🇨🇳 May 10 – June 6, 2026

Meet DeepSeek. Tour the factories. Ship code.

28 days in Shanghai with 2,000 builders. $149 ticket. $1.5k living costs. Under $2k total.

$149
Ticket
28
Days
2,000
Builders
$1.5k
Living costs

The Short Version

📍
Where
Shanghai
📅
When
May 10 – June 6
👥
Who
1000 global + 1000 Chinese
🎟️
Ticket
$149
💵
Living
~$1.5k/month
🛠️
Format
Co-work + company visits

4 Weeks. 4 Industries.

Each week: company visits, talks, and builders from that vertical.

Week 1
🤖

AI

Open source models. Frontier labs. The teams training China's LLMs.

DeepSeek Qwen Alibaba
Week 2
🧬

Biotech

AI protein folding. Anti-aging labs. Drug discovery hardware.

Longevity AI Drug Discovery
Week 3
⚙️

Robotics

Factory tours. Supply chain access. Maybe an underground robot fight.

Unitree Drones Manufacturing
Week 4
🎭

Entertainment

Music. Art. Design. Close the month with creative energy.

Music Art Design

We open doors. You walk through.

Shanghai government connects us directly with local companies. Alibaba's Feizhu coordinates group flights and hotels.

Result: You get access that tourists and business travelers don't get. Factory floors. R&D labs. The actual teams.

🏛️

Government partnership

Shanghai connects us with companies for exclusive visits

🤝

Alibaba/Feizhu co-host

Group discounts on flights + hotels

🚪

Doors that don't open

Factory floors. R&D labs. The teams behind the models.

Not talks. Access.

🔧

Tech

  • Tour DeepSeek, Qwen, Unitree
  • Hands-on Huawei & Xiaomi devices
  • Drive BYD's U9 (496 km/h top speed)
  • Factory visits
  • Ship your project from Shanghai
🤝

Network

  • 1000 Chinese builders
  • 1000 global builders
  • VCs, founders, open source devs
  • Daily hangouts
  • Serendipity by design
🏮

Culture

  • Shanghainese food + festivals
  • Kung Fu with top masters
  • Same-day delivery everything
  • 3am street food runs
  • Safe. Clean. Works.

Not a conference.

"Obsessions attract obsessions."

We rent an entire venue. Small rooms anyone can book. Share what you're working on. Ship together. No passive attendees — only co-creators.

Bring 15+ people. Get group discounts.

✈️

Flights

Batch bookings through Feizhu from any country.

🏨

Hotels

Group rates at partner hotels. Apply 1 month ahead.

🎟️

Event tickets

Reduced pricing for your group.

🛂

Visa letters

Official invitation letters for your entire group.

📣

The deal: Promote muShanghai in your community. Get flight, hotel, and ticket discounts for 15+ members.

We handle the annoying stuff.

🌐

Internet

High-speed VPN. Google, GitHub, X — all work.

🛂

Visa

Government invitation letters. Extend 10-day to 30-day stays.

💳

Payments

Alipay Global team on-site. Set up in 5 minutes.

🏠

Housing

Curated apartment listings. ~$1.5k/month all-in.

SF vs Shanghai

SF

  • OpenAI, XAI HQ
  • Homeless on every block
  • Don't walk at night
  • $4k/month studio

Shanghai

  • DeepSeek, Unitree, Qwen
  • Clean streets
  • Walk anywhere at 3am
  • $149 ticket + $1.5k living

I grew up thinking China was evil.

Dubai upbringing. American college. Everyone said China was poor, dangerous, authoritarian. Even some Chinese people said that.

Then I visited.

People are happy. Streets are safe. Things work. Same-day delivery for everything. Trains run on time. You can walk anywhere at 3am.

Do we trust legacy media? Or our own eyes?

30 years ago, China was one of the poorest countries on Earth. Now? Raised more people out of poverty than any nation in history. Highest life expectancy gains. Fastest infrastructure build-out ever recorded.

I want to make China cool. Not "China is the best country" — just a place worth experiencing. An ecosystem worth building in.

From Sun, founder of The Mu

"When I ran Crecimiento in Argentina, everyone said the country was broken. Then people arrived and found something vibrant. Proud. Hopeful."

"Same energy here. Come see what's actually happening."

— Sun

We've done this before.

🇦🇷 Crecimiento
🇦🇷 muBuenos Aires
🇹🇭 muChiang Mai
🌍 Africa
🇪🇺 Europe
🌴 Southeast Asia
🏜️ Middle East

$149. 28 days. DeepSeek. Unitree. Qwen.

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