Free tools
China travel tools
Fast decision tools for the moments that can break a China trip: whether you can enter, whether a layover is worth leaving the airport for, how to get online, and what still works once you land.
240-Hour Transit Checker Transiting China visa-free? Enter your route and dates — we run all five rules and tell you whether you qualify. Shanghai Layover Planner Choose 4, 6, 8, 10 hours or overnight at Pudong and get the safest useful city plan. Beijing Layover Planner PEK or PKX, short stop or overnight — see when to stay in the terminal and when one city stop works. Blocked Apps in China Check whether WhatsApp, Google Maps, Instagram, Gmail, Slack and other apps work in China. Airalo vs Holafly China Compare the China eSIM options travelers actually debate before landing. Chinese Zodiac Calculator Enter your birth date for your true zodiac animal, element and stem-branch year — New Year boundary handled. Chinese Calendar Converter Convert any Western date to the lunar date, zodiac and the festivals that fall that year. Pinyin Tone Converter Type numbered pinyin like ni3 hao3 and get proper tone marks — plus how it actually sounds. Chinese Name Builder Turn the sounds of your name into candidate Chinese characters with meanings.
Planning a trip too? Start with visas, getting online, payments, when to go, and the city guides.