A wider look at China
Shanghai · 4 nights → Hangzhou · 2 → Beijing · 3
City neighborhoods, West Lake and Beijing’s historic sights in one trip.
The trade-offTwo hotel changes, including a longer transfer to Beijing.
CHINA, PLANNED AROUND HOW YOU TRAVEL
Your China. Your kind of trip.
Old streets, city lights or days closer to nature. Tell us your dates, budget and must-sees, then compare two free routes shaped around you.
- Two free routes to compare
- Your budget and pace
- Detailed daily plan optional
Saved the places.
Now make the trip.
City lights. Lakeside walks. A route that brings them together.
An example brief10 days · 9 nights · 2 travelers
“Ten days in China for two. Food, old streets and beautiful scenery. Help us decide how many cities fit.”
More time around the lake
Shanghai · 5 nights → Hangzhou · 4 nights
Stay closer together, with more time for food, old streets and lakeside walks.
The trade-offOne hotel change. Save Beijing for a future visit.
Illustrative routes, not a customer testimonial or a live quote. Your dates, budget and preferences shape your own options. Arrival and departure times still need to fit.
Find my China route →Start with free route ideas
Compare cities, nights and the pace of each route before you choose.
Make it a daily plan · $29
Unlock daily timing, food and stay suggestions, transport notes and 15 days of edits. One payment for one trip; bookings are separate.
How China planning works · details and common questions
WHAT THE PLANNER ACTUALLY DECIDES
Not “things to do.” The structure of the trip.
Most China planning problems happen before anyone chooses an attraction: too many cities, the wrong station, a hotel in the wrong district, or a mountain day with no weather buffer.
Where to go
Cities and regions that match the season, time and feeling you described.
How long to stay
Enough time for the experience without changing hotels every night.
Where to base yourself
The useful district or lake side—not a paid hotel ranking.
How the route connects
Door-to-door transfer logic, demanding days and protected buffer time.
What to verify
Tickets, weather, schedules and other facts that can change before travel.
How to research locally
Optional Chinese Xiaohongshu keywords for original posts and images.
START WITH WHAT YOU KNOW
A city is useful. A vague feeling is also useful.
“Shanghai and Beijing, 8 days, first trip.”
“China in March. Old streets, mountains and food.”
Upload a place, hotel, film still or mood image.
BEFORE YOU START
What ViaEast does—and does not do.
Does ViaEast book the trip?
No. ViaEast is planning software. It prepares the route and exact search briefs; travelers purchase independently from third-party suppliers.
Are prices live?
Not unless a price is explicitly labeled with its provider and timestamp. The current beta uses planning ranges and user-entered quotes.
Do I need to know Chinese cities?
No. You can start with a country, season, duration, interests or a reference image. If you already know a destination, ViaEast uses it.
Do I need Xiaohongshu?
No. It is an optional original-source research tool. Xiaohongshu may require its own free account; ViaEast never receives those credentials.
Practical travel guides
Prepare the parts of a China trip that work differently.
Straightforward guidance for train stations, payment setup and first-trip logistics—linked to current official sources where details can change.
High-speed rail
Check the right train station
Compare the full hotel-to-hotel journey, not only the time shown on the train ticket.
Read the guide →Payment setupAlipay or WeChat Pay for visitors
Set up a reliable way to pay before flying and keep a practical backup for the first day.
Read the guide →Itinerary reviewCheck an AI-made travel plan
Find impossible days, missing transfer time, unclear budgets and facts that still need verification.
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