International Women’s Day China: A Letter to Women Who Travel
Shanghai: Religion, Meditation & Women Beyond Marriage
Beijing: Nightlife, Queer Symbolism & Women’s Cultural Power
Chengdu: Feminist-Only BarsChengdu: Feminist-Only Bars & Women’s Safe Night Spaces
Hangzhou: West Lake, Memory & Women in Public Space
Wuhan: Breakfast Culture & Women’s Economic Agency
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Shanghai
If you’re traveling to Shanghai, join our Jade Buddha Temple: Chinese Charvacter Meditation Journey.
You will:
- Visit Jade Buddha Temple with guided meditation
- Practice calligraphy copying as focused attention training
- Experience vegetarian tea culture
- Slow down fragmented modern time
Historically, religion offered women alternative communities. During the Wei and Jin period, many women became Buddhist donors or entered monastic life. For some, faith meant education, autonomy, or escape from arranged marriage.
Today, meditation in Shanghai is not about retreating from life.
It is about reclaiming attention.
For women traveling in China, this is a space to breathe.
Beijing
In Beijing,feminism is not only debated in universities or written into essays — it is mixed into cocktails after dark. In some certain bars, the cocktail menus are inspired by figures like Huang Liu Shuang, Sanmao, Yayoi Kusama, Pearl S. Buck — women who crossed boundaries.
Our Beijing Nightlife Experience takes you into carefully selected bars where conversations flow as freely as the drinks. The evening includes:
- Visiting hidden cocktail bars with strong cultural themes
- Signature drinks inspired by remarkable women
- Story-sharing with local hosts
- Optional exploration of historic hutong neighborhoods
In Yangmeizhu Xie Jie, the evolving symbol of Tu’er Ye connects gender fluidity, folk belief, and ritual.
Traditionally associated with lunar worship led by women, Tu’er Ye later became a broader symbol of gender ambiguity.
Feminism in China intersects with queer history more often than people assume.
If you are a solo female traveler in China — or traveling with friends — we would love to show you this side of the cities: in Beijing, nightlife becomes a space for gender dialogue, a bridge between women’s history and queer culture, a safe environment for women travelers seeking meaningful exchange. Join us in Beijing. We’ll match you with a local and raise a glass together.
Chengdu
If Beijing is intellectual, Chengdu is emotional.
In Chengdu, some bars operate as women-only or queer-centered spaces — rare, intimate, fiercely protective of female autonomy. Nightlife here is not just entertainment. It is community building.
Our Chengdu Nightlife Experience brings you into this evolving urban culture:
- Visiting feminist-friendly or women-only bars
- Exploring cocktail menus inspired by female icons
- Connecting with local women and queer communities
- Sharing stories in a relaxed, supportive environment
In a time of intensified gender debates, guarding a women-only nightlife space is a conscious act. It is about autonomy, comfort, and the right to joy without surveillance.
For female travelers exploring China, Chengdu offers something unique: a nightlife scene shaped not by spectacle, but by solidarity.
Contact us during Women’s Day. We’ll match you with a local and treat you to a drink.
Hangzhou
If you’re visiting Hangzhou, experience An Afternoon Like Ancient Scholars on West Lake which includes:
- Traditional hand-rowed boat
- Longjing tea on the lake
- Fan painting
- Lakeside snacks
- Exploring historical routes
West Lake carries layered female stories.
Here lies the tomb of Qiu Jin, who linked women’s liberation to national reform.
Nearby is Su Xiaoxiao’s tomb — long romanticized, often reduced to a symbol of beauty. Yet modern reinterpretations reclaim her as a woman negotiating visibility in a male literary gaze.
And beneath Leifeng Pagoda rests the legend of Bai Suzhen. In some retellings, she was not a “snake demon” at all — but a capable woman destroyed by rumor and patriarchal fear.
A century ago, women attended temple fairs and rowed boats on West Lake as public leisure slowly became possible.
To row today is not only aesthetic. It is historical continuity.
Wuhan
In Wuhan, we explore something different: breakfast.
Our Wuhan Breakfast & Market Walk includes:
- Visiting local markets
- Sharing “Celebrating Breakfast” morning culture
- Experiencing Yangtze riverside life
- Ending with coffee in historic streets
Wuhan, historically also known as Hankou, was a major commercial port from the late Qing era onward. While large-scale trade was male-dominated, women were deeply involved in small-scale vending, food stalls, and family businesses.
Port labor fed the city. Breakfast culture grew around it. Many women built livelihoods in this ecosystem.
After breakfast, you can visit the former residence and statue of writer Xiao Hong, who once lived in Wuhan, and Han Opera artist Chen Bohua — reminders that women shaped the city’s cultural voice too.
Feminism in China is not only theory. It is labor. Income. Survival. Voice.
If you’re traveling to Shanghai, join our Jade Buddha Temple: Chinese Charvacter Meditation Journey.
You will:
- Visit Jade Buddha Temple with guided meditation
- Practice calligraphy copying as focused attention training
- Experience vegetarian tea culture
- Slow down fragmented modern time
Historically, religion offered women alternative communities. During the Wei and Jin period, many women became Buddhist donors or entered monastic life. For some, faith meant education, autonomy, or escape from arranged marriage.
Today, meditation in Shanghai is not about retreating from life.
It is about reclaiming attention.
For women traveling in China, this is a space to breathe.
In Beijing,feminism is not only debated in universities or written into essays — it is mixed into cocktails after dark. In some certain bars, the cocktail menus are inspired by figures like Huang Liu Shuang, Sanmao, Yayoi Kusama, Pearl S. Buck — women who crossed boundaries.
Our Beijing Nightlife Experience takes you into carefully selected bars where conversations flow as freely as the drinks. The evening includes:
- Visiting hidden cocktail bars with strong cultural themes
- Signature drinks inspired by remarkable women
- Story-sharing with local hosts
- Optional exploration of historic hutong neighborhoods
In Yangmeizhu Xie Jie, the evolving symbol of Tu’er Ye connects gender fluidity, folk belief, and ritual.
Traditionally associated with lunar worship led by women, Tu’er Ye later became a broader symbol of gender ambiguity.
Feminism in China intersects with queer history more often than people assume.
If you are a solo female traveler in China — or traveling with friends — we would love to show you this side of the cities: in Beijing, nightlife becomes a space for gender dialogue, a bridge between women’s history and queer culture, a safe environment for women travelers seeking meaningful exchange. Join us in Beijing. We’ll match you with a local and raise a glass together.
If Beijing is intellectual, Chengdu is emotional.
In Chengdu, some bars operate as women-only or queer-centered spaces — rare, intimate, fiercely protective of female autonomy. Nightlife here is not just entertainment. It is community building.
Our Chengdu Nightlife Experience brings you into this evolving urban culture:
- Visiting feminist-friendly or women-only bars
- Exploring cocktail menus inspired by female icons
- Connecting with local women and queer communities
- Sharing stories in a relaxed, supportive environment
In a time of intensified gender debates, guarding a women-only nightlife space is a conscious act. It is about autonomy, comfort, and the right to joy without surveillance.
For female travelers exploring China, Chengdu offers something unique: a nightlife scene shaped not by spectacle, but by solidarity.
Contact us during Women’s Day. We’ll match you with a local and treat you to a drink.
If you’re visiting Hangzhou, experience An Afternoon Like Ancient Scholars on West Lake which includes:
- Traditional hand-rowed boat
- Longjing tea on the lake
- Fan painting
- Lakeside snacks
- Exploring historical routes
West Lake carries layered female stories.
Here lies the tomb of Qiu Jin, who linked women’s liberation to national reform.
Nearby is Su Xiaoxiao’s tomb — long romanticized, often reduced to a symbol of beauty. Yet modern reinterpretations reclaim her as a woman negotiating visibility in a male literary gaze.
And beneath Leifeng Pagoda rests the legend of Bai Suzhen. In some retellings, she was not a “snake demon” at all — but a capable woman destroyed by rumor and patriarchal fear.
A century ago, women attended temple fairs and rowed boats on West Lake as public leisure slowly became possible.
To row today is not only aesthetic. It is historical continuity.
In Wuhan, we explore something different: breakfast.
Our Wuhan Breakfast & Market Walk includes:
- Visiting local markets
- Sharing “Celebrating Breakfast” morning culture
- Experiencing Yangtze riverside life
- Ending with coffee in historic streets
Wuhan, historically also known as Hankou, was a major commercial port from the late Qing era onward. While large-scale trade was male-dominated, women were deeply involved in small-scale vending, food stalls, and family businesses.
Port labor fed the city. Breakfast culture grew around it. Many women built livelihoods in this ecosystem.
After breakfast, you can visit the former residence and statue of writer Xiao Hong, who once lived in Wuhan, and Han Opera artist Chen Bohua — reminders that women shaped the city’s cultural voice too.
Feminism in China is not only theory. It is labor. Income. Survival. Voice.
