01 / Start freeFree Chinese Name Card
Receive one Chinese name idea with pinyin, meaning, a short cultural note, and a suggested doorway into Beijing, Jiangnan, Western Sichuan, or another China story.
$0 / Email delivery
Take Home / Start Before Travel
Start your China journey before you travel.
Bring the culture home before you come to China. Choose up to three starter products, place them in your basket, and request a checkout link for product payment and shipping. When you later plan a Beijing, Shanghai, Sichuan, Jiangnan, or Fujian journey, tell us what you already bought and we can discuss how it connects with the next experience.
Product is the doorway. Experience is the value.
Five elements scent, fragrance bead, and ritual kit
Great Wall foothills, Ruiyun retreat, royal fragrance, and a Beijing trip idea
Start Small
Begin with one object, one story, or one kit.
You do not need to plan a full China journey on the first day. Start with a free Chinese name card, a gift object, or a starter material kit. Choose a kit for home, or ask about a teacher-led workshop for a future trip. Any included video guide is listed on the product page.
02 / DigitalLearn before travel
Choose a Chinese name card, seasonal culture card, or authorized Thangka digital and video pass for a small first purchase.
$9-$79
03 / Starter kitReceive the doorway
Choose from the destination product shelf: fragrance, name and seal, handwork, Thangka, tea, Yangzhou carving and movable type, Suzhou embroidery, or Tulou architecture.
$39-$189
04 / Kit + classUse the guide
When listed, a kit includes an English video guide. Private online and small-group classes are separate products with their own confirmation.
$99-$199
05 / Private classLearn with a teacher
Ask about a private online class, a small group, or a cultural gift class after the teacher, time zone, contents, and price are confirmed.
$199-$499
06 / Future journeyCarry the purchase into your plan
After a future journey is confirmed, a previous purchase may be reviewed as a welcome benefit, experience upgrade, or manual credit basis. It is not an automatic cash offset.
Discussed with your plan
Free cultural doorway
Begin with a Chinese name.
A name is a small bridge into another culture. Tell us a little about yourself, and we will prepare a Chinese name idea with meaning, pinyin, and a short story. It is a cultural naming card, not fortune telling, fate changing, or a medical or spiritual claim.
Free name card first. Seal starter kit, gift tag, and future carving experience can come later.
How it works
Your first China identity hook.
We create a simple, respectful Chinese name idea that is easy to explain in English and suitable for a digital name card, personal seal story, gift label, or future China journey thread.
First destination products
Every box leads back to a real place.
Each product is tied to a destination, a craft tradition, and a possible travel chapter. Open the box at home first; later, follow the story to Beijing, Jiangnan, Western Sichuan, or Fujian. Beijing currently has two clear workshop directions: fragrance bead making and Pankou knot craft.
Royal fragrance gift box, palace color cards, bracelet, and English culture story
01 / Beijing
Beijing Royal Fragrance Gift Box
A Beijing royal-aesthetics gift box built around a Discover Real China fragrance plaque, fragrance bead bracelet, palace color cards, and optional botanical powder bead-making materials.
Card $9-$19Gift box $99-$149Retreat inquiry
- Fragrance plaque, fragrance bead bracelet, palace color card, motif story card, and English culture card.
- Botanical powder bead-making kit as a maker add-on after ingredient and shipping review.
- Ruiyun courtyard, private room, wine dinner, writing, seal, or rubbing add-ons by inquiry.
Use caseFirst Beijing retreat
Travel pathGreat Wall, Ruiyun, scent
Chinese name story, seal culture, gift tag, and optional carving experience
02 / Start before China
Chinese Name + Seal Starter Kit
A low-friction first purchase for people who are curious about China but not ready to plan a full trip: a Chinese name story card, calligraphy tag, seal-culture explanation, and an optional carving experience by inquiry.
Name card $19-$39Kit $49-$89Gift friendly
- Chinese name story, pronunciation note, meaning card, writing guide, and gift tag.
- Optional seal-culture kit or carving session; we confirm the materials, teacher, and delivery details first.
- If you later confirm a China plan, the name and seal can become a welcome gift, photo prop, or part of a workshop.
Use caseFirst identity hook
Travel pathWriting, seal, craft
Thangka line study, pigment stories, material kit, and studio route
03 / Western Sichuan
Thangka Line And Material Kit
A Western Sichuan learning kit built around authorized Thangka image use, line-study practice, pigment stories, and the option to ask about a Garze studio visit.
Kit $99-$169Video guide includedEdition details confirmed
- Line-study sheets, pigment color cards, practice brush, and a short English video guide when included in the selected edition.
- Edition contents, teacher guidance, and video access are confirmed before payment.
- You can ask to add a Garze or Western Sichuan studio visit to your trip plan; we confirm the route and studio availability with you.
Use caseLearn before travel
Travel pathGarze studio visit
Persimmon blessing, travel tea set, Shanghai entry, and Jiangnan route
04 / Shanghai
Persimmon Blessing Travel Tea Set
A Shanghai and Jiangnan entry product built around a compact travel tea set, persimmon motif, tasting notes, and an optional in-person tea session by inquiry.
Tea card $9-$19Set $89-$129Travel inquiry
- Porcelain tasting cup, tea note card, seasonal tasting card, and English cultural serving guide.
- You can ask to add a Shanghai tea session or Jiangnan water-town tea experience to a confirmed travel plan.
- Tea contents, shipping, and any import requirements are confirmed before payment.
Use caseCalm gift
Travel pathShanghai to Jiangnan
Share & Invite
Let a small cultural object start the next trip.
Before travelers come to China, they can start with a free Chinese name card, seal, tea, scent, craft card, or gift box. When your travel plans take shape, tell us what you already have and we will help you choose the next experience.
Invite a friend
Name-card referral.
When a friend requests a Chinese name card, both of you may receive a seasonal digital postcard. If a friend later orders a kit or confirms a journey, we can review a gift or planning benefit.
Share your story
Carry the moment forward.
Share your real China moment with friends, then tell us what you would like to explore next.
Travel later
Carry the thread into China.
A Chinese name, seal, tea card, sachet, Hanfu style card, or craft kit can become the theme of a future experience once the details and availability are confirmed.
Wellness Take Home
Continue the journey at home.
The wellness shelf is not a medicine cabinet and not a souvenir shelf. It is the at-home continuation of Chinese seasonal living: tea, incense, ritual cards, Thangka learning materials, and product guides that keep the traveler connected before or after China.
Tea and seasonal rhythm
Daily China at home.
Tea cards, solar-term notes, tasting sets, and food rhythm prompts introduce Chinese seasonal living through ordinary, beautiful daily habits.
Incense and scent ritual
Fragrance as culture.
Sachets, incense plaques, fragrance beads, and cultural guide cards framed as personal ritual, spatial aesthetics, and memory of place.
Thangka and craft learning
Learn the context first.
Line-study sheets, pigment stories, kit videos, and future studio routes help you understand the culture before you make or collect.
Before and after travel
Let the journey begin before departure.
Some guests start with a card or a small kit. Some begin with a gift box. Some return home and want to keep learning. Take Home keeps the place close before, during, and after the trip.
Journey Path
From first curiosity to a deeper route.
Before travel: free Chinese name card, starter gift, material kit with video guide when included, and waitlist.
During travel: Ruiyun royal fragrance retreat, Great Wall foothills, Beijing palace aesthetics, Central Axis, fan, writing, seal, and rubbing workshops; Jiangnan scent and handwork; Fujian or Yunnan tea routes; Western Sichuan Thangka studio, guide, car, photographer, and cultural interpretation.
After travel: reorder kits, gift boxes, corporate cultural gifts, separate workshop inquiries, and return-route planning.
Destination product shelf
Choose the culture you want to keep close.
Add up to three starter items to your basket, then request a checkout link. We will confirm the edition, shipping, and delivery details before payment. When a real travel plan takes shape, tell us what you already bought and we can help connect it to the trip.
Beijing / $99-$149Royal Fragrance Plaque And Bracelet Box
Discover Real China fragrance plaque, fragrance bead bracelet, palace color cards, English story card, and a separate Ruiyun retreat available by inquiry.
Beijing / $59-$119Botanical Bead-Making Kit
A Ruiyun-linked Beijing fragrance starter kit with botanical materials, color notes, tools, and an English video guide, with a separate scent workshop available by inquiry.
Beijing / $39-$89Chinese Name + Seal Starter Kit
Chinese name story card, pronunciation note, calligraphy tag, gift labels, seal-culture explanation, and a gentle first step into writing and carving traditions.
Beijing + Jiangnan / $59-$119Botanical Scent Sachet And Bead Kit
One practical starter kit combining fragrance-bead and sachet making: fabric, cord, scent materials, story cards, and an English video guide when included.
Jiangnan / $69-$129Mother-of-Pearl Hairpin Gift Set
Lacquer-inspired hairpin, inlay motif card, gift packaging, styling note, and a separate Jiangnan craft-studio experience available by inquiry.
Beijing / $49-$119Pankou Knot Craft Kit
A Beijing Take Home craft kit inspired by traditional Pankou garment closures, with an English motif card and a maker guide when included. The teacher-led Pankou workshop is a separate Beijing experience.
Suzhou / $59-$119Suzhou Embroidery Starter Kit
Embroidery base, beginner stitch guide, garden motif card, and English video guide, with a separate Suzhou workshop available by inquiry.
Western Sichuan / $99-$169Thangka Line And Pigment Kit
Line-study sheets, pigment story cards, practice brush, video guide, and a separate Garze Thangka studio experience available by inquiry. Edition details are confirmed before payment.
Shanghai and Jiangnan / $89-$129Persimmon Travel Tea Set
Compact tea set, persimmon motif, tea note cards, cultural serving guide, and a separate Shanghai or Jiangnan tea session available by inquiry.
Yangzhou / $49-$98Yangzhou Movable Type Starter Kit
Wooden movable type blocks, brush card, ink tray, English story card, and a practical Yangzhou object; a separate workshop can be requested.
Yangzhou / $59-$119Yangzhou Seal Carving Starter Kit
Seal stone, carving tools, ink paste, test paper, and a name-seal story card for home practice.
Fujian Tulou / $79-$99 ยท Premium $129-$189Fujian Tulou Architecture Model Kit
A hands-on architectural model kit inspired by Fujian Tulou family living: wooden interlocking structure, hand-finished details, English story cards, and a separate Tulou journey available to discuss by inquiry.
Cultural meaning
Symbols, scent, season, and memory.
The scent and element line borrows meaning from Five Elements, solar terms, Chinese color, and daily ritual. It is a cultural way to remember a place, choose a gift, or begin a conversation.
Scent
Carry a place through fragrance.
Incense plaques, sachets, and fragrance beads turn memory into a small daily ritual.
Symbols
Learn the story behind the motif.
Palace colors, Beijing Pankou knots, persimmon blessings, embroidery, and paper-cut patterns become easy cultural stories to share.
Making
Use your hands, then understand more.
Material kits and included guides make the culture slower, more personal, and easier to remember.
Name card / product checkout request
Tell us what you want to start with.
Use this form for the free Chinese name card, Take Home products, gift boxes, material kits, and custom cultural gifts. If you later want a Beijing, Shanghai, Sichuan, Jiangnan, or Fujian journey, we will handle that as a separate travel plan.