Just back from two weeks trip in China, I wanted to share my discoveries of Kazakh crafts and impressions with you. I began with a few days in Shanghai — my heart city, where I lived for 10 years with my family until 2021, and where Voyageuses Paris (then CHINOISES) was born in 2018.

I've just returned from 2 weeks in China — a trip that is now very easy to organise for French travellers, who no longer need a visa for stays of less than 15 days! I spent the first week in Shanghai, staying at the JinJiang Hotel on Maoming Road, an Art Deco building that truly transports you to 1930s Shanghai (the interior décor is somewhat less atmospheric, but very comfortable!). In this city, I never tire of wandering — on foot or by bike — because everything is a source

Félicie, after fifteen years at Hermès, decided to leave that world behind and explore something entirely different. One day, while shopping in Shanghai, a cotton jacket printed with blue fish caught her eye. She bought it on the spot. Showing it to a Chinese friend, she was surprised to discover it drew on ethnic motifs from Guizhou, the province where her friend had grown up , and more specifically from the Miao minority's craft traditions.