Guides

• How Chinese public hospitals work: a first-timer's map

  Registration, the two-track system (regular vs international department), what a visit day looks like, and why everything is faster than you expect.

• Why Chinese hospital prices are public — and how to read them

  Government price catalogs, the difference between an item price and a total bill, and how we build our numbers.

• The three-layer language plan for a hospital trip to China

  Roaming keeps your usual translation apps working; two Chinese apps need no login; and for doctor conversations, use a human.