eChinExpress

Shipping, studying & getting things done in China

Welcome back to eChinExpress

For over a decade this site has covered two worlds that overlap more than people think: getting goods out of China — sourcing, freight, package tracking — and getting yourself into China — scholarships, study programs, and everyday life for the international community. The site is being reorganized, and the most useful, evergreen material now lives in a set of maintained guides.

If an old link brought you here, the article you wanted has likely been consolidated into one of these — each guide absorbs the practical substance of the posts it replaced, kept current rather than frozen in the year they were written:

Track a package from China

How China Post, EMS, YunExpress, Cainiao and courier tracking numbers actually work, and where to paste them.

Shipping & sourcing guide

Air vs. sea freight, agents vs. direct suppliers, incoterms in plain English, and how to vet a Chinese vendor before paying.

Study in China

CSC and provincial scholarships, Chinese-language programs, and what the application timeline really looks like.

Living in China

Practical notes for expats and the international community — documents, cities, food, and daily logistics.