Yes, but scorpions entering Chinese homes is relatively rare and highly geographically restricted.

In China, scorpions are mainly found in rural areas and urban-rural fringe zones in the northern arid and semi-arid regions (such as Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Inner Mongolia, and Xinjiang) — scorpion encounters in urban high-rise apartments are virtually zero.

Scorpions are nocturnal predators, hiding during the day in rock crevices, wall cracks, and under clutter in dark places, emerging at night to hunt small insects like cockroaches, spiders, and crickets.

Scorpions can enter a home through the following routes: foundation cracks and wall crevices (a scorpion's flat body can squeeze through narrow gaps), gaps under doors and windows, through pipes and vents, and by being carried indoors with piles of firewood or clutter.

If you live in a ground-floor or single-story house with a yard in a scorpion-endemic area, preventive measures include: sealing all gaps larger than 3 mm, installing door bottom seals, keeping firewood piles away from the house, and maintaining indoor tidiness (eliminating prey like cockroaches).

The most common scorpion in China is the Chinese scorpion (Buthus martensii) — its venom is not fatal to humans (typically causing only intense local pain and swelling in adults, similar to a bee sting), but poses a risk to infants, young children, and allergic individuals.

If stung by a scorpion, apply a cold compress to the wound and seek medical attention immediately.