Tell me about your trip.
I'll write the first draft.
A China itinerary planner built for foreign travelers. It uses Pavilion's editorial context where available, but it is still a first draft: verify visas, opening hours, transport, prices, and any medical or legal details with official sources before you book.
Grounded where we can be.
The planner favors practical routes, payment caveats, and official-source verification over confident guesses. Critical details still need a final check before travel.
No hidden booking cuts.
The planner is not tuned around hotel commissions. Pavilion may manually introduce student city friends for local companionship and translation help, but not as licensed guides.
A draft, not a final answer.
An itinerary is a starting point. Expect to ask follow-up questions. The planner is a thinking partner, not an oracle.
Before you start.
Is this actually free?
Yes. The planner and newsletter are currently free. If Pavilion later introduces paid city-friend matching, sponsorships, affiliate links, or other commercial relationships, we will disclose them clearly where they appear.
How is this different from ChatGPT?
Pavilion narrows the task to China travel and uses a stricter prompt: practical routing, payment caveats, and official verification for critical facts. It is a planning draft, not an authority on border policy, medicine, prices, or opening hours.
Will you save my data?
The planner does not create a Pavilion account or intentionally store your itinerary. Your prompt is sent to the configured AI provider to generate the response, and that provider may process logs according to its own terms. If you subscribe to the newsletter, your email is stored by Buttondown until you unsubscribe.
What if I want a real person to help?
After you generate a plan, you can ask for a local student city friend. This is a manual matching request for companionship and translation help, not a licensed guide, medical, legal, or emergency service.
Why "Pavilion"?
A pavilion (亭) is a structure for resting, looking out, and choosing where to go next. That's what a good travel guide should be — not a destination, a vantage point.
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