Recommended Essential Services / Tools
to Prepare Before Going to China

 

VPN Service

Most of the students we know that are studying in China use Astrill VPN. It’s a fast and functional VPN that caters to people staying in China to let you access apps / sites that you are currently using in Indonesia.

To sign up, just click on this link: https://astrillaff.com/a/3m2f6w54fskf

 

Banking Service

Both Bank of China (BOC) and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) have Personal Banking services specifically catering to Indonesian students studying in China. They let you put Rupiah in Indonesia and withdraw Renminbi in China, making sending money to China seamless.

For Bank of China, contact: Jesslyn – 081291009042
For ICBC, contact: Elisabeth – 087882922004 / Verda Rosana – 081291344086

Just mention you are referred by IndoPanda, and you may be entitled to a free gift (while stock lasts).

 

Visa Application

To go to China to study, you need to apply for a student Visa. Follow this link to apply for a Chinese Visa:

https://bio.visaforchina.cn/JKT3_EN/qianzhengyewu 

 

Air Ticket Purchase 

Major portals to buy air tickets:

Or visit the airline websites to find out more information. Major airlines that fly to China:

  • China Eastern Airline
  • China Southern Airline
  • TransNusa

 

Must Have Apps

The following are Apps that you must have in order to survive well in China:

  • WeChat 微信: Communication + WeChat Pay
  • AliPay 支付宝: AliPay + E-Wallet 
  • 应用宝: Apps pengganti Playstore
  • Baidu 百度: Search, maps, MRT line
  • Didi 滴滴: Taxi
  • Meituan 美团外卖，饿了么: Food Delivery
  • Taobao 淘宝，JD 京东，Pinduoduo 拼多多: E-Commerce
  • Ctrip 携程：Travel
  • Douyin 抖音 （optional）
  • Zhihu 知乎（optional）
  • Xiaohongshu 小红书（optional）