Top Shanghai Classes & Workshops

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.

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.

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.

Get a taste of Shanghai’s highlights and famous cuisine on this flexible private tour, with a choice of morning or afternoon departure. Settle inside a private, air-conditioned vehicle and tailor the itinerary around your interests and guide’s recommendations. Explore the Yuyuan Bazaar, admire bird’s-eye views from the Shanghai Tower, take a River Huangpu cruise, savor a classic Shanghai lunch or dinner, and more. Cruise, Shanghai Tower admission, meal, and hotel pickup and drop-off included.

Escape the bustle of modern Shanghai and enjoy a relaxing day in small-town China during this all-inclusive day trip to Suzhou, a picturesque riverside city famed for its centuries-old heritage. The Trip include a round-trip bullet train ticket. Upgrade your tour with all-inclusive package which offers a complimentary traditional Chinese lunch, a scenic boat ride along the Grand Canal, and a private rickshaw ride through history-packed Pingjiang Road.

Visit two of south China’s most celebrated water towns on a private trip from Shanghai. Travel to Suzhou to explore its historical canals and bridges, and visit its Humble Administrator’s Garden and one of its silk factories. After lunch (own expense), choose to visit Zhouzhuang or Tongli, two ancient water towns famous for their stone bridges, tranquil canals, and Ming- and Qing-era houses. Enjoy a flexible itinerary, with central hotel pickup and drop-off included.

Enjoy personalized attention and a flexible itinerary on this half-day private tour of Shanghai. Hit all the major attractions, including the Bund, the French Concession, Yu Garden, Old Town, and the Pudong Financial District. Stop in a local tea house for a sample of traditional Chinese tea. Round-trip transportation from the cruise port or your hotel provided.

See the city of Shanghai light up at night on this private evening tour, which takes you to top attractions such as the French Concession and the Zig-Zag Bridge. Take in panoramic views of the city from the VIP deck of a cruise along the Huangpu River, and then choose to be dropped off back at your hotel or to continue your evening out on the town.

Get to know Shanghai with your own guide on this full-day private tour. Admire bird’s-eye views from a Shanghai Tower, stroll along the Bund, and visit the Yuyuan Garden and bazaar. Plus, explore the Confucius Temple and Former French Concession area, and enjoy a traditional tea ceremony. Choose to travel by public transport (own expense) if you're in a group of four or fewer, or upgrade to get around by private vehicle.

Save time without compromising on experience on this door-to-door private guided tour that covers Zhujiajiao Ancient Town and key Shanghai highlights. First, explore the ancient water town of Zhujiajiao by boat and foot, and savor a local lunch. Then, spend the afternoon discovering Shanghai: the 16th-century Yu Garden, the Bund, and the Shanghai Tower. Upgrade to include a Shanghai dinner.

Make the most of your airport layover on this whirlwind guided tour of Shanghai—also well-suited to cruise ship passengers. Tick off impressive landmarks, from the cutting-edge Bund waterfront to the 400-year-old imperial gardens. Veteran travelers who have already covered the highlights can choose from lesser-known sights like the Propaganda Poster Art Center or Jade Buddha Temple.

You can choose the attractions you visit and the places you see on this private full-day tour of Hangzhou. Work with your guide to customize your itinerary, and see famous spots, such as Meijiawu Tea Village, Leifeng Pagoda, Yuewang Temple, Liuhe Pagoda, and Longjing Village. Go on a boat ride on West Lake, see Chinese monks at Lingyin Temple, or even taste snakes on Hefang Street. This tour includes round-trip bullet-train tickets.

Escape the hustle and bustle of Shanghai with a getaway to Zhujiajiao Water Town. Explore traditional architecture and take a relaxing boat ride through the waterways. This private half-day tour takes care of all transfers and entrance fees, and you can upgrade to include lunch or dinner.

Explore Shanghai’s top markets, stores, and malls on a private 4-hour shopping tour. With an expert guide, visit hotspots like the South Bund Fabric Market and old shopping streets to snap up bargains, get garments tailored, and browse designer knock-offs, souvenirs, antiques, and electronics, all while soaking up local culture. Choose markets and areas that interest you thanks to the customizable itinerary, and clinch the best bargains with haggling tips from your guide.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!