Farmers Market Tours in China: Our 8 Favourites

1.Half-Day Chengdu Cooking Class with a Local Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 465 reviews · from $90Our pick

Shop a Chengdu market, learn Sichuan cooking, and eat your own dishes in this friendly four-hour class at Chilli Cool China.

“The spice market was amazing. We even got to try our hands at making our own chaoshou dumplings. Went to a Baiju shop to sample various types nad purchased some to bring home for friends to try. The cooking class was eqully awesome. Our guide Lance was great. He interacted with us the whole time he was translating directions from our instructor. Very enjoyable experience.”

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2.Half-Day steamed Buns Cooking Class with a Local Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · from $80

Learn Sichuan flavors, shop a local market, and make steamed Bao Zi buns in a four-hour Chengdu cooking class with tea and drinks.

“Wat een geweldige ervaring! Daarbij had ik het goed getroffen met Jerry! Wat een leuke gids was dat! Eerst gingen we de markt bezoeken. Geduldig legde hij alles uit wat ik wilde weten: (voor mij) onbekende groentes vertaalde hij, liet hij ruiRead more”

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3.Half-Day Professional Mapo Tofu Cooking with a Local Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · from $69

Make Sichuan mapo tofu, explore a Chengdu spice market, and enjoy tea, drinks, recipes, and local guidance in a four-hour class.

“It was a very cool experience! Jerry, the tour guide, was very helpful throughout the experience, even before the activity had started. Before the experience had even begun, he reached out to clarify the different workshops that Chilli Uncool hRead more”

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4.Old Guangzhou Backstreet Alley Local Market Walking Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · from $180

Explore old Guangzhou’s alleys, markets, parks, opera, and local neighborhoods with a private English-speaking guide.

“Damon was a fantastic tour guide. Communication was very easy and he tailored our tour to exactly what we were looking for. Although it was just me and my friend, he also has experience guiding larger groups. Would definitely use him again if Im looking for a tour guide in Guangzhou.”

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5.Half-day Dandan Noodles Cooking Class with a Local Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $100

Learn to make Chengdu’s Dan Dan noodles, shop a local spice market, and enjoy a hands-on Sichuan cooking class with hotel transfers.

“I offered this cooking class to my girlfriend as a birthday present, and it was beyond what I hoped for! Everything was perfect. The market visit was super interesting, and Lance took the time to explain everything, answer all our (numerous) Read more”

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6.Vegan Home Cooking & Local Market Tour with Sanxia

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 4 reviews · 4 hours · from $47

Cook vegan Chinese dishes, shop a local Beijing market, share tea at home, and meet Sanxia near Tu Qiao subway station.

“This was amazing! I did this cooking class back in September and it was such a great experience! I was the only person booking it that day, so we met a little earlier, went to the market together and bought all the vegetables fresh from there! Then, we went to Sanxia‘s apartment and cooked a lot of different dishes! It was really fun!! We all ate together and talked a lot. I actually ended up spending my whole day with Sanxia, her boyfriend Jürgen and their friends. It was my favorite day of my whole solo trip to Beijing, China ^^”

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7.Local Market Shopping Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 4 reviews · from $36Best value

Shop Shanghai markets with a local guide, bargain for fashion, pearls, electronics, and souvenirs in a small four-hour group.

“Fantastic guide and support to find cool things and negotiate reasonable prices 🫶”

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8.Dumpling Cooking Class and Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $80

Shop a Beijing market, then make dumplings from scratch in a courtyard kitchen with local English-speaking instructors.

“Super fun experience! 2 young girls from Beijing with excellent English. We went to a local market together to get groceries and made the Dumplings from scratch. Beautiful building that we prepped and cooked in.”

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