SERICA
Experiences,
thoughtfully made.
Serica plans private journeys, dining and cultural experiences from Shanghai across Jiangnan and China. Tell us who is travelling, the dates and what matters to them; one contact will research the options and manage the confirmed plan.
Three ways to experience Serica
Serica Experiences
Private half-days, full days and multi-city journeys built around a question, occasion or group—not a published itinerary.
Serica Table
Private dining in Shanghai and across China, with venue, chef, menu, service, transport and timing handled as one brief.
China Concierge
One Shanghai-based contact for hotels, cars, dining, cultural visits and changes across an active China itinerary.
Hangzhou excursion example
Tea fields, a local host and private dinner in six hours
See how Serica can connect a Hangzhou tea visit, transport and dinner in one private excursion. The story is an example; access, participants and availability are confirmed for each request.
Stories
Field notes from Shanghai, Hangzhou and Jiangnan.
Each story names a place, subject and practical route through the day, then states what Serica would need to confirm before offering it to a client.
Tables
Spring, Poured at Dusk
A half-day outside Hangzhou moves from a guided walk and comparative tea tasting to a private dusk dinner among the hills.
Shanghai
The City Beyond the Garden Gate
A half-day Shanghai programme pairs a neighbourhood walk and private architectural conversation with dinner in a garden-house setting.
Craft
What the Silk Keeps
A full day in Suzhou pairs close studio study and a guided embroidery exercise with lunch, a second conversation and a table-led evening.
Shanghai
The City, Held for One More Second
Six hours with a Shanghai photographer: contact sheets in the studio, six frames at blue hour, then dinner while the choices behind the pictures are still fresh.
Food & craft
What Time Leaves in the Jar
A day in Zhenjiang begins among warm fermentation jars, pauses beside the river and ends with a dinner that treats acidity as a cook's instrument rather than a theme.
Nature & conservation
The Morning the Reeds Began to Move
A winter day on Chongming is read by tide and wind: dawn with a local bird guide, a long midday pause, then an island dinner after the wetlands have gone dark.
Two-day journey
The Table After the Kiln Opens
Two days in Jingdezhen give porcelain time to stop looking inevitable: clay and form on the first afternoon, fire and glaze the next, dinner on vessels whose risks are now legible.
Robotics & engineering
The Hand Learns the Weight
A private half-day follows one apparently simple gesture through sensing, control and repeated failure, then brings the engineers' questions to dinner.
Fashion & material technology
The Garment Before It Exists
A private day follows fabric from structure and data to a fitted sample, revealing the technology and judgement that disappear inside a well-made garment.
Private enquiry
Send the dates, guests and starting point.
Tell us the city, who is travelling, any fixed dates and the part you need help arranging. A Serica concierge will read the request and reply with the questions that affect the plan.