China Packing List Generator
Select your season and activities to get a customized packing checklist.
By Guilin & Yangshuo Travel Guide · Published · Updated
Tell us when you're coming and what you plan to do — we'll generate a packing checklist with all the essentials plus activity-specific items. Check items off as you pack.
When are you going?
What will you do?
Your Packing List
Essentials (always pack these):
- Passport (valid 6+ months, 2+ blank pages)
- Printed visa (if not using TWOV)
- Travel insurance documents
- Cash (at least 500 RMB in small bills)
- Power bank (20,000 mAh max for flights)
- Universal power adapter (China uses Type A/C/I)
- VPN installed and tested on all devices
- Offline maps downloaded
- Translation app with Chinese downloaded offline
- Photocopies of passport and visa
- Basic first aid: plasters, painkillers, antihistamine
- Hand sanitizer and wet wipes
Activity & season-specific:
- Sturdy walking shoes
- Daypack
- Water bottle
- Sun hat
- Comfortable shorts/leggings
- Sunglasses
- Sunscreen SPF 50+
- Small backpack
- Light rain jacket
- Lightweight scarf
- Layers for evenings
How the Generator Works
Your Season Decides the Layers
Guilin weather swings from 40°C humid summers to cold, damp winters. The list adapts: rain shell and dry bags in spring, sun protection in summer, layers for December.
Activity Modules
Pick what you'll actually do — cycling, climbing, rafting, photography — and the list adds the specific gear. Each item can be checked off as it goes in the bag.
Two Things People Always Forget
Toilet paper and a power bank. Rural public toilets rarely provide the first, and a dead phone in a village with no English signage is the second's specialty. Everything else is covered below.