Every business traveller is different. Some come to discover China’s artistic soul, others to explore sustainable craftsmanship, and many to understand the food and beverage industries that are reshaping global tastes. At China Industry Tours, we do not offer fixed itineraries. We listen to your goals, your industry, and your curiosity – and we build a journey that fits you perfectly. Whether you are an art collector, a designer, a supply chain manager, a food industry professional, or a corporate team, we take you behind the scenes and into the heart of China’s most captivating industries.

For the Art and Painting Enthusiast: Where Brush Meets Industry

If your passion lies in Chinese painting and the visual arts, we design journeys that immerse you in the living traditions of China’s most celebrated artistic forms. The intersection of fine art and industrial heritage has become one of the most compelling new trends in Chinese tourism.

In Beijing, the Shougang Park – a former steel mill transformed into a cultural landmark – now hosts the China National Academy of Painting Art Centre, established through a strategic partnership between the Academy and the Shougang Group. Major exhibitions featuring hundreds of works spanning Chinese painting, oil painting, calligraphy, printmaking, and sculpture have been held at the waterfront museum within the park, where industrial relics and artistic expression collide in a uniquely powerful way. The park carries both history and natural beauty, evoking memories of China’s industrial past while offering a stunning setting for contemporary art.

At another transformed industrial site in Beijing, a former heavy machinery factory covering over 300,000 square metres has been preserved and modernised to house an art museum. Red-brick workshops and soaring industrial spaces have been converted into galleries, creating a distinctive blend of industrial aesthetics and natural ecology. The museum’s inaugural exhibitions have featured works by doctoral candidates in Chinese painting, fostering a dialogue between traditional brushwork and industrial heritage.

Beyond the capital, we take you to dedicated painting academies with over 60 studios and expansive gallery spaces dedicated to creation, exhibition, and academic exchange. In other regions, we arrange visits to specialised painting towns where visitors can observe master artists at work and try their own hand at traditional gongbi, the meticulous brushwork technique that has defined Chinese painting for centuries.

For those seeking the intersection of art and rural life, former military-industrial facilities have been transformed into painter’s villages, combining industrial heritage with contemporary art to create unique destinations for study tours, sketching, and creative retreats. We arrange private studio visits with master painters, exclusive exhibition viewings, and hands-on painting sessions that let you engage with China’s artistic heritage in a deeply personal way.

For the Bamboo and Sustainable Craftsmanship Explorer

Bamboo is not just a material in China – it is a cultural symbol, a sustainable resource, and the foundation of entire industries. With the global push for bamboo as a substitute for plastic, bamboo products have become one of the most dynamic sectors in China’s manufacturing landscape.

In Sichuan province, a county known as the hometown of Chinese bamboo weaving has transformed its bamboo industry into a model of integrated development. With modern bamboo forest bases exceeding 130 square kilometres, this county produces nearly 10 percent of the province’s bamboo industry output value. Its bamboo weaving industrial park, a five-star modern facility, brings together over 150 bamboo enterprises and has developed more than 40 alternative products across daily goods, industrial materials, and construction. The county has launched several bamboo weaving study tour routes, including educational tours and family experiences, attracting over 100,000 visitors annually. Along the river’s hundred-li bamboo corridor, we arrange stays at bamboo-themed accommodations where you can experience bamboo culture in every aspect of daily life.

In Hunan province, a bamboo material technology industrial ecological park has been designated a provincial industrial tourism demonstration site. The park features rich bamboo landscapes, science exhibition halls, production workshop viewing areas, bamboo product display centres, and craft experience centres – all designed to showcase the full journey from raw bamboo to finished product.

In another part of Sichuan, the bamboo industry offers another compelling story. We arrange tours of painting and calligraphy paper production facilities, where visitors can observe the entire papermaking chain from bamboo processing to finished sheets. The handmade bamboo paper process – a national-level intangible cultural heritage – is demonstrated by master craftsmen, with visitors able to observe traditional techniques of material selection, steaming, pounding, and paper-scooping. At a major bamboo enterprise in Hangzhou, visitors can explore the full spectrum of bamboo product innovation, from everyday utensils to high-end bamboo art.

We design custom bamboo industry tours that connect you with master weavers, take you inside modern bamboo processing facilities, and introduce you to the entire value chain – from forest to finished product – while exploring the intersection of sustainability, craftsmanship, and commerce.

For the High-End Artisan and Craft Connoisseur

China’s tradition of exquisite craftsmanship spans millennia, and today’s master artisans are keeping these traditions alive while pushing the boundaries of their art. We offer exclusive access to the workshops, museums, and studios where the world’s finest handicrafts are created.

In Yangzhou, Jiangsu – the hometown of Chinese jade carving – a comprehensive jade museum opened in late 2025 as a cultural landmark integrating exhibition, intangible heritage preservation, cultural tourism, and digital interaction. The museum serves as a living showcase for the renowned Yangzhou craft tradition, bringing together hundreds of jade enterprises and transforming the industry from a simple production-and-sales model into a multi-dimensional ecosystem encompassing display, experience, and study tours. Using cutting-edge technologies like naked-eye 3D, artificial intelligence, and immersive interactivity, ancient jade culture becomes tangible, engaging, and deeply memorable. The museum sits in an ancient town that is the historical and geographical origin of Yangzhou’s jade carving tradition, and is complemented by a jade carving craftsman college where master artisans pass on their skills through a modern apprenticeship system.

In Zibo, Shandong, a coloured glass cultural and creative park, established in 2015, has welcomed over 1.2 million domestic and international visitors. Recognised as a national industrial tourism demonstration base, the park integrates intangible heritage preservation, industrial heritage protection, and traditional production demonstrations. Visitors can watch artisans manipulate glowing glass at 1,400 degrees Celsius, shaping it into exquisite works of art, and even try their hand at glass-making themselves. The park’s success has spawned a broader model combining glass with study tours and tourism across Zibo, with master artisans offering lampworking workshops and immersive cultural experiences.

In Beijing, a century-old brand founded in 1862 opened its doors to industrial tourism for the first time in August 2025. Its intangible heritage museum, spanning over 1,000 square metres, showcases the finest traditions of Beijing-style hardwood furniture craftsmanship. Visitors can explore furniture from different dynasties, handle rare woods like Huanghuali and red sandalwood, and meet fifth-generation inheritors of the craft in their studios. The museum also features an academy where young people can learn traditional woodworking skills.

In Chengdu, the Shu brocade and Shu embroidery museum has become a standout example of artisan craft integrated with tourism, receiving tens of thousands of visitors during peak seasons. In Yangzhou, the lacquerware tradition – including distinctive carved lacquer and jade-inlaid lacquer techniques – remains one of China’s most revered craft forms.

We arrange private museum tours, meetings with master artisans, hands-on workshops, and exclusive viewing of pieces not available to the general public. Whether your interest is jade, glass, lacquerware, hardwood furniture, silk, or ceramics, we connect you with the people and places where China’s finest craftsmanship lives.

For the Food and Beverage Industry Professional

China’s food and beverage sector is one of the most dynamic in the world, and factory tours have become a delicious way to understand its traditions and innovations. From century-old breweries to cutting-edge dairy facilities, we offer exclusive access to the production lines and heritage sites that define Chinese food culture.

The Tsingtao Beer Museum, housed in the original 1903 Tsingtao Brewery, is China’s first international-standard beer museum. Visitors can walk through century-old factory buildings, see original motors from the 1890s, observe the saccharification workshop and fermentation tanks, and watch the full brewing process from malt to bottle. The museum features interactive experiences including holographic projections, a simulation room, and tastings of fresh, unfiltered beer straight from the historic plant. It has become the anchor of a broader industrial heritage tourism route that connects wine, transportation, and textile museums across Qingdao.

In Sichuan, the baijiu liquor industry has embraced industrial tourism with remarkable success. The province now boasts numerous liquor-themed scenic areas at the highest quality ratings. Leading brands like Wuliangye and Luzhou Laojiao have both been designated national industrial tourism demonstration bases. Luzhou Laojiao’s historic cellar group deep-tour programme attracts visitors year-round, while its annual cellar master festival has become a benchmark for immersive industrial tourism experiences. During the 2025 May Day holiday alone, the Wuliangye tourist attraction received over 30,000 visitors. We arrange private tastings, behind-the-scenes cellar tours, and hands-on experiences like traditional liquor sealing and custom bottling.

In Harbin, a national industrial tourism demonstration base run by a major dairy company has been drawing over 800 visitors per day since early 2025, with southern Chinese tourists accounting for 60 percent of the total. The smart factory features 5G-driven robotic systems, autonomous guided vehicles, and intelligent sorting systems, all operating 24 hours a day even with the lights off. Visitors can explore the entire dairy production chain through immersive exhibits, virtual reality experiences, and hands-on science labs. The park has hosted thousands of schoolchildren for study tours since spring 2025.

In Hohhot, a health valley represents the cutting edge of dairy industry tourism. A leading dairy company has welcomed over 310 million cumulative visitors across its open factory tours. The health valley, which launched in May 2023, represents the company’s Industrial Tourism 4.0 model, with six core experience modules including a global smart manufacturing benchmark base and an ecological smart pasture. Using 5G, virtual reality, and extended reality technologies, visitors can experience 5D cinema, naked-eye 3D, and a grassland milk culture museum that traces the history of northern nomadic dairy traditions.

In Fuzhou, a time-honoured food brand founded in 1931 has opened its doors to factory tours featuring traditional brewing techniques. Visitors can walk through soy sauce open-air drying fields, observe the traditional fish sauce production process, and experience hands-on activities like traditional soy sauce dispensing and custom wine sealing. The park features a display wall of aged red rice wine jars and offers interactive experiences that let visitors take home their own custom-aged liquor.

Other standout food industry tours include a world-renowned beverage factory in Chengdu, which has hosted over 100,000 visitors since 2015; a hotpot seasoning industrial park in Chongqing, which is China’s first national industrial tourism demonstration site in the seasoning sector; a chocolate dream town in Fujian; and a global umami journey in Shanghai, the world’s first industrial tourism project themed around umami culture.

We design food industry tours that match your professional interests – whether you are exploring craft brewing, dairy innovation, traditional fermentation, or modern food processing. We arrange meetings with master brewers, technical tours of production facilities, and exclusive tastings that go far beyond what any standard tour offers.

For the Robotics and Technology Professional

If you are here to understand the future of automation, we give you unprecedented access to the factories where robots are built and deployed. At a global leader in quadruped and humanoid robots based in Hangzhou, we arrange private tours of its industry application robot experience centre. You can observe the full product matrix – from consumer-grade quadruped robots to industrial models and advanced humanoids – and watch humanoid robots autonomously assemble joint motors on the production line. You can interact with robots that make coffee, popcorn, and even engage in boxing matches.

At Beijing’s Robot World, a municipal industrial tourism demonstration site, we design custom experiences that let you explore companion robots, holographic light shows, robotic band performances, and real-world applications across kitchens, laboratories, and border patrol scenarios. For business professionals, we arrange technical briefings with engineers, private Q&A sessions, and networking opportunities that go far beyond what any standard tour offers.

For the Automotive and New Energy Explorer

China is the epicentre of the electric vehicle revolution, and we put you on the factory floor where it is happening. The Xiaomi automobile factory in Beijing – a 718,000-square-metre super factory the size of the Forbidden City – has become a national industrial tourism sensation. With 419 industrial robots, 304 vision systems, and 94 logistics robots, the factory produces a vehicle every 76 seconds. Since opening to the public in March 2024, it has welcomed over 250,000 visitors, with tens of thousands competing for monthly slots. We arrange exclusive private access that goes beyond the standard visitor experience. You can ride through the stamping, die-casting, and body assembly workshops, watch hundreds of robots work in synchronised precision, and observe the 9,100-tonne integrated die-casting technology that reduces 72 parts into a single component. For business professionals, we arrange meetings with factory management, technical deep-dives into specific manufacturing processes, and access to research and development facilities not open to the general public. We can also design itineraries that include other leading electric vehicle manufacturing bases across China.

Why Choose Us

We are not a tour operator; we are your personal gateway to China’s most fascinating industries. We do not offer one-size-fits-all packages. We start with a conversation – about your business, your interests, and your curiosity – and we design a journey that delivers exactly what you need. Our local guides are industry insiders who understand the nuances of each sector. They are not just translators; they are connectors who open doors and provide context no guidebook can offer. We arrange private access, technical briefings, and hands-on experiences that are simply not available to the general public. We handle permits, transport, interpretation, and round-the-clock support.

From the Chinese painting studios of Beijing to the bamboo workshops of Sichuan, from the jade carvers of Yangzhou to the breweries of Qingdao, from the glass artisans of Zibo to the dairy innovators of Inner Mongolia – China Industry Tours offers a window into the industries that define China’s past, present, and future. Tell us where your interests lie, and we will build the journey that takes you there.

Contact us right now – your custom industrial adventure begins here.