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. If you later confirm a Beijing, Shanghai, Sichuan, Jiangnan, or Fujian journey, your purchase may be reviewed as a future welcome benefit, experience upgrade, or manual credit basis.
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 Plan Basket 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. If a kit includes an online video guide, it is part of the product. In-person workshops are planned separately after inquiry.
02 / Starter giftName, seal, small objects
Turn the name into a calligraphy tag, seal-culture card, fragrance story card, tea note card, gift label, or small cultural object that can be shipped first.
$19-$49
03 / Starter kitReceive the doorway
Royal fragrance, Beijing fragrance bead materials, Beijing Pankou jewelry, calligraphy tags, botanical sachets, hairpins, Thangka lines, persimmon tea, Suzhou embroidery, Yangzhou movable type, Yangzhou seal carving, or Tulou architecture.
$49-$189
04 / Use the guideKit plus online video
Material kits may include a short English video guide so you can understand the craft at home. This is product support, not a separate offline class.
Included when listed
05 / Future journeyCarry the purchase into your plan
If you later confirm a China journey, the product order can help us prepare a welcome benefit, experience upgrade, or manual credit review. Travel services, dates, and any benefit are confirmed separately.
Reviewed case by case
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 jewelry.
Royal fragrance gift box, palace color cards, bracelet, and English culture story
MVP 1 / 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 future carving module
MVP 2 / 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-module 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 idea after material, teacher, and delivery details are confirmed.
- If a guest later confirms a China plan, the name and seal can become a welcome gift, photo prop, or workshop thread.
Use caseFirst identity hook
Travel pathWriting, seal, craft
Thangka line study, pigment stories, material kit, and studio route
MVP 3 / Western Sichuan
Thangka Line And Material Kit
A higher-trust Western Sichuan product built around authorized Thangka image use, line-study practice, pigment stories, and a future Garze studio visit.
Kit $99-$169Video guide includedRights aligned
- Line-study sheets, pigment color cards, practice brush, and a short English video guide when permissions are aligned.
- Material kit editions are released with teacher, image, and pigment permissions aligned.
- A future Garze or Western Sichuan studio visit can be added to a Plan Basket after permissions and route safety are checked.
Use caseLearn before travel
Travel pathGarze studio visit
Persimmon blessing, travel tea set, Shanghai entry, and Jiangnan route
MVP 4 / Shanghai
Persimmon Blessing Travel Tea Set
A Shanghai and Jiangnan entry product built around a compact travel tea set, persimmon motif, tasting notes, and a future in-person tea session.
Tea card $9-$19Set $89-$129Travel inquiry
- Porcelain tasting cup, tea note card, seasonal tasting card, and English cultural serving guide.
- Shanghai tea session or Jiangnan water-town tea experience ideas can be added to a confirmed travel plan.
- Tea sourcing and import rules are confirmed before product release.
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. If the purchase later connects to a confirmed journey, we may use it as a welcome benefit, experience upgrade, or manual credit basis. Nothing is automatic; we confirm the rule with you before the travel plan is booked.
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
UGC with disclosure.
Guests and creators can share their real China moment. If a gift, discount, or upgrade is involved, the post should clearly disclose the relationship.
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 module once service scope 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. Product payment and shipping are handled first. Future travel benefits, upgrades, or manual credit reviews are only confirmed after a real journey plan is created.
Beijing / $99-$149Royal Fragrance Plaque And Bracelet Box
Discover Real China fragrance plaque, fragrance bead bracelet, palace color cards, English story card, and a Ruiyun retreat idea for your Plan Basket.
Beijing / $59-$119Botanical Bead-Making Kit
Fragrance bead materials, color notes, making tools, English video guide, and a future Beijing scent workshop invitation handled separately.
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.
Jiangnan / $59-$119Botanical Sachet Material Kit
Fabric, cord, scent story cards, guided making video, and Jiangnan handwork notes for a small object with a real use.
Jiangnan / $69-$129Mother-of-Pearl Hairpin Gift Set
Lacquer-inspired hairpin, inlay motif card, gift packaging, styling note, and a Jiangnan craft-studio idea for a future Plan Basket.
Beijing / $49-$119Pankou Jewelry And Material Kit
A Beijing Take Home product: earrings, necklace, brooch, or starter knot kit inspired by Chinese garment closures, with an English motif card and maker video.
Western Sichuan / $99-$169Thangka Line And Pigment Kit
Line-study sheets, pigment story cards, practice brush, video guide, and a Garze Thangka studio idea after image rights, teacher permissions, and route safety are checked.
Shanghai and Jiangnan / $89-$129Persimmon Travel Tea Set
Compact tea set, persimmon motif, tea note cards, cultural serving guide, and a Shanghai or Jiangnan tea-session idea for later inquiry.
Suzhou / $59-$119Suzhou Embroidery Starter Kit
Embroidery base, beginner stitch guide, garden motif card, English video guide, and a Suzhou craft-module idea.
Yangzhou / $49-$98Yangzhou Movable Type Starter Kit
Wooden movable type blocks, ink tray, brush card, English story card, and a Yangzhou workshop idea.
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 Quanzhou or Tulou route idea for a future 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.