Craft unique summer memories at DIY workshops in Chongchuan
This summer, explore Chongchuan district, Nantong, alongside the excitement of the Jiangsu Footbal City League and create lasting souvenirs at these captivating DIY workshops.
Nantong Blue Calico Museum
Blue calico, a traditional Chinese resist paste-dyeing textile dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907), is thriving in Nantong. At this museum, you can delve into its history and practice techniques, like stencil carving and indigo dyeing, watching white fabric bloom with rustic patterns.
The Nantong Blue Calico Museum. [Photo/WeChat account: chongchuanonline]
Guangsheng Soap Culture Experience Hall
Housed at the original site of Nantong Guangsheng Oil Factory, which was founded in 1902 by industrialist Zhang Jian, this space preserves historical photos and vintage furnishings. In the DIY zone, unleash your creativity by melting soap base, adding colors, pouring into molds, and crafting your signature bar of soap in an immersive, industrial setting.
The Guangsheng Soap Culture Experience Hall. [Photo/WeChat account: chongchuanonline]
Shiguang Yinji Movable-Type Printing Workshop
As one of the Four Great Inventions of ancient China, movable-type printing profoundly influenced the course of world civilization and cultural development. Here, you can personally pick characters to compose your text, ink the type, and press your creation onto paper. Whether printing a classical poem or your favorite phrase, it will become a unique souvenir.
The Shiguang Yinji Movable-Type Printing Workshop. [Photo/WeChat account: chongchuanonline]
Huoyubai Chinese Herbal Culture Shop
This wildly popular Chinese herbal culture shop resembles a fantastical botanical workshop, where you can personally craft unique herbal sachets.
Choose a custom blend of medicinal herbs, grind them in a mortar, then select your favorite fabric and stitch your signature sachet with needle and thread. Hang it on your bag or place it by your bedside—the subtle herbal fragrance has a calming effect and repels mosquitos, making it an essential summer item.
