Top Xian Classes & Workshops

Whatever your age and talents, enjoy the perfect introduction to Chinese art with a guided tour of the TangBo Art Museum followed by a calligraphy lesson. First, learn about Shaanxi folk art, Chinese art history, brush painting, and calligraphy. Then get hands-on with brush and ink to create your own masterpieces. If art history is not for you, feel free to join for the calligraphy lesson only.

During this 3-4 hours unique cooking workshop, you’ll be taken into an authentic local spice market to explore it with fun challenges to complete and learn different species of Chinese spices and ingredients that will be used in the following cooking class. The class will be carried out in a traditional Chinese style courtyard. You’ll be treated with local tea as it’s local’s custom to treat friends and visitors. After that, you then will be guided to start the cooking process by a professional chef in a cozy kitchen. Finally, you can enjoy the dishes made by yourself along with some beers or beverages. For it’s really informative, interesting and fun, this class will be an unforgettable experience in your lifetime.

Explore the history and culture of China’s ancient capital on this all-day excursion. After a convenient hotel pickup, see one of China’s oldest and best-preserved cities with an informative local guide. Visit sites like the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and Xi’an Museum, marvel at a shadow puppet performance, and savor a delicious dumpling lunch—it’s included in the tour price.

During this 3-4 hours unique cooking workshop, you’ll be taken into an authentic local spice market to explore it with fun challenges to complete and learn different species of Chinese spices and ingredients that will be used in the following cooking class. The class will be carried out in a traditional Chinese style courtyard. You’ll be treated with local tea as it’s local’s custom to treat friends and visitors. After that, you then will be guided to start the cooking process by a professional chef in a cozy kitchen. Finally, you can enjoy the dishes made by yourself along with some beers or beverages. For it’s really informative, interesting and fun, this class will be an unforgettable experience in your lifetime.

Instead of signing up for a big commercial cooking demonstration and getting lost in the crowd, get personalized instruction from a local in an intimate home setting on this private cooking class. Visit a local vegetable market to pick up your ingredients and then head to the kitchen and learn how to make dumplings the Shaanxi way from your teacher. Get your hands dirty kneading dough and mixing filling, then enjoy your creations for lunch or dinner.

Learn to make authentic regional Chinese food during this private half-day cooking class. After a convenient hotel pickup, head to the home of a local family with an English-speaking guide. Enrich your understanding of Xian culture and participate in the preparation of noodles or dumplings alongside a chef. Then, enjoy your delicious homemade meal with the pride of knowing that you helped prepare it yourself.

Experience a mix of sightseeing activities on this tour of Xi’an. First, your guide will take you to a bustling open-air market to get a glimpse of everyday life, then you’ll hop the bus to the Xi’an City Wall where you’ll bike along the 640-year-old structure, which is a popular tourist activity. The tour concludes with a lesson in the ancient art of calligraphy.

Opt for a local experience of Xian during a full-day city tour, a great choice for travelers looking to learn about Chinese culture. You’ll visit the home of a local family; partake in a tea ceremony; and feast on Chinese dumplings for dinner after learning to make them during a cookery workshop. For added convenience, hotel pickup and drop-off are included.   

Learn to prepare Xian cuisine during this private cooking class. After a convenient hotel pickup, head to the home of a local family with an English-speaking guide and cook authentic regional dishes like dumplings or hot pot. During this fun food-centric outing, you’ll visit two local markets and feast on your delicious meal.

In this 3 hours tour, you will have a whole experience of living like a local in this old city. Follow your local expert, you will dive deeper in the local market and know a variety of spices and ingredients, and even utensils for cooking. After the market visiting, you will get to an off-the-beaten courtyard and sip a cup of green tea and enjoy a tranquil time. Following that will be a life-long memory of Biang Biang Noodles Cooking experience. You will learn how to make flour dough, how to pull the flour strips and how to make the delicious sauces. At the end of the tour, you will get the recipe for the dish and a certificate issued by us.

Accompanied by an expert guide, this mini group tour starts from the World's Eighth Wonder - Terracotta Warriors Museum. Explore Xian’s history and culture at the Small Wild Goose Pagoda and Xi’an Museum. At last, have an exciting food experience at the Muslim Bazaar. A perfect mini group size with maximum 6 travelers ensure you more personalized attention from your guide. No shopping detours, factory stores, tea ceremony or shopping site restaurant to take up your valuable sightseeing time at attraction sites.

During this 3-4 hour unique Dumpling making workshop, you’ll be taken into an authentic local spice market to explore it with fun challenges to complete and learn different species of Chinese spices and ingredients that will be used in the following cooking class. The class will be carried out in a traditional style courtyard. You’ll be treated with local tea as it’s local’s custom to treat friends and visitors. After that, you then will be guided to start the cooking process by a professional chef in a cozy kitchen. Finally, you can enjoy the dumplings with delicious fillings made by yourself along with some beers or beverages. For it’s really informative, interesting and fun, this class will be an unforgettable experience in your lifetime.

Xi'an Biang Biang noodles are one of China's most famous noodles and a totally local dish. The name of "Biang Biang noddles" is because of the sounds of "biang biang" when making the noodles. This cooking class will teach you how to make it and the noodle culture in China. Come with us to learn this noodles cooking class and taste your self-made meals at Xi'an! Enjoy a noodles party!

Traveling is not just for sightseeing, it is also a journey to experience the life and different cultures. During this private half-day cooking class tour, you will learn to make authentic Chinese food, dine with the local family, see people’s morning exercises at park and ascend the 600-year-old City Wall and have a panoramic view of the city while strolling on it. Convenient private transfer and an informative English-speaking guide are included.

Baozi is a famous Chinese type of filled bun, the delicious juicy filling will amaze you. Take this hands-on class and make Chinese dough from scratch! You will also learn Chinese cooking and seasoning technics. During this 3-4 hour unique Bao Zi making workshop, you'll be taken into an authentic local spice market to explore it with fun challenges to complete and learn different species of Xi'an spices and ingredients that will be used in the following cooking class. The class will be carried out in a traditional Chinese style courtyard. You'll be treated with local tea as it's local's custom to treat friends and visitors. After that, you then will be guided to start the cooking process by a professional chef in a cozy kitchen. Finally, you can enjoy the Bao Zi, a kind of famous traditional steamed bun with filling, made by yourself along with some beers or beverages. For it's really informative, interesting and fun, this class will be an unforgettable experience in your lifetime.

This combination tour includes two distinctly different—but equally intriguing—cultural activities. The tour beings at a morning market to shop for ingredients for the cooking class with your local guide. Then, learn how to prepare traditional Chinese dumplings in a local’s home. Finally, visit the Tangbo Art Museum for a calligraphy class and free time to explore the galleries.

Combine culture with cuisine on a private 7-hour tour that includes a visit to the UNESCO-listed Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, and a Chinese cookery class. From Xian, you’ll visit the archeological site of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, home to more than 6,000 life-sized figures dedicated to the first emperor of China, before learning to make dumplings and noodles during a cookery class. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included.

This is a family fun tour! Feed fish, boat ride, watch movie, rubbing, pottery making, treasure digging, you will have a lot of family activity! Nice meal will be provide after day schedule! All the entrance tickets to the sights, lunch ,nice dinner and private English speaking tour guide & transportation are inclusive in this 8-hour full day tour!