Sichuan Cuisine Museum Tour With Hotel Pickup

8 hours Free cancellation

My first Sichuan Cuisine Cooking Class — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

Pixian Douban is used particularly in Sichuan cuisine, it is known as "the soul of Sichuan cuisine", named after the town of Pixian, a history dated 3,000 years. Today you will visit a museum located at Gucheng Village in Pixian, about 40km west of Chengdu.

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At a glance

Duration: 8 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 15 people
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English
Operated by: Century Holiday OTA

Ages: Infants (0–2 years) · Children (3–11 years) · Adults (12–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Hotel pick-up & drop-off service
Included: Lunch
Included: Escorted tour in the museum by English-speaking staff
Included: A meal with soft drinks
Included: Transfers of air-conditioned company coach with service of experienced driver

Not included

Not included: Gratuity for our tour guide and driver (recommended)

Itinerary

1
Sichuan Cuisine Museum

8 hours Admission included
Daily pickup from 44 central located hotels in Chengdu. Morning tour picks up between 07:30 to 08:00. Afternoon tour picks up between 11:30 to 12:00. Please offer your hotel information upon reservation. Actual pickup time will be informed by the local tour supplier. The pickup place is from your hotel lobby, or you will be advised a nearest pickup hotel to meet with your tour guide.

It takes 90 minute on the road, then you will arrive Chuancais Museum, housed in a beautiful garden in Gucheng Village, PiXian County.
- HIGHLIGHTS -
Activity 1- 9:50(13:50) Welcome Snacks

Sichuan stuffed pancake, jelly, Toufu pudding, Zhong's dumpling, Sichuan pickle, Golden thread noodles, etc.

Activity 2- 10:00(14:00) Museum Tour

Collection of 6,000 culinary implements, many of them are historic relics.

Activity 3- 10:40(14:40) Pixian Chilly Bean Paste

Learn the traditional manufacturing techniques of flipping, sunburning and dewing to make Pixian chilly bean paste; taste Xuanzi pea jelly and experience the delicacy of the chilly bean paste.

Activity 4- 10:55(14:55) Kitchen God Worship Ceremony

Activity 5- 11:10(15:20) Old Sichuan Food Street

Activity 6- 11:15(15:15) DIY a Bean Curd Pudding

First you'll get to identify all kinds of food processing tools. Make chili powder with pestle from the Qing Dynasty; experience making bean curd pudding with the grinding machine and taste delicious spicy or sweet bean curd pudding.

Activity 7- 11:30(15:30) Sichuan Cuisine Cooking Class

Dress as a Chinese Chef, learn how to make 3 Sichuan dishes, step by step of cutting skills, control of heat, cooking process, with the personal guidance of a specialist from Museum. Dishes include: Kung Pao chicken, Mapo Tofu, Pumpkin steamed dumplings, Daqian dry-braised fish, boiled beef in chili sauce. Graduate with your first Chinese Chef certificate of 'Master of Chuancais'.

Activity 8- 12:40(16:40) Bon apetit

Enjoy the dishes you have cooked, served with free fruits, red wine, alcohol with special pharmacological function brewed with traditional Chinese herbs, beverage, fruit and vegetable juice and covered tea.

Activity 9- 13:40(17:40) Tea Break

Afternoon tea in traditional Bamboo teahouse.

Coach transfer back to Chengdu.

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

Aijia International Boutique Apartment
Chopin Short-term Rent Apartmen
Holiday Inn Express Chengdu West Gate by IHG
Cheng Xin Apartment
7 Days Inn Chengdu Yanshikou East Main Street
Home Inn Chengdu Jiuyanqiao Sichuan University
Chunyi V Hotel Chunxi Road Taikooli
Fusida Hotel Chengdu Wenwu
Chunyi. book Hotel Xinnanmen
Haojiayuan Apartment Hotel
Hongyu Express Hotel
Jingong Hotel

and 1,224 more pickup points

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

Good to know

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
A minimum of 2 Adults per booking is required. You will share a coach with other passengers.
Your hotel information in Chengdu should be provided 48 hours before departure.
Actual pickup time will be inform after you inform your hotel information
The pickup place is your hotel lobby. Or you will be advised a nearest pickup hotel to meet with your tour guide
Please note that pickup service is only available to guests staying at downtown Chengdu area.
If you live in the outskirt of Chengdu please go to Sheraton Lido Hotel Chengdu to join in this tour. The hotel pickup time is 8:30am.
There is no tour guide service during transfers. A staff speaking English will meet you at the Museum.
No refunds for no shows or late arrivals.