Beijing Family Visiting and Dumpling Making Tour

Paying a visit to a Chinese family offers you a glimpse into the lives of these people and can add something interesting to your otherwise leisurely trip. You’ll be able to chat with family hosts, enjoy a homemade lunch, and get a good feel of the lifestyles locals lead in Beijing. Nothing beats having the host family guide and introduce you to every aspect of daily life!

Itinerary
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Stop At: Hutong Tour, No.9, Zhonglou, Dongcheng District No.9, Zhonglou, Dongcheng District, 100009, Beijing, Beijing 100009 China

Your guide will meet you at the hotel lobby at 09:00AM. After a half-hour walk to the Chinese morning market, where various ingredients for Chinese food recipes are available, you will visit the family in their Siheyuan (courtyard). Afterward there will be a dumpling cooking class followed by a visit to the Bell and Drum Towers. Prince Gong’s Palace will be arranged for the afternoon.

Local Morning Market

You’ll take a 20 minute walk along the local morning market. Chinese condiments and various ingredients for Chinese food recipes such as cooking oil, light soy sauce and dark soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, white vinegar and dark vinegar, cooking wine and fresh root ginger, garlic, chilies, scallion, salt, and various ingredients are available in local food and vegetable markets. The common ingredients are Chinese cabbage, turnips, radish, carrot, spinach, rape, celery, Chinese chive (leek), mustard and many more. For meat, we have chicken, pork, lamb, beef, duck, fish etc.

Arrangements will be made for you to meet the family host in a private and traditional Siheyuan (courtyard), where you’ll learn how to make Jiaozi (Chinese dumplings) from the hostess.

After finishing your dumpling-making course, you will taste the dumplings made by your hostess and enjoy other delicious Chinese dishes as well as your lunch.

Duration: 4 hours