Six ways to enter
the real China
Not tours. Real stories. Real people. Real China.
— CURATED CHINA EXPERIENCE —
Not tours.
Encounters.
Everything on this page is something I have personally designed,and tested. Small groups only. Real access. The kind of China most visitors never find.
Quick Reference
Total experiences
18 products
Group size
Always ≤ 8
Price range
$100 – $400
Cities covered
Beijing
Shanghai &Xi’an Coming soon ·
01.Local Life Immersion
Hutong Slow Life-Beijing Morning
Walk where the tourists don't go, eat where the locals eat, sit in a private teahouse, and learn tai chi from neighbourhood elders who've been practising on the same stretch of park for forty years.
From $180/person
02.Night Experience
Great Wall After Dark
Private transfer out of the city as the sun lowers. The wall at golden hour, emptied of crowds. A tea ceremony on the ancient ramparts as the sky shifts from orange to ink. Then the Milky Way.
From $280/person
03.Eastern Cultural Aesthetics
Tea Ceremony Aesthetics
A private teahouse, three contrasting teas, and the philosophy of slowing time down with a leaf and hot water. You'll leave with a small selection of today's teas.
From $120/person
04.Deep Immersion Journeys
05.TCM Wellness
06.Seasonal Experiences
Moon Festival Tea Night
Hand-make mooncakes, moonlit tea ceremony outdoors, poetry under the full moon. The most poetic evening in the Chinese calendar.
From $280/person
