Who operates this website
China Fieldnotes is operated by Xu Zhang. For privacy questions, email 18947134731@163.com.
Reading and searching
The website serves public static pages. Its guide search, city filter, phrase filter and trip finder run in your browser. We have not added advertising trackers, analytics scripts, a user account system or a newsletter signup. Search terms are not sent to an editorial search server.
Checklist progress
Ticking a checklist changes the current page. If you select “Remember progress on this device”, the page stores only checklist item identifiers and their checked state in this browser’s local storage. It reads them on your next visit. Uncheck that option or use “Clear progress” to remove this feature’s saved checklist. Browser settings can also remove site data. Do not use this option on a shared device if you do not want another user to see your preparation progress.
Address cards and budgets
These tools process the fields in the current browser tab. Their code does not send the entries to our server or save them in local storage. Download creates a file on your device; printing uses your browser’s print function. You control those files and printouts. Your browser may have its own form-restoration behavior.
Email, hosting and external websites
Contact links open your email application. Sending a message shares its contents and sender information with the recipient and email providers; it is separate from visiting the site. We use correction information to assess and respond to the issue, and do not need passport or payment details.
The hosting and network providers necessarily handle requests to deliver these pages, such as network addresses and technical request information. This page describes the features we implemented; it does not promise that a hosting provider has no service logs. External booking, government, map and reference websites apply their own practices when you follow a link.
Changes
This description reflects the implementation checked on 7 November 2026. If analytics, accounts or other collection features are introduced, this page must be updated to describe the actual change.