Top China Classes & Workshops

Tired of cookie-cutter cooking classes? Led by Dana with 15 years of hotel industry expertise, our private courtyard café offers a premium dual cultural experience: handmade dumpling cooking workshop + optional Chinese mahjong lesson. You’ll learn to fold perfect traditional dumplings and cook classic dishes like Kung Pao Chicken, Yangzhou Fried Rice and chili oil noodles. Our professional head chef (my husband) customizes menus for Sichuan, Cantonese or regional flavors. After cooking, you can stay to learn the rules and fun gameplay of authentic Chinese mahjong.

Expand your food knowledge and taste delicious Chengdu cuisine on this small-group or private cooking experience. Not only will you learn cooking techniques with oversight from an expert, you'll also explore a market like a local and learn about the ingredients in your food. Practice your skills while making multiple dishes, then enjoy your meal with beverages included too.

Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Zhang Yimou, Impression Sanjie Liu is a spectacular show performed by a cast of 600 in a natural theater that takes advantage of the surreal karst landscape of Yangshuo. Pre-book your tickets to guarantee your admission to the show, and upgrade to round-trip transfers from Yangshuo county hotels for a seamless experience.

The Naxi people have shaped Lijiang but it can be hard to discover their culture. Get hands-on with this minority group’s distinctive cuisine during this small-group cooking class, led by a local family. Shop at Lijiang’s oldest market then continue to a professional cooking studio in a courtyard home. Prepare and eat three different dishes—with snacks, tea, and water—as a photographer records your experience, ensuring you have memories to share.

Eating is one of the great pleasures of visiting China. Learn how to take the experience back home with you in this private dim sum cooking class in Shanghai's French Concession. Under your instructor's guidance, gain a deeper understanding of flavors and techniques as you learn how to make your choice of two bite-size treats, including dumplings, egg rolls, and desserts.

Combine the must-see Terracotta Warriors Museum in Xian with a city tour, without having to arrange multiple excursions, on this small-group combo guided tour. Marvel at the terracotta figures, ancient city wall, and Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Enjoy a local lunch of regional flavors between sites, with hotel pickup included for convenience.

Learn the basics of tai chi during a private class in Beijing. Your expert instructor explains the foundation of tai chi, a Chinese martial art that is said to benefit the body’s overall health. Hear about the philosophy of Taoism, and yin and yang, then practice some slow deliberate movements combined with deep breathing and focus, the essence of tai chi.

Hong Kong is renowned throughout Asia for its unique cuisine, so what better place to experience a cooking class than the island metropolis. This small-group experience, an ideal choice for travelers seeking a hands-on cultural experience, reveals products you may otherwise have missed during a local market tour and provides insight into Hong Kong’s intricate cuisine. Plus, you can choose from a morning or afternoon departure time to suit your schedule.

From the markets of Mong Kok to the hills of Victoria Peak, and with views across the Harbour, Hong Kong is bursting with streetscapes perfect for people watching. With a professional photographer at your side, we navigate the maze of skyscrapers and elevated passages your camera will be poised and ready to capture the vibrancy of Hong Kong. We will teach you photography skills as well as encourage your creativity and photographic development. We will explore landmarks and back streets; focus on details, trams, markets and give you fantastic views of the city. Once the sun sets, Hong Kong turns on the neon lights and transforms itself. The streets are bustling and the harbour glows with the most impressive collection of skyscrapers in the world. Don't forget your tripod on this three-hour exploration of Hong Kong with a professional photographer to teach you how to make beautiful nighttime images through mastering long exposure, light trails, light painting and high ISO shooting.

This is more than a Mahjong class—it's a cultural journey in the heart of Shanghai's Former French Concession. Held in a local Chinese tea bar hidden in a real local neighborhood, this experience offers an authentic setting where you can learn Mahjong with a professional instructor. It’s the perfect mix of learning, culture, and relaxation. With professional Mahjong instructor provided, even complete beginners will feel confident as they discover Mahjong’s rules, play on automatic Mahjong tables, and explore the game’s rich history and social meaning in Chinese life. ✅ Hands-on Mahjong learning for all levels ✅ A rare look into everyday Chinese leisure life ✅ A perfect balance of learning and playing ✅ Fun, social, and culturally enriching Don’t just visit Shanghai—experience it like a local. After Mahjong class, you can have a walk around Former French Concession such as famous Tianzifang nearby. Book now and join us for Mahjong, tea, and stories you’ll never forget.

Enjoy a rejuvenating break from your travels or a hectic schedule with a relaxing meditation gong session in Hong Kong. An experienced practitioner will first guide you through a series of tuning, breathing meditation and gentle stretches before leading you into a 45-minute deep meditation session using the sound of Asia’s largest meditation gong collection. Benefit from the relaxing and meditative effects of sound in a calm and bespoke environment.

Rather than only walking through Beijing’s hutongs, guests spend time inside a real local family home. This private experience combines a guided Shichahai neighborhood walk with two hands-on traditions: Chinese calligraphy and dumpling making. A private English-speaking guide interprets the activities and conversations with the host family, helping guests understand both historic hutong culture and everyday life in Beijing today. Guests share a generous home-cooked lunch and leave with their own calligraphy artwork.

Enjoy a hassle-free arrival in Beijing with this private transfer service. Avoid shared shuttles and long taxi lines after your flight, and meet your driver directly at Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) or Beijing Daxing Airport (PKX). Relax on the journey to your hotel or private residence in Beijing with a private tour designed for your group size.

This is the ideal pick for foodie travelers who are keen to expand their Chinese cooking skills. Rather than just watching online videos, enjoy a much more immersive experience that starts with a visit to a local spice market. Learn about Sichuan spices and local ingredients, then take part in a cooking class that focuses on “Bao Zi” steamed buns. At the end, enjoy your tasty creations with drinks.

Learn to make traditional Chinese dumplings using fresh organic ingredients in a small-group hands-on cooking class. Begin with a market walk guided by a local host to explore authentic ingredients, then prepare and boil your own dumplings. Vegan options are available upon request, making this class suitable for all food lovers.

Learn the ancient Chinese art form of calligraphy and create a unique souvenir with this small-group calligraphy class with a local artist. Discover the history of Chinese calligraphy, learn how to use the tools and basic writing technique, then create your own piece of art in the form of a traditional folding fan decorated with calligraphy.

The Acrobats Show at the Regal Palace Theater (Qin Le Gong Theater) is amazing with unbelievable Price. You just spend only one fifth of the price to have the VIP seat comparing with other Theater, which allows you a wonderful and closer distance to the performers, creating an immersive experience. China is the home of acrobatics, The show is fabulous and you can trace back to 2000 years ago. And it is definitely worth every penny you spend.

Enjoy drinks and socialize at top spots. Discover the Shanghai nightlife that earned the highest praise. Experience the bars and crowds that make our reviews unbeatable. Your epic night starts here! Experience the vibrant nightlife of Shanghai on a guided pub crawl. Meet new friends as you explore the city’s top bars and clubs. Enjoy a night of fun, drinks, and dancing in one of the world’s most exciting cities. This pub crawl features loads of fun and lots of interesting talks with fellow travelers and locals, while having opportunity to enjoy a variety of drinks in our hand-picked highly-rated bars (all with unique & distinctive ambiance) in Shanghai. The tour size is purposefully kept small so your local guide will be able to pay attention to every participant's interest and need, and always make sure everyone highly engaged and have chance chat with your guide, have fun with other participants and mingle with local bar visitors.

Learning Chinese calligraphy takes practice and guidance, and this hands-on experience provides both. Watch a teacher demonstrate ink strokes on rice paper, then try the techniques yourself with step-by-step instruction on brushes and form. Along the way, gain insight into Chinese culture and benefit from being able to ask questions in this small-group setting.

In this experience class, you can make two local delicacies: Hong Kong-style egg tarts and custard mooncakes. Ideal for killing time. After the production is completed, you can enjoy it on the spot or take away the finished product with the packaging box. ::::::::Experience::::::::: - The instructor will teach you how to prepare two representative Hong Kong delicacies in English - The instructor will explain the history and origin of the food, and learn more about the stories of these two delicacies - The location is located in Tsim Sha Tsui, the center of Hong Kong, with convenient transportation and close to other tourist attractions - This activity is a baking class with an instructor. We also offer a self-service baking experience without an instructor. For details, please visit: https://www.viator.com/zh-TW/tours/x/y/d0-148395P1

Visit the Great Wall on this tour from Beijing with a private driver. Get picked up at your hotel and travel to the Mutianyu Great Wall, a less crowded section. Explore independently and hike along the wall to see its many panoramic views at your own pace. Optional extras include a cable car ride and toboggan ride. Customize the start time of this private tour to suit your schedule.

Chinese art has a long and distinguished history that continues to this day. Enjoy an enriching encounter with local culture, enhance your creativity, and create a very special souvenir when you join this small-group water color painting class. Whatever your age and experience level, the intimate group size ensures personal attention from your instructor, guaranteeing you leave with new skills—as well as a beautiful fan.

If you are visiting China, if you are interested in oriental culture, Tai Chi is no doubt your best choice. This class offers you a indepth culture experience, you are not only instructed to learn basic Tai Chi Kungfu movements, but also helped understand authentic theory behind --Taoism, Yin Yang, Qi (internal energy), Kungfu and mindfulness etc. The class unveils the mytery of this world most popular exercise not only as a martial art, but also a way of living. How softness overcome hardness, how 1 pound can defeat 1000 kilos in application; how it uses mind to guide the flow of Qi; what its connection with the medition and mindfulness...all of this will be well illustrated in this class, it inspire you ,challenge you, direct you to explore the protential of our ourselves! (This product has been recommended by the world travel guide book "Lonely Planet"2025）