China Lost & Found, With a Human in the Loop

Field notes

The homepage separates cases by operator type rather than treating lost property as one generic request: high-speed rail and metro, airport, taxi or DiDi, and hotel or attraction each receive their own intake path. It asks for route details, timing, photographs, and descriptions, then describes Chinese-language calls or forms, local verification, pickup, and onward delivery. The stated search-stage fee is USD 30, and the site says submitting a report itself does not trigger payment.