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Home Visit Shanghai: Conversation & Homemade Food
Features
- Free cancellation available
- 3h
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
Overview
- Enter a 1950s workers' village, the origin of Shanghai's industrial spirit.
- Explore a transformed community market, a hub of modern local life.
- Step into a local home for genuine cultural exchange and conversation.
- Savor a memory-filled home-cooked meal with authentic family recipes.
- Master making Shanghai wontons in a fun, hands-on cooking session.
Activity location
- Shanghai
- Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Meeting/Redemption Point
- 中国上海市普陀区花溪路199号区 邮政编码: 200063 | Your assigned guide will meet you at the designated location: Manner Coffee, 199 Huaxi Road. The contact details of your guide will be provided to you one day prior to the commencement of the tour.
- Pu Tuo Qu, Shang Hai Shi, China
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Home Visit Shanghai: Conversation & Homemade Food
- 3h
Activity duration is 3 hours 3h - English
What's included, what's not
- Visiting the Residents' New Community History Exhibition Hall
What's included What's included - Visiting the local wet market
What's included What's included - Conducting a home visit to a local resident's house
What's included What's included - Tasting home-style dishes
What's included What's included - Learning to make Shanghai-style wontons
What's included What's included - English-speaking tour guide
What's included What's included - Small gifts for the residents
What's excluded What's excluded - Personal expenses
What's excluded What's excluded - Round-trip transportation service to the meeting point
What's excluded What's excluded
What you can expect
Stop 1 | The Workers' Community History Museum
Witness the beginnings of New China's worker housing, vividly showcasing the authentic lifestyle of Shanghai's industrial workers from the 1950s.
Feel the enduring spirit of a community known for its model workers, offering a unique window into the city's industrial heritage and determined character.
Stop 2 | The Neighborhood Wet Market
Explore a model of Shanghai's urban renewal, where a traditional food market has been innovatively transformed into a vibrant “community living room” for shopping, dining, and socializing.
Immerse yourself in the genuine, bustling atmosphere of local life. Feel free to chat with friendly vendors and soak in the authentic rhythms of the city.
Stop 3 | Home Visit & Authentic Home-Cooked Meal
Step into the home of a local Shanghai family for a relaxed conversation, offering a rare glimpse into their daily life and home culture that goes far beyond the standard tourist trail.
Sit down to a heartfelt meal, lovingly prepared by your host. Savor these private, family-style dishes—a taste of authentic “Ben Bang” flavor that carries stories and memories no restaurant can replicate.
Roll up your sleeves for a fun, hands-on session: learn to make classic Shanghai wontons with your host's guidance. This isn't just a cooking lesson; it's a living memory of the city you can take home with you.
Location
Activity location
LOB_ACTIVITIES LOB_ACTIVITIES - Shanghai
- Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Meeting/Redemption Point
PEOPLE PEOPLE - 中国上海市普陀区花溪路199号区 邮政编码: 200063 | Your assigned guide will meet you at the designated location: Manner Coffee, 199 Huaxi Road. The contact details of your guide will be provided to you one day prior to the commencement of the tour.
- Pu Tuo Qu, Shang Hai Shi, China