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Experience Hong Kong's rich Chinese culture, where centuries-old traditions live on in Hong Kong's Chinese community. Whether you're interested in Chinese cooking, Chinese arts, beliefs and traditions, or the lifestyle of the modern Hong Kong Chinese, you'll find an experience tailored to your needs. Other programmes catering to special interests can be easily arranged. Contact the Hong Kong Tourism Board for details.
 

Cooking Class		Morning Tea and Tai Chi Tour
Feng Shui Tour		Cantonese Opera - Behind the Masks Tour
Healthy Living Tour		Guided Market Visit and Cooking Class Tour

Cantonese Opera - Behind the Masks Tour
Cantonese opera involves much more than just traditional culture and heritage. It is a fine art that includes fluid and graceful body movements and expressions. The drama in any opera comes from the elaborate and flamboyant costumes, exquisite wigs and colourful make-up worn by the actors. This programme is designed especially for foreign speaking audiences to allow them to get fully immersed in Cantonese opera. Participants will be introduced to the music and acting techniques, followed by a short demonstration.

Under the guidance of the instructor, you'll then be divided into groups of actors, singers and musicians. The finale comes at show time, when your group will present its very own Cantonese opera production! Get ready to don the ancient masks of this beautiful tradition and discover the mystery behind them.
 

Cooking Class
You've no doubt come to Hong Kong to feast on the local cuisine. So wouldn't it be great while you're in Hong Kong to learn how to cook some Chinese food on your own? Fortunately, it's possible to enroll in a cooking class that will teach you the basics of this culinary art. Whether it's dim sum, fried rice or a succulent fish dish, there are cooks eager to impart their knowledge to you.

Chinese-style cooking is different from other types of food preparation. It uses different cooking implements such as a wok and food is cooked at a high heat. Chinese cooks like to use only the freshest produce possible when preparing a meal. This is particularly true when selecting vegetables and meat. Part of the art of this cuisine is the blending of tastes to produce a mouth-watering dish. The cooking classes are conducted by a great chef in a Chinese restaurant or in a proper cooking school.

Feng Shui Tour
Learn about the principles of this ancient philosophy and see how it has shaped the Hong Kong skyline. Literally translated as "wind water", feng shui is the principle of man living in harmony with nature. The tour stops at Lung Cheung Road Lookout, Nine Dragons Wall in Wan Chai and Statue Square in Central where you'll learn all about this intriguing side of Chinese culture.

Guided Market Visit and Cooking Class Tour
This journey of discovery begins with a visit to a traditional dried food market, where you can learn about some of the ingredients that make Chinese cooking so delicious. Then you'll attend a culinary demonstration that will explain the many facets of this delightful cuisine. Discover how to achieve the perfect balance of taste and texture which lies at the core of exceptional Chinese cooking.

Morning Tea and Tai Chi Tour
Learn how Chinese wisdom can be realised in daily life. Tai Chi, or "shadow boxing", is a graceful exercise developed from an ancient Chinese martial art that combines thought and action. It embodies Taoism - a stabilising of cosmic energy. The essence of tai chi is a combination of control and balance. Tea drinking is another serious business in Hong Kong. A Tang Dynasty scholar devised the first definitive treatise on tea-making more than 1,200 years ago, and it remains a thriving tradition today. You'll stop by a Hong Kong tea house and learn about the history and the lore surrounding Chinese tea. Then you'll watch a demonstration of Chinese tea-making before indulging in a fine cup of tea.

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  Information provided by Hong Kong Tourism Board.