Membership

Lifetime membership

One payment, no subscription, no renewal emails. Membership is per person and covers you for as long as the crew exists.

National Group

RMB 288 · USD 42 · per person · lifetime

The whole crew, nationwide. Best if you travel between cities or are still deciding where to land.

Access to the national GFIC Crew community
Online groups and forums for daily life support
Event announcements for all 14 service cities
Practical guides: housing, healthcare, banking, mobile payments
Language exchange and Chinese corner access

City Group — most popular

RMB 688 · USD 98 · per person · lifetime

One city chapter, all local events. The plan most members choose — Guangzhou first.

Everything in the National Group
Dedicated city chapter with its own weekly and monthly events
Local housing and healthcare support from people in your city
Member pricing on food crawls, workshops and trips
Priority access to limited-capacity events
Your own event ideas promoted to the city group

Business Group

RMB 2888 · USD 420 · per person · lifetime

For founders, freelancers and anyone building something in China.

Everything in the City Group
Business networking mixers and partner introductions
Visibility for your own projects inside the crew
Direct line to the organizing team for collaborations

Refund terms

Members who have not participated in any activities within a week of joining the crew and have not violated the community rules may receive a full refund of their membership fee if they leave.

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Join by WeChat

Membership runs through WeChat. Add us, say which plan you want, and we confirm payment by WeChat Pay or Alipay. You are in the group within 24 hours of payment clearing.

Say which plan: National (RMB 288), City (RMB 688) or Business (RMB 2,888).
Say which city group you want, or “not decided yet”.
We reply with payment details, then add you to the group.

Not ready to pay yet?

Come to one event first. Most people join after their second potluck.

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