Correct before clever.

Sources we use

• National Immigration Administration (NIA / 国家移民管理局) for visa policy, visa-free transit rules, and entry requirements.
• Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for aviation rules, power bank and battery regulations on domestic flights.
• China State Railway (12306) for high-speed rail schedules, ticket rules, and station information.
• Ministry of Transport and local transport bureaus for transportation regulations.
• Official attraction websites and WeChat mini-programs (Forbidden City, Shanghai Museum, Terracotta Army, Panda Base, etc.) for ticket prices, opening hours, and booking rules.
• Local government tourism portals (english.beijing.gov.cn, etc.) for city-level information.
• Cross-referenced traveler reports from multiple independent sources for practical, on-the-ground details.

Sources we do NOT use as primary references

• Travel blogs and personal websites as primary sources for facts (prices, hours, visa rules). These are used only as supplementary anecdotal evidence and always cross-referenced.
• AI-generated content or large language model outputs as a source of factual claims (prices, dates, rules). AI hallucinations are a known risk; we use AI only as a writing assistant, never as a fact source.
• Social media rumors and viral posts from platforms like Weibo, Xiaohongshu, or TikTok/TikTok without official verification.
• Visual China Group (VCG) and Getty Images for images due to licensing restrictions and copyright controversy. All images are sourced from Wikimedia Commons under CC0/CC BY/CC BY-SA licenses.
• Outdated guidebooks (printed books more than 2 years old for fast-changing topics like payment apps, booking systems, and visa policy).
• Unsourced AI-written travel guides that aggregate content from other sites without verification.

How we verify information

• Direct URL access: We access official websites and platforms directly (including Chinese-language sources) to verify rules, prices, and opening hours.
• Cross-referencing: When a claim appears in only one source, we treat it as unverified and either mark it with a caveat or omit it until confirmed by additional sources.
• last_checked dates: Every page carries a "last checked" date. Information that changes frequently (visa rules, app payment setup, ticket prices) is checked more often.
• change_risk labels: Pages are marked low/medium/high change risk. High-risk pages (visa, payment, seasonal events) require more frequent review.
• Unverified claims: When we cannot independently verify a claim, we mark it explicitly as unverified or use "ready_with_caveat" status rather than presenting it as confirmed fact.
• No fabricated URLs: We do not invent or guess official website URLs. If we cannot confirm an official URL, we use null rather than linking to an incorrect page.

Correction policy

If you find outdated information, broken links, incorrect prices, or anything that does not match your on-the-ground experience, please report it via the corrections page. We review all corrections and update pages accordingly.

Prices, opening hours, booking rules, and visa policies change frequently. Always verify critical information (especially visa requirements, attraction bookings, and transport schedules) against official sources closer to your travel date.

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