Observed arrival · 2026-10-26
China’s Travel Toolkit and Digital Friction Index
A China trip-planning site combining visa and travel checklists with a city-by-city index of common obstacles for foreign visitors.
○Open
⊠Login
$Paid
†Ads
✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
ƒJS
- For
- Visitors planning trips to mainland China
- Worth noticing
- The site says its friction scores reflect editorial assessments of policy and reported traveler experience, not measured statistics.
Field notes
The displayed snapshot puts medical setup at 3.8/5 and identifies Shanghai and Shenzhen as the smoothest overall at 2.4. The site says it is a static build with no backend, database, or tracking, and that index updates use a single friction-index.json file.
Observed signals
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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.
○OpenPublic substance visible
$PaidCommerce or pricing visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
◉HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade
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