Chinese Calligraphy Experience with Tea Tasting in Shanghai
- 2 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
This isn’t a paint-by-numbers workshop—it’s a 2-hour sensory journey into Chinese soul. You’ll learn not just brushstrokes, but the philosophy behind them, guided one-on-one by a master calligrapher. We demystify the "Four Treasures" (brush, ink, paper, inkstone) so you handle them with respect, not confusion. Between practices, you'll sip Pu'er or Oolong tea while discovering how tea and calligraphy share the same quiet discipline. Your handmade souvenir—a fan or scroll you personally inscribe—is both art and memory. Small groups, personalized feedback, and a take-home practice guide ensure this isn't a tourist tick-box, but a mindful ritual you’ll actually remember.
Inclusions
What's included
- A personal souvenir crafted by your own hand
- Chinese character stroke practice
- Enjoy a complimentary Chinese tea tasting during the session
- Introduction to Chinese character culture and structure
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Room 1203, 12th Floor, North Building, Yintong Mansion, No. 1016 Dingxi Road, Shanghai, China
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 8 travellers
- Operated by
- Gapper China
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Shanghai
- Its from-price is 58% below the median of the 2099 experiences we list in Shanghai.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Shanghai
Shanghai is China's dazzling financial city on the Huangpu River, where a colonial-era waterfront faces a futuristic skyline and old lanes hide teahouses.
The Bund, a riverside promenade lined with grand banks and hotels from the early twentieth century, faces the towers of Pudong across the water, among them the Oriental Pearl Tower, the Jin Mao Tower and the twisting Shanghai Tower. The view is at its most dramatic after dark, when both banks light up and river boats glide between them.
Top-ranked sights in Shanghai: The Bund (Waitan), Yu Garden (Yuyuan), Shanghai French Concession.
Special offers in Shanghai
Was/now prices come from the operator, never from us.
