📌 Product Overview
• This Shanghai calligraphy and Chinese culture experience is designed for travelers who want a hands-on cultural workshop.
• Choose between a shorter calligraphy and tea session or a deeper Chinese character culture and calligraphy workshop.
• The Classic Calligraphy & Tea Experience focuses on brush strokes, Chinese character structure, personalized Chinese name writing, and tea.
• The Chinese Culture & Calligraphy Workshop explores Chinese character origins, the Four Treasures of the Study, the Six Principles of character formation, seal script practice, creative character design, and badge making.
• Both experiences are suitable for beginners and are guided in Chinese and English.
✨ Highlights
• Choose a short calligraphy and tea experience or a deeper Chinese culture workshop.
• Learn Chinese character structure, brush strokes, writing balance, and calligraphy culture.
• Receive a personalized Chinese name and learn to write it in the Classic Calligraphy & Tea Experience.
• Explore character origins, seal script, and creative character design in the Chinese Culture & Calligraphy Workshop.
• Enjoy a calm cultural activity in Shanghai with instructor guidance and take-home creative work.
🎫 Experience Options
Option1-Classic Calligraphy & Tea Experience
• Best for travelers who want a short, relaxed introduction to Chinese calligraphy and tea culture.
• Duration: around 1.5 hours.
• Start time: 1:30 PM.
• This experience includes Chinese character structure introduction, brush stroke practice, personalized Chinese name writing, and tea.
Option2-Chinese Culture & Calligraphy Workshop
• Best for travelers who want a deeper workshop with more historical and creative content.
• Duration: around 3 hours.
• Start time: please check availability or confirm the final time before booking.
• This experience includes Chinese character origins, the Four Treasures of the Study, the Six Principles of character formation, seal script practice, creative character design, and a personalized badge souvenir.
🕒 Departure Time / Meeting Time
• The Classic Calligraphy & Tea Experience starts at 1:30 PM.
• The Chinese Culture & Calligraphy Workshop start time should be confirmed according to availability before booking.
• Please arrive at the confirmed meeting point at least 10 minutes before the experience starts.
• Each experience starts and ends at its own confirmed meeting point in Shanghai.
• Hotel pickup and drop-off are not included unless arranged separately.
🗓️ Itinerary
• Meet your instructor or guide at the confirmed meeting point in Shanghai.
• Begin with an introduction to Chinese calligraphy or Chinese character culture, depending on the experience selected.
• For the Classic Calligraphy & Tea Experience, learn the basic structure of Chinese characters, including strokes, radicals, and writing balance.
• Practice fundamental brush techniques with ink and calligraphy tools.
• Receive a personalized Chinese name based on your original name.
• Follow step-by-step guidance to write your Chinese name in calligraphy style.
• Enjoy tea during the experience and take home your calligraphy work.
• For the Chinese Culture & Calligraphy Workshop, learn about the origins and evolution of Chinese characters.
• Explore the Four Treasures of the Study, including brush, ink, paper, and inkstone.
• Understand the Six Principles of Chinese character formation.
• Practice basic strokes of seal script.
• Create your own Chinese character using what you have learned.
• Make a personalized badge souvenir to take home.
📦 Inclusions & Exclusions
✅ Chinese and English-speaking instructor or guide
✅ Workshop materials used during the selected experience
✅ Chinese character culture introduction
✅ Brush stroke practice
✅ Calligraphy guidance for beginners
✅ Classic Calligraphy & Tea Experience: personalized Chinese name writing
✅ Classic Calligraphy & Tea Experience: tea during the session
✅ Classic Calligraphy & Tea Experience: take-home calligraphy work
✅ Chinese Culture & Calligraphy Workshop: Chinese character origins and evolution introduction
✅ Chinese Culture & Calligraphy Workshop: Four Treasures of the Study introduction
✅ Chinese Culture & Calligraphy Workshop: Six Principles of Chinese character formation
✅ Chinese Culture & Calligraphy Workshop: seal script practice
✅ Chinese Culture & Calligraphy Workshop: creative Chinese character design
✅ Chinese Culture & Calligraphy Workshop: personalized badge souvenir
❌ Hotel pickup and drop-off
❌ Full meals
❌ Personal expenses
❌ Extra drinks or snacks not included in the selected experience
❌ Transportation to or from the meeting point
❌ Tips or gratuities
❌ Any service not clearly listed as included
⚠️ Know Before You Go
• No previous calligraphy experience is required.
• This experience is suitable for travelers interested in Chinese writing, culture, and hands-on activities.
• The Classic Calligraphy & Tea Experience is shorter and lighter, suitable for travelers with limited time.
• The Chinese Culture & Calligraphy Workshop is longer and more detailed, suitable for travelers who want to understand Chinese characters more deeply.
• The Classic Calligraphy & Tea Experience may not be suitable for babies under 1 year old.
• The Chinese Culture & Calligraphy Workshop may not be suitable for children under 8 years old.
• Please arrive on time, as each experience has a fixed workshop arrangement.
• The exact personalized Chinese name is selected based on pronunciation and meaning.
• Workshop content and order may be adjusted slightly depending on the instructor, group pace, and local arrangements.
• Hotel pickup and drop-off are not included unless confirmed separately.
📍 Meeting Point Information
• Each experience has its own meeting point in Shanghai.
• The final meeting address will be confirmed after booking.
• Please check your final confirmation details before departure.
• Please arrive at least 10 minutes before the scheduled start time.
• Hotel pickup and drop-off are not included unless arranged separately.
