for ‘intriguing,’ which is code for ‘totally into me,’” you said with a wink.

He rolled his eyes but didn’t disconnect. Instead, he leaned closer to the screen, his face filling your view. “You’re lucky I’m in a good mood tonight. Otherwise—”

“Oh no,” you interrupted, gasping dramatically. “Not my terrible selfies and bookmarked thirst traps!?”

He groaned audibly. “You’re impossible.”

“And you’re still here,” you pointed out. “What does that say about you?”

For a moment, the connection flickered, and you thought he might finally leave. But then, his voice came through, softer this time.

“You’re reckless. You don’t even know me, and yet you’re… comfortable.”

“Should I be uncomfortable?” you asked.

“You should be terrified.”

“Well, I’m not,” you said. “You’re hot, and this is the most excitement I’ve had all week. So, what’s next?”

There was a long pause before he finally spoke. “Goodbye, [Your Name].”

And just like that, he was gone. Your phone rebooted, the TikTok app still open on the same grout-cleaning video you’d been watching earlier.

You stared at it, a bemused smile on your face. “Well,” you muttered to yourself, “if that’s what being spied on feels like, maybe I need to post more thirst traps.”

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Call me crazy but i wrote what i wrote (part two is out :) )

[slavic-roots-western-mind]

Life in China: Observations

I've been living here for a while and decided to share some things that I thought were pretty interesting!

Cheese is not really a thing here Unless you go to an international store like Aldi or Walmart (which are pretty much non-existent in smaller cities ), trying to find cheese is pretty difficult.

Class attendance Attendance is really strict. It doesn't matter how ill you are, you still need to go to hospital or a clinic to get a doctors note. Even then you get only half a day excused rather than the entire day.

Studying Maybe you could have gotten away with not doing your reading back at home, but the studying stereotype is true. In my home uni we'd learn around 20 characters per week plus the usual grammar and homework. Here? Try 70-90 characters plus the usual self-studying and quizzes, and I'm not even in the advanced or intensive class!

Classroom vs Real life chinese Obviously the language spoken in real life is different than the one in the textbook, but it can be drastically different, especially the dialects which are pretty interesting, but at times diffult to understand.

Pacing yourself with the food Not to say that you shouldn't enjoy yourself, but the food will take some adjusting to for many people. Not even in terms of spice, just the type of meals and the commonly used ingredients require time to get used to them, especially if you don't have these types of meals regularly.

English isn't widely spoken (duh) Despite the whole "big cities are very international, you'll have no problems" shtick, outside of international communities English isn't that widely used so knowing some basic Chinese is necessary.

Phone is my new appendage From paying at the grocery store to sending your teacher your homework and paying your phone bill, wechat is the multi-functional daily necessity that you can't go without. In short, you will probably be superglued to your phone whether you like it or not as it turns out.

Public transport is the way In the larger cities at least, the metro is really well-developed and air-conditioned! A life-saver during the summer, as crowds of people crammed together like sardines during the hot and humid months of summer and early autumn would be unbearable with the a/c.

[kinkyboots]

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【日程・会場】 東京：2025年4月27日(日)～5月18日(日) 東急シアターオーブ 大阪：2025年5月26日(月)～6月8日(日) オリックス劇場

【販売時間】 初日4月27日(日)と4月28日(月)のみ開場前に先行販売を実施いたします。 4月29日(火)以降の公演は、毎公演、開場時間より販売を開始いたします。 先行販売に関する詳細は以下を予定しております。

▽4月27日(日) [先行販売] 15:15～16:30 [開場中] 17:00～18:00 / 休憩中 / 終演後

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※開場準備の都合上、先行販売は開場の＜30分前＞に終了させていただきます。 ※昼公演・夜公演ともに、終演後販売は＜終演後30分程度＞で終了させていただきます。予めご了承ください。 ※販売時間内でも販売の一時中断・グッズ売り場の待機列を切らせていただく場合がございます。

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[roxiechaos]

This is the list of apps that everyone said to delete. A lot of people are saying that just uninstalling the apps does the trick. They still have to pay for the server space to hold our information.

Delete them all if you are able to.

Messenger is especially one that needs to go. It makes a map from any wifi networks that you log into. You know, the thing Congress was "afraid" of from Tiktok during the hearings. I wonder where they got the idea that social media apps could do that.

Some alternatives, other than Tumblr, are Xiaohongshu (RedNOTE), Wechat, YouTube, and Reddit, to name a few. Plus, there are a lot of up and coming apps that are in the making.

🫡

[awesome-casuallyfamouscollector]

Fleet Of Special Barges Suitable For Taiwan Landings via WeChat Channels. Source: twz.com

P.S. The Chinese government has been closely monitoring the events in Ukraine since the annexation of Crimea. Since the former West has demonstrated a weak counter-reaction and many politicians in Western countries have shown by their actions that they are ready to submit to blackmail or even openly sell themselves to the Kremlin, then China has NO reason to postpone the annexation of Taiwan... Even more so, because the U.S. has quite visibly dismantled and paralyzed the former West....

It is clearly visible that the betrayal committed against Ukraine will pay off very badly for the former West...

[am-i-the-asshole-official]

AITA for keeping a huge secret from my mom?

so i (26ftm) moved back in with my parents a little over a year ago due to the housing market. shakes fist at sky. you know how it is. anyways, uh, while i may be a broke zillennial, my parents are fairly financially well off, and it's in part due to my father's job. my mom recently retired and my father keeps saying he's going to retire, but still keeps pushing it off (and has been pushing it off for about a decade now).

now uh, shortly before i moved in, my mom was telling me that she was having problems with my father. that this was "the third time this had happened" and "this is his last chance" - i think you may see where i'm going with this. he was cheating. for the third time. and she'd caught him, got them to go to couples therapy, and told him there would be no fourth chance. she was willing to move out of the house and start anew somewhere else if she needed to.

um. enter me, the apple of my dad's eye. i move in. one night my mom is off at a book club so it's just me and him for dinner. he opens his phone (up til this point i've noticed he looks at his phone A Lot.) and opens up wechat. he's calling someone "babe" and sending them red heart emojis. i instantly feel kind of sick. i ask him, "are you texting mom?" and he gets SO confused for a second and says no (i don't think he knew i'd seen his phone screen).

that was almost a year ago today. since then i have seen him text this other woman nonstop, has talked about starting a family with her, has talked about taking her with him on his "work trips," and - for some reason - i've seen him google straight-up escort websites on his phone. uh, that one was while my mom and i were in the middle of showing him old family videos.

i feel so fucking guilty. every time i see him i want to [REDACTED DUE TO TUMBLR GUIDELINES]. i lost my therapist that i had known for five years in the move, i lost my entire support network, and i still haven't found anything like that up here. i am completely isolated, and while i have my own job right now, i am in no way financially stable enough to find my own place to live. if i tell my mom, i don't know what's going to happen to me. i don't know if she will kick him out or if she will move. i am trying to move back to where i was living, but i just can't afford it. i feel completely trapped in this situation, and i know what the right thing to do is, but i am terrified that on top of losing my entire life a year ago, i'm about to lose everything else, too.

a large part of me wants to confront my father first, but i am also terrified of him. i know i'm his favorite, but i am well aware of his temper, and while he's never physically harmed me, i feel like the situation might be a bit different if i'm the person that might get him divorced and ostracized from the entire family. i don't know. i honestly have no idea. everything is so confusing and i just have felt frozen for an entire year.

but the other night i saw him texting her again. she's mentioned she had been feeling sick lately and he told her that she might be pregnant. i was so close to losing it. i almost ripped his phone out of his hand and smashed it on the ground. i couldn't look him in the eye. i could barely even speak to him. maybe the funniest part about this is that he doesn't realize anything is wrong. he's a fucking narcissist and doesn't pay the slightest bit of attention to how other people act around him.

the next day, he was gone for another "work trip".

i am run completely ragged and i don't know how much longer i can take this. i find myself wishing someone else could take it out of my hands so that i don't have to be responsible for destroying our whole family.

anyways. am i the asshole for being a coward?

a bit of extra INFO as well though: as far as i'm aware, my parents are in a bit of a dead bedroom situation (frankly. my mom likes to oversshare.) so uh. at the very least i know she's not getting whatever diseases my dad surely must have by now.

What are these acronyms?

[nighty-amy]

I hate to be the bringer of bad news but there's nothing I can do about it, I guess.

Unfortunately, we might have to wait longer for Ling Qi season 5 updates, because of issues between Tencent platform and Pingzi and her staff.

Pingzi posted on her private WeChat account a letter to the fans of Ling Qi, saying that since July 2024, her team didn't get any royalties from the Tencent platform. What's worse, due to internal Tencent problems, her previous editors have stopped working with Tencent.

I've translated and posted the whole letter from Pingzi to readers below.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/13fdtCvtIcRbfdLSgtBCzBtFTq1Tb07ioAEGMZ-gmCbA/edit?usp=drivesdk

It's a pretty bad situation at the moment and we unfortunately can't do much besides staying patient and waiting for more news.

To be honest, I did notice that Tencent started to become quite annoying, but I thought that they were "just" closing themselves off from foreigners. But not paying the author for several months? That's unbelievable.

So as upsetting as the situation is for everyone, we can't do much besides hoping that the situation somehow resolves and Pingzi will get the money she's due soon. Because until that happens, we'll probably won't get the manhua updates 😞😞

I be checking the WeChat account and post here whenever I'll learn something about the future of Ling Qi.

[shampoopheasant]

Hi! I hope I won't bother you, but I've been interested in this question for a long time. Can I order a commission from you? Do you draw a commission at all? I would be glad to have an answer. Have a nice day.

Hi!Glad you ask anf itwon't bother me at all. But as I don't have VISA (or any overseas payment account) I guess I'll just have to say I'm not taking commissions😔if you're ok with paying with WeChat or alipay then we can discuss it again!Have a nice day too!

[itsmeglycine]

Your art style is so pretty and you are so talented!! I love all of your Stardew fanart!

Do you take commissions? If you're okay with OCs x character shipping I'd love to commission you :3

Thank youuu! I'm flattered!!

Yeah I have no problems with Stardew OCs and self-shipping stuff. As for art commissions, I've only thought about it, but have not set up any. I could use the money actually... but there is this devastating payment issue.

Long story short, I can only receive payment via Steam digital gift cards. If it's not too troublesome...

More info under the cut. ↓

-About Payment

I am from Mainland China, and the only mainstream payment service that supports our region is PayPal, HOWEVER- Due to complicated bank policies and such, I will not be able to withdraw money from it, and I will not be able to spend the money via PayPal where I'm from. It will just remain numbers in my account, unless I go to some shady withdrawal third-parties that ask for too much of my personal information, and could very much be scammers...

We use Alipay and WeChat in China, but I cannot receive cross-border transfers when I'm not a registered vendor, and even if I did, I could still get into trouble.

There is one workaround I can think of, which is having you add me on Steam and send me digital gift cards, so the money will be automatically converted to my currency when I redeem it. If anyone is actually willing to go through the trouble... please leave me a reply to let me know?

-About My Art & Pricing Ideas

I am not professional, and have inconsistent styles and quality, as you can tell from my posts. I also do not have enough sample art. This makes pricing tricky.

I have, however, taken a few "name your own price" commissions from friends, which were paid after they evaluated the final result. Basically, I have no quality control and don't do revisions, so you can pay however much you think is a fair price. If you trust me enough with my skills, we can discuss more details in my DMs here.

Thank you for reading through all this!

[kennak]

（3/26追記） たくさん見ていただいてありがとうございます。事前準備は大変でしたが、それでも現地で苦労したこともありました。しかし、それを上回る食事の良さと観光地の壮大さが味わえました。中国は怖い、と思ってる人も多くいると思いますが、現地で言葉がわからず苦労している我々に一生懸命手を差し伸べようとしてくる親切な人も数多くいたことをお伝えしておきます。 ・３世代の続柄がよくわからない　→増田を起点に母、増田、子の３世代です。修正しました。 ・ホテルの値段を知りたい　→追記しました。日本のHilton系よりも安いと思う。 ・中国プリペイドSIMはLINE使える？　→使えます。Google/Facebook/Xも問題なしでした。 ・スマホないと無理レベル？　→旅行者は無理だと思う。ただ同行者全員がこの準備をする必要はない。今回は大人数でタクシー２台移動もあるため、増田夫婦２人がWeChat PayとAlipayを準備しておいた。（DiDiで２台同時に呼べない） ・Trip.com、タクシーに関する情報を追記 以下本文 -------------------- 2025年3月に増田母/義母（後期高齢者）、増田夫婦（アラフィフ）、増田子（未成年）の3世代で中国北京に5泊6日で旅行してきた。事前にネットで情報収集したが、ガイドブック含めて日本語でアクセスできる最新情報が少なく苦労したので、誰かの役に立つことを願って備忘録として記載しておく。 目次 ・事前準備 ・ホテルの予約 ・交通状況 ・観光地（次回） ・食事（次回） 事前準備 ・中国電話番号付きSIMカード（プリペイド）の契約 WeChat Pay、AliPayは日本の携帯電話番号でも登録して、支払いのアクティベーションまで完了することはできるが、DiDiの利用や故宮の予約などを考えると中国電話番号が欲しいと思い契約した。私が契約したのはamazonでも売っているChina UnicomのeSIM「中国電話番号付きシーズンSIM」。中国本土だけでなく日本でも中国電話番号宛てのSMSが受信できるところがミソで、このおかげでBaiduのアカウントも作成できたし、故宮の予約も日本で取得できた。 90日間有効でデータ容量は6GBだが、1週間程度の旅行であれば十分かと思う。足りなければチャージ＆期間延長できる。GoogleのサービスやLINEも使えた。今回宿泊したHilton系ホテルのWiFiでもLINEなどは制限されていて利用できなかったのでこれがあってよかった。 私のスマホ（Google Pixel 8 Pro）は物理SIM利用なので、このeSIMを追加して2本差し状態にしておけば現地で特に何もすることなくすぐに使える。 ・WeChat（微信）とAlipay（支付宝） 支払いはこの2つのアプリをそれぞれインストールしておき、アカウント登録（要パスポート）とクレジットカード紐づけまでを日本で完了させておく。ほとんどの店でどちらも使うことができるが、バックアップ用として両方ともが望ましい。紐づけるクレジットカードは別会社にしておくと更に良い。私は旅行中にAMEXに不正利用確認として2度止められてWeChat Payが利用できなくなり、JCBを紐づけたAlipayで支払って難を逃れたことがあった。 支払いだけでなく、それぞれのアプリからミニプログラムを起動して故宮などの観光地の予約やDiDiでのタクシー配車をするので、これがないと何も始まらない。逆に現金はまったく不要だった。今回の旅行では中国元への両替を行わずにすべての観光ができたし、なんなら硬貨、紙幣含めて使われているのを見てもいない。 ・百度地図 Google Mapは中国だとまったく役に立たない（地図の内容と位置情報が合っていない）ので、百度地図か高徳地図のいずれかを使わないといけない。私は百度地図しか使わなかったので高徳地図のことはわからない。百度地図が使いやすいか？と言うとそんなことはなく、中国語以外の言語は選択できないのでGoogleレンズの翻訳とにらめっこしながら後は慣れで乗り切るしかない。また、Baiduアカウントがないと地点の「お気に入り登録」ができず、Baiduアカウントは中国の電話番号がないと作成できないという問題もある。今回は日本でもSMS受信可能な中国電話番号付きSIMを購入したのでBaiduアカウントの作成に成功し、Google Mapに近い感じで利用することができた。 なお、Google Mapでホテルの場所を確認するとまったく別の場所を表示されるので自力で行こうとするとホテルにたどり着けない可能性もある。ホテルの場所は百度地図で確認しておくとよい。 ・Trip.com 中国国内の高速鉄道が予約できる。Web版もあるがアプリを入れた。今回は雲崗石窟（大同南）と万里の長城（八達嶺長城）の往復2回、高速鉄道に乗ったが、GUIもわかりやすく日本語表示可能なのであまり苦労しないで列車予約できると思う。思ったより発券手数料がかかるが他に選択肢がないのでどうしようもない。 （追記）利用登録にはパスポートが必要。また同行者のチケットを購入するときも同乗者のパスポート情報が必要なので、何度も購入するのであれば事前に同行者情報を登録しておくと便利。あと、１回の発券では５人分までしか購入できない。今回の旅は大人数のため２回に分けて購入が必要だった。 ホテルの予約 私はHilton Honors会員なので、今回はHilton系しか調べていない宿泊していないので参考にならないと思う。HiltonのWebサイトから北京（Beijing）で調べていくと、ラグジュアリー系のウォルドルフ・アストリア、コンラッドから、ヒルトン、ダブルツリーのアッパー系、アッパーミドルのHilton Garden Inn、Hamptonなど10個以上が見つかる。後述するように地下鉄が安く、タクシーが便利���安いので、ものすごく辺鄙な場所でなければ、あとは予算や志向に合わせて決めれば良いと思う。 今回の旅は、Hilton Garden Inn Beijing Guomaoに3泊、Conrad Beijingに2泊した。北京市内でホテルをはしごするのは面倒ではあったが、アッパーミドル→ラグジュアリーとグレードアップすることで終わりの印象がよい旅になったと思う。 Hilton Garden Inn Beijing Guomao（北京国貿希尓頓花園酒店） 2025年3月上旬に開業（おそらくHiltonブランドへの変更リニューアルと思う）したばかりだったので、設備も新しくキレイだった。トイレもウォシュレット完備だが、バスタブはなくシャワーのみ。朝食ビュッフェ（60元/人）、無料ランドリー、トレーニングマシン室もあるので、長期滞在でもリーズナブルかつ便利に過ごせると思う。スタッフはごく一部しか英語を話せないが、一生懸命理解しようとしてくれるし、日本人ならではとして漢字で筆談できるのでなんとかなる。最寄り駅は国貿（Guomao）ではなく永安里から徒歩5分ちょっと。永安里は１路線（地鉄１号線）のみだが天安門や王府井から３〜４駅と近く拠点としても優秀な部類だと思う。レストランの併設はないが近くに四川料理店があるのと、DiDi呼んで食べに行けばよいので困らない。 （追記）3部屋3泊で約7,700元（朝食付き）だったので、1部屋（2人ないし3人まで宿泊可）の1泊分は約18,000円。 Conrad Beijing（北京康莱德酒店） Hilton系列のラグジュアリークラスだが、繁華街の王府井にあるHilton Hotel やウォルドルフ・アストリアに比べたら安価。ラグジュアリーではあるが2013年開業なので設備はあまり新しくない。トイレもウォシュレットはなかった。シャワー室のほかバスタブが窓際にセパレートであるのでゆったりと過ごせる。地下にプールがあるらしいが今回は行かなかったので不明。朝食はさすがの高級ホテルのビュッフェという感じ。上記のHilton Garden Innも悪くなかったが、比べてみると種類、質とも圧倒的。あと市街観光していても西洋系、アラブ系の外国人をほとんど見ることはなかったが、Conradにはいっぱいいた。みなさん、ここにいたのね。 （追記）3部屋3泊で1部屋はエクストラベッド追加で約11,000元（朝食付き）だったので、こちらは1部屋1泊分は約38,500円。 交通状況 ・Beijing PASS いわゆるSuica/PASMOと同じような非接触型のチャージ式切符であり、ガイドブック等を読んだ限りでは便利そうだと思い空港で購入したが、買う必要はなかったなと思う。人数も多かったのでいちいち1枚ずつチャージするより、切符を券売機でまとめて購入するほうが楽だったので、チャージが切れたあとは使っていない。少人数で地下鉄中心で移動する場合は購入してもよいかもだが、WeChat PayやAlipayで直接改札で支払い可能なので、個人旅行だとやっぱり不要。 ・地下鉄（地鉄） ものすごく地下鉄網が発達していて南北東西に走る線路のほか、環状線が大小あり至る所で乗換駅がある感じ。そして安い。初乗りは3元からで乗換含めて40〜50分地下鉄で移動しても6元とか。お金はあまり使いたくないが体力がある人には地下鉄がおすすめ。ただ、古い路線（1号線とか2号線）はエレベータどころかエスカレータもなく、年寄や足が悪い人には向かない。タクシーも日本に比べてずっと安いので、体力に自信のない人はタクシーを活用したほうが良い。私たちは朝は地下鉄で目的地まで行って、その後は無理をせずタクシーを使って移動していた。あと、だいたいどんな駅でも入口でセキュリティチェックを受ける。 ・タクシー 日本だとタクシー配車アプリを使ったことはほとんどないが、中国ではDiDiというアプリ一択の状況。WeChat、AlipayのそれぞれのアプリからミニプログラムとしてDiDiが起動できるので、DiDiアプリをダウンロードしておく必要もない。使い方は英語画面だが直感でなんとかなる。自分の位置情報が表示されるので”Where to go”から行きたいところを検索して指定して、どのクラスの車を呼ぶか（複数選択可）を選べば、あとは数秒で自動でマッチングして自分の居場所まで来てくれる。アプリには車のナンバーだけでなく、メーカーや車種なども表示される（されない場合もある）し、どこから向かってるかなどの位置情報もわかるので、あ、あれかも？とナンバーが見えなくてもなんとなくわかる。車が来ているのにこちらが見つけられないと、SMSや電話がかかってくる場合もあるが、中国語が話せないとわかると向こうからキャンセルされる。その場合は、落ち着いてもう一度配車申し込みすればよい。 値段は20kmぐらい移動しても50元（1,000円）いかないぐらい。中心部にある観光地から周縁部のホテルに戻るぐらいの距離なら20〜30元でいける。3人旅であれば地下鉄よりもちょっと高いぐらいで楽々移動できる。 （追記）空港や主要駅などでは、タクシー（白タクではない正規のもの）も客待ちしている。DiDi配車の待ち合わせスペースに行こうとすると必ずタクシーの運ちゃんの客引きに合う。彼らは私が”I can't speak Chinese”と言ってもお構いなしにずっと声がけしてきてつきまとってくるので、かなりうざい。 声がけには白タクの人も混じってくるので無視するに限るが、正規のタクシーで目的地が有名どころではっきりしていれば特に問題ないと思う。 DiDiは目的の車が来たら自分で助手席を開けて、自分の携帯電話番号の下４桁を運転手に伝えることで確認完了となる。WeChat PayやAlipayに登録した番号がそのままDiDiに連携される仕組み。増田は中国SIMの電話番号に登録変更していたのでそっちを伝える。英語だと通じないことがあるので、そこだけは中国語の数字を覚えるか、紙に書いて見せるのでもよい。数字は麻雀知ってる人はそんなに苦にならないと思う。リン、イー、アル、サン、スー、ウー、リュウ、チー、バー、ジュウなので、０８３４なら「リン・バー・サン・スー」とはっきり言えば伝わらないことはなかった。 ・高速鉄道（高鉄） 長距離移動の場合は、高速鉄道（新幹線）を使う。北京にはいくつかの高速鉄道駅があるが、今回は北京北駅と清河駅の２つしか使っていないので、それ以外はよくわからない。パリやロンドンと同じく行き先別で駅を使い分ける感じなんだと思う。（東京は東京駅に行けばどこにでも行けるのと対照的だ） そして高速鉄道駅はものすごくでかい。庇のついた巨大な駅舎で内部も余裕があり、こんなに大きくする必要もないだろうと思うが、中国の人口を考えると繁忙期には激混みするのかもしれない。 チケットの購入はTrip.comで行った。他に方法があるのかは不明だが、日本語表示可能で直感的に使えるGUIなので発券手数料高くても不満はない。チケットの予約は2週間前から可能だが、それ以前から購入予約をすることができる。春節などの繁忙期は列車が満員になることもあるらしい。 座席は1等席、2等席のほか、ビジネス席やファミリー席などがある列車もある。1等席以上は座席数も少ないので希望する場合は早めに予約を。あと1等席は飲み物（今回の旅では”お湯”だった）とスナックがついた。 （追記）セキュリティチェックも厳重で駅の建物に入るとき、出発待ちの待合室に入るときの２回のチェックがある。

2025年3月北京旅行備忘録