# Free China Culture Tools

Accurate tools for travelers and the curious:

- **Chinese Zodiac Calculator** — your birth date → zodiac animal, element, stem-branch year (New Year boundary handled). /en/tools/chinese-zodiac/
- **Chinese Calendar Converter** — any Western date → lunar date, zodiac, and the year's festivals. /en/tools/chinese-calendar/
- **Pinyin Tone Converter** — numbered pinyin (ni3 hao3) → tone marks (nǐ hǎo), plus pronunciation. /en/tools/pinyin/
- **Chinese Name Builder** — turn your name's sounds into candidate Chinese characters with meanings. /en/tools/chinese-name/