VIVA CHINA · Experience China, up close
Don’t just
see China.
Live it.
Forget the tour bus, the queue and the ticket stub. We bring China’s living culture — and, soon, its technology — to curious travelers worldwide through small-group, hands-on experiences led by local masters, in English. You don’t watch from behind a rope; you sit at the table and take part. Our first station: Beijing.
- Local masters
- Tiny groups
- Instant confirmation
- Free 24h cancellation
Our first station · Beijing
Choose your afternoon
Each runs in a small group, in English, with everything provided. From $42.
Hands-on craft
Chinese Fan Painting Workshop
Paint a folding fan with a Beijing brush master — and take it home.
Tea & wellness
Courtyard Tea Ceremony in a Beijing Hutong
Slow down over five teas in a quiet hutong courtyard.
Wellness & culture
Traditional Chinese Medicine Experience
Read the pulse, smell the herbs, blend your own remedy.
Cycling & heritage
Beijing Central Axis Cycling Tour
Ride the imperial spine of Beijing — a 2024 UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Wellness & movement
Morning Qigong & Tai Chi
Greet the day with the city — gentle qigong in a Beijing park.
Why VIVA CHINA
Made for the
independent traveler.
If you’re seeing China on your own terms — perhaps on a visa-free transit stop — you don’t need another big-bus landmark tour. You need a way in.
Real masters, not actors
Every experience is led by a working Beijing painter, tea host, practitioner or teacher — people who actually do this.
Small groups only
Capped at 8–10 guests so it stays personal and hands-on. Often it’s just you and one or two others.
Genuinely in English
Hosted in clear English, designed for visitors. No phrasebook, no guesswork.
Booked the easy way
Instant confirmation and free cancellation up to 24 hours before — reserved through the platforms you already trust.
Two and a half hours that
you’ll actually remember.
Reserve in minutes, with instant confirmation.
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