The one time I went to China it was more or less a guided tour, so no, I have no experience actually

I've got from Oct 24 to Nov ~15 to do this. Doable and in this order? I don't even know how much money I should budget for this - I'm find living in the cheapest conditions. I also really need internet access throughout the entire trip to check work emails.
That ought to be enough, but there has been discussion recently in another place about difficulties foreigners have been having getting to stay in the cheapest places. Friends cheats codes for midtown madness 2 of mine also encountered the same difficulties early this year. The really budget places were turning away foreigners because of problems with registering cheats codes for midtown madness 2 them. If you speak good Mandarin you might be able to argue your way in, otherwise you'll probably cheats codes for midtown madness 2 be sent to pricier places.
My other times traveling to China have been part of school visits or parents handling the paperwork. This is the first time where I am handling all the logistics. What questions don't make sense exactly?
@thursdaysd what do you mean about it's hard to register foreigners? It's hard to register them because they don't speak the language very well, so they turn them towards pricier hotels with English speaking staff? I can speak decent Chinese and could definitely book a room if I wanted to to.
So you speak decent Chinese, been to China at least 3 times and you still need our help??? This is what I mean when I said your questions does not make sense as you have more experience than most of the people who are trying to help you!
The one time I went to China it was more or less a guided tour, so no, I have no experience actually getting around the country on my own. I'm looking for people who have experience getting around the country on their own.
Are you serious? So every hotel, every motel, every hostel, every single night I'm in China I have to register with the local police? Like, go to the actual police station or just fill out more paperwork every night?
Maybe. Actually, I was talking about budget Chinese hotels, not hostels, I thought you wanted to get off the beaten track and you won't find hostels out in the country. Also, there are 1.3+ billion people in China, many of them now traveling, international tourists aren't a big market, especially at the budget level.
There have been reports of places actually listed in Lonely Planet turning foreigners away. Like the more stringent visa requirements, this is a new development and it's possible it may be temporary - in place for the leadership change, maybe. But it's equally possible that it will stay.