Anyone ever bought a bike from Taobao?

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You'll need to establish residency there, which you do with the local police. So you find a friend (someone in a shop?) to work up a document saying you are renting a room from them, and take the paperwork to the police station (派出数) for that district, and have them issue a Temporary Residence Registration for Foreigners for that address.

I just registered my bike and needed Residence Registration. When I went to police station the needed my landlords details (id number, phone and so on) I didnt have them so the police lady took my friends (translator) info as my landlord.... so if youre lucky you wont need any documents that you are renting anything that you are not.