Top Eastern China Classes & Workshops

Immerse yourself in the rich culinary culture of Shanghai on a tour that includes a comprehensive cookery class. Pleasure your palate with local specialties like wontons, fried pot stickers and the city’s renowned ‘xiaolongbao’ (soup dumplings) as you discover enticing food stands with a knowledgeable guide. Uncover the secrets of Chinese cookery in a cooking class after your tour and learn to make delicious 'har gow’ (steamed dim sum shrimp dumplings), feasting on the fruits of your labor on completion. Receive personalized attention from your guide on this small-group tour, where numbers are limited to just 10 people.

Immerse yourself in Chinese culture with this cooking class in Shanghai. First, visit the local market where you’ll learn how to pick the best vegetables plus how to buy them for the best price. After that, head to the kitchen of a local home cook to prepare two to four dishes, typically a meat dish with a soup and a vegetable side.

Take a private cooking class in the home of your chef-instructor to learn about Chinese cuisine and experience daily life in Shanghai. Start with hotel pickup and a guided market tour that includes samples of popular snacks. Then head to your instructor’s home for a lesson that features two recipes. Afterward, enjoy a lunch or dinner that you helped to make, accompanied by other dishes and lively conversation.

Eating is one of the great pleasures of visiting China. Learn how to take the experience back home with you in this private 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 bite-sized dumplings, sweet desserts, or savory spring rolls.

Don’t just eat Shanghai specialities, learn to make them for your family and friends during a noodle-making class that’s an ideal choice for food lovers and first-time visitors. From a professional chef, you’ll receive personalized attention in a small group limited to eight as you master the basics of making la mien, a hand-pulled noodle that dates back hundreds of years. Plus, you’ll take home a recipe booklet as a souvenir.

No worry if you don't understand Mandarin, this cooking class is conducted by an English-speaking chef, a true foodies and a fan of cooking. Teaching you to cook the xiaolongbaos in two ways, learn how to make a yummy Chinese sauce to go with the xiaolongbaos. Finally, enjoy our hand-made xiaolongbaos together!

Immerse yourself in the fantastic Chinese culture and arts by taking this 2-hour exclusive private traditional Chinese painting lesson, get an insider’s introduction to traditional Chinese water and ink painting. Create your own work of art with the guidance from the local famous artist. Benefit from having both a guide translator and local respected artist at your side and get fine practice of the famous Chinese tools: brushes, ink and paper. Try out writing the Chinese characters in the artistic way and paint the elegant Chinese artwork. Get the great insight into traditional arts and culture.

There’s more to Hangzhou’s culinary scene than Dragon Well (Longjing) tea. Enjoy the insights and access only a local guide can provide on this door-to-door food tour. Explore the Hangzhou Cuisine Museum, shop for goodies at a wet market, and whip up lunch with a farmer in Meijiawu Tea Village. After taking in the scenic highlights of West Lake, including a boat cruise, sip Dragon Well at a classic teahouse.

Immerse yourself in Shanghai’s rich culinary traditions, and learn how to cook some of the city’s highlight dishes, on this private, half-day tour. Meet your chef-guide directly at your hotel, and head to a Shanghai wet market, where fresh produce, seafood, and other ingredients are sold. After shopping, head to a local house and learn how to cook a traditional, 3-course meal. Finally, sit down to enjoy your feast.

Immerse yourself in the rich culinary culture of Shanghai on a 3-hour food tour that includes a 1-hour cooking class. Pleasure your palate with local specialties like wontons, fried pot stickers and the city’s renowned ‘xiaolongbao’ (soup dumplings) as you discover enticing food stands with a knowledgeable guide. Uncover the secrets of Chinese cookery in a cooking class after your tour and learn to make delicious 'har gow’ (steamed dim sum shrimp dumplings), feasting on the fruits of your labor on completion. Receive personalized attention from your guide on this small-group tour, where numbers are limited to just 10 people.

Chinese calligraphy is a form of pleasing writing, or, the artistic expression of human language in a tangible form. you can find calmness by writing calligraphy, in China have more and more people wanted to learn.Calligraphy is considered as one of the four best friends of ancient Chinese literati, along with playing stringed musical instrument, the board game “go”, and painting. This class you will lear history, strokes and whole word of the Chinese calligraphy, after the class you can bring your own unique art to home.

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Travelers can experience the Chinese Cheongsam outfits, the Bund (Hema) Photo Studio will take photos for them and make the photos into pictorial photography. PLEASE CONTACT US AT FIRST TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS TO TAKE PHOTOS BECAUSE THE PRICES ARE DIFFERENT DEPENDS ON THE NUMBER OF DRESSES AND PICTURES. By fusing traditional Chinese elements into photography, the craft of picturesque photography inherits and carries forward the traditional Chinese culture, turning photography into painting-like art piece. ?Carefully overlapping the photographs with elaborate Chinese realistic style painting and adjusting the tone, we converge dreams with reality. By shining classic lights into modern photographs, fusing photography and Chinese classic art into one, we promise to turn the real you into a piece of art. Recommend to contact us by email or cell phone first before you put your order.

Wan Ling will share her unique experiences of sourcing the teas you will enjoy during the experience. As we know the exact provenance of each of the teas, we can share about each tea's journey from field to cup, as well as give you an insight into the people and places behind the teas. Our tea house provides a calm and relaxing space, which allows you to focus on enjoying the tea and gaining a deeper understanding of Chinese tea and tea culture. You are encouraged to engage and ask any questions you have, so we hope that you will feel confident when talking and enjoying tea in the future.

For visitors to Shanghai, it can be difficult to experience authentic city life. This experience gives you a glimpse by visiting a local couple's home where you will learn to make Chinese dishes, such as dumplings and noodles, then sit down to enjoy a meal together.

A folding fan, two frames. One side is history,the other side is reality. One side is painting and calligraphy, the other side may be blank, left for future generations to think and fill. Folding fan is the decoration of life beautification. If you come here, you can exprience ancient Chinese people hand-made activity.

Recapture the sophistication and magic of old Shanghai on this unique night tour: a private Chinese banquet in a hidden villa. Begin with a tea ritual accompanied by a private “qin” (zither) performance. Then head into the private dining room to feast on a menu of organic vegetables, fine meat, and seafood chosen while still alive. Your evening includes transfers by premier vehicle: Alcoholic drinks are at your own expense.

1. Appreciate the depth of the art of the folding fan. Get a crash course in Chinese fan culture in the China Fan Museum. 2. Watch pro craftspeople up close as they work in the 100-year-old Wang Xing Ji Fanmakers craft workshop. Learn the knowledge you need to craft a Chinese paper folding fan DIY. 3. Hands-on workshop. Follow along with a resident artisan fancraft to make you own Chinese paper folding fan, then let a grandmaster of traditional Chinese painting guide you to decorate the leaf of your fan.

Paper-cutting has been a traditional decorative craft since the Chinese invented paper in AD 105, with designs commonly displayed on windows and doors around the country. Learn the techniques, methods, and tricks that are used by professional paper cutters during this class in Shanghai. Plus, you’ll be able to create your own souvenir.

By fusing traditional Chinese elements into photography, the craft of picturesque photography inherits and carries forward the traditional Chinese culture, turning photography into painting-like art piece. ?Carefully overlapping the photographs with elaborate Chinese realistic style painting and adjusting the tone, we converge dreams with reality. By shining classic lights into modern photographs, fusing photography and Chinese classic art into one, we promise to turn the real you into a piece of art. Recommend to contact us by email or cell phone first before you put your order.

Head to the trendy French Concession neighborhood for this hands-on cooking workshop in authentic Chinese stir-fry cuisine. Learn how to use a wok like a pro and test out home-style recipes, then sit down and enjoy your meal. Workshops include three menu options available— Shanghai, Sichuan, or vegetarian—and can be scheduled for lunch or dinner.

Finally, a class for jianbing lovers from around the world! If you love this traditional street food and want to learn everything you need to know to successfully make them at home, this is the experience for you. During this 1.5-hour cooking class, you’ll learn how to make the famed local ‘crepe’ and explore customizations in toppings and ingredients to make it your own, all side-by-side with an expert local chef. We’ll start from the beginning so you’ll be able to expertly recreate the dish at home. First, you’ll learn the secret flour blend necessary to get just the right texture so you can create the dough you’ll use in your finished product. You’ll also fry up your own crispy wonton crackers for the crunch, master your own sauce blends, and get valuable time practicing directly on the griddle. With our recipe, you’ll have everything you need to wow your friends and family at your next brunch at home. Guests on this class also get a 25% discount on our Jianbing Making Kit!

Meet up your Chinese Tutor online via Zoom or FaceTime. Speak Mandarin leisurely with your private Tutor. Get insight into Chinese culture while practicing mandarin. The class schedule is very flexible. We could change the time at any point to suits your schedule and your time zone.

By fusing traditional Chinese elements into photography, the craft of picturesque photography inherits and carries forward the traditional Chinese culture, turning photography into painting-like art piece. ?Carefully overlapping the photographs with elaborate Chinese realistic style painting and adjusting the tone, we converge dreams with reality. By shining classic lights into modern photographs, fusing photography and Chinese classic art into one, we promise to turn the real you into a piece of art. PLEASE CONTACT US FIRST BEFORE YOU PUT THE ORDER.