Practical guide
Amap / Gaode Map: save your hotel and destinations before you land
The platform’s international visitor features connect pre-arrival planning, city navigation and bilingual communication prompts.
Shanghai’s municipal government says Amap, also known as Gaode Map, offers multilingual visitor services covering pre-departure entry information, arrival guidance, city navigation, local recommendations and emergency contacts. The guide says travelers can save hotel details and destinations in advance, then use their location and saved hotel to see taxi or public-transport route options after arrival. It also describes bilingual phrase cards for communication. Check the live app for language availability, routing and feature access.
A clear next step
- Before departure, save your accommodation and priority destinations in Amap / Gaode Map.
- After arrival, use the saved hotel and your location to compare live taxi and public-transport options.
- Use the current bilingual phrase-card feature if you need help communicating a destination or request.
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- Digital map services for international visitors — Shanghai Municipal Government Amap / Gaode Map multilingual visitor-service scope · saving hotel and destination details before arrival · route options and bilingual phrase-card functions
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