YEZAI

Designer-led private cultural journeys

Designed around how you want to understand China.

Begin with your interests, your people and the way you want a day to feel. Yezai turns that conversation into a private journey—not a fixed tour selected from a shelf.

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An international traveler and a Chinese cultural interpreter talking while walking through a Beijing hutong
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Begin with a city, a question or a theme.

People and place are part of the design—not interchangeable add-ons.

FormatOne private party
Begin withA city · question · theme
SupportGuiding to fully arranged
Next stepA tailored proposal

How a journey is shaped

Start with what matters, not a package.

The published journeys show how we think. Your own proposal is rebuilt around the questions, energy and practical needs of your private party.

Private journey briefYour journey

One conversation becomes a coherent set of choices.

  1. 01

    Interests

    What draws you in?

    History, architecture, food, craft, belief, landscape, contemporary life—or a question that crosses several of them.
  2. 02

    Pace

    How should a day feel?

    Early starts or slower mornings, sustained walking or generous pauses, fuller days or room for unplanned conversation.
  3. 03

    Comfort

    What helps you travel well?

    Room standards, transport, food, accessibility, family needs and the amount of practical support you want Yezai to hold.

Choose the support

From one excellent guide to a fully arranged journey.

  1. 01Expert guiding

    Add a named guide, interpreter or specialist while arranging your own accommodation and main transport.

  2. 02Journey design + guiding

    Yezai shapes the multi-day content and connects the people who make each place legible.

  3. 03Fully arranged

    Accommodation, domestic transport, tickets, transfers, guiding and local coordination can sit inside one proposal.

Sample destinations

Three examples. A whole country to explore.

These three destinations are starting points, not limits. We can shape a private journey in almost any city across China, adapted to the people who actually travel.

A historic Beijing corner tower reflected in its surrounding water
A tree-lined Beijing hutong in warm morning light
Illustrative 3-day chapterThe Axis and Everyday LifeView sample journey ↗

Private cultural journey

北京Beijing

Read the capital through monumental history, neighborhood life, food and the rituals that still shape the modern city.

Explore BeijingDestination point of view · sample journey available inside

People & process

The journey is held by people, not an algorithm.

Named local interpreters bring a way of reading the place. Yezai connects that human perspective to a clear proposal and one accountable planning process.

Color portrait of Dana outdoors in the mountains
Beijing

Dana

Licensed Guide · Beijing Cultural Interpreter

A Beijing local guiding international travelers in English and Spanish since 2008.

Color portrait of Kaya Zhao
Suzhou and Jiangnan

Kaya Zhao

Journey Planner · Cultural Storyteller

An English-speaking journey planner with more than six years of professional guiding experience.

How planning works

A proposal follows the conversation.

  1. 01
    Conversation

    Dates, party, interests, pace, comfort, budget and the support you want.

  2. 02
    Proposal

    A possible route, the right people, core reservations, service scope and quote.

  3. 03
    Confirmation

    Availability, inclusions, payment and change terms are confirmed personally.

Sending an inquiry is not a booking. No payment is taken until the scope, availability and terms are clear.

Begin with what matters

What would make China meaningful to you?

Tell us who is traveling, what draws you here and how you want the journey to feel. We will begin with a real conversation.

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