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Private Mahjong Course: Half-day Experience in Local tea house in Chengdu
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20 Ratings
Cheng Du Shi
Immerse yourself in the local culture of Chengdu with a half-day private mahjong course. Explore a spice market, learn about Sichuan cuisine, and master the traditional Chinese game with an English-speaking guide.
Immerse yourself in the local culture of Chengdu with a half-day private mahjong course. Explore a spice market, learn about Sichuan cuisine, and master the traditional Chinese game with an English-speaking guide.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Chilli Cool’s Kitchen - Immerse yourself in a 3-hour mahjong workshop where you’ll venture into a genuine local spice bazaar to discover and understand the various types of Sichuan spices and ingredients utilized in Sichuan cooking. Following the market visit, you’ll retreat to a comfortable space adorned with Chinese motifs to learn the renowned…
- Chilli Cool’s Kitchen - Immerse yourself in a 3-hour mahjong workshop where you’ll venture into a genuine local spice bazaar to discover and understand the various types of Sichuan spices and ingredients utilized in Sichuan cooking. Following the market visit, you’ll retreat to a comfortable space adorned with Chinese motifs to learn the renowned traditional Chinese tile game, mahjong, under the guidance of an English-speaking instructor. You’ll grasp the rules effortlessly and then put your skills to the test over a local tea. For those looking to challenge their wits, mahjong is an unmissable experience when in Chengdu.
What's Included
- Complimentary hotel pickup and drop-off
- Guided tour with a professional guide
- Refreshments including bottled water, snacks, and afternoon tea
- Tea and coffee availability
- Experience local flavors with a food tasting session
- Complimentary hotel pickup and drop-off
- Guided tour with a professional guide
- Refreshments including bottled water, snacks, and afternoon tea
- Tea and coffee availability
- Experience local flavors with a food tasting session
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
During this 3 hours mahjong course, you’ll be taken into an authentic local spice market to explore it and learn different species of Sichuan spices and ingredients that will be used in the Sichuan cuisine. After that, you’ll go to a cozy room with Chinese characteristics and learn how to play the famous traditional Chinese game, mahjong, with a English…
During this 3 hours mahjong course, you’ll be taken into an authentic local spice market to explore it and learn different species of Sichuan spices and ingredients that will be used in the Sichuan cuisine. After that, you’ll go to a cozy room with Chinese characteristics and learn how to play the famous traditional Chinese game, mahjong, with a English speaking guide. You’ll learn rules in an easy way and then test your mastery degree with a local tea. If you want to test your intelligence, you can not miss mahjong when you visit Chengdu.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Minimum age is 5 years
Location
攀钢成都销售公司
Your guide will meet you at the starting point：Liang Jia Xiang(梁家巷) metro station exit D(梁家巷地铁站D口), Metro Line 6, Street Level . The meeting time for morning class is 09:00am and afternoon class is 14:00pm，evening class is 17:00pm
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(20 Ratings)
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K4026spnikkih
May 3, 2026
Afternoon learning mahjong - Amazing afternoon. Started at the markets which were really interesting, then a tour of the local neighbourhood before starting our lesson in mahjong. Lance our guide was amazing, so knowledgeable and a really lovely person. Would highly recommend.
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Nicola_h
May 2, 2026
Fun tour - Really good tour. Went to a local wet market, tour of the local area and then on to play mahjong. Our guide, Lance was amazing. Easy to talk with and helped to play mahjong. We shared some fruit and nuts that he purchased for us at the market and some green tea. Would highly recommend the tour as a lovey way to see how the locals live and their love of games.
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Fannyo843
Apr 14, 2026
Thank you Lance!!! - Lance was AMAZING!! Honestly we learnt how to play mahjong and we enjoyed it so muuuuch. He was the best teacher and guide. Showed us everything as a local, and the experience was 10/10. He was so kind and respectful. And also his english perfect!!!
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Stephanie_t
Feb 14, 2026
An unforgettable moment - We were accompanied by Jerry .. an amazing guide!!! Who speaks very good English and is adorable 🥰 He is full of advice and listening to us. The walk in the local market is to be done, places we would not have found alone.. and the introduction to the very nice Mahjong, with locals who help you to play... A superb activity to do!!!
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Jsap33
Jan 11, 2026
Mahjong Magic - Learnt Chengdu Mahjong from scratch - had such a great day and something to takeaway that I can't wait to share. Thanks boys!
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Davidgonzalez
Dec 26, 2025
Learn mahjong to have a true Sichuan experience! - We had a wonderful experience with our guide checking out a local market and then learning to play mahjong. The guide was friendly and personable and was eager to show us his neighbourhood and patient with his teaching. It was also great to be in a less touristed area and see a different side of Chengdu.
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Mikolaj_i
Nov 21, 2025
I recommend this tour to... - I recommend this tour to anyone. Lance showed me around the local market, provided very tasty tea and taught me all I needed to know about Mahjong. I was solo so there was only the two of us and normally you need 4 people to play Mahjong, but the owners of the establishment (that also show you how to cook during Chilli Cool cooking class) joined us and we played a couple of rounds together. I would gladly revisit this experience and everyone visiting Chengdu and willing to play some Mahjong should as well. :)
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O5936cplucash
Nov 4, 2025
Great afternoon with a chill vibe - We had a very good time with our guide Lance. We met at the metro station and then walked through a market before arriving to Chilli Cool China's facilities. Lance explained the mahjong rules (we didn't know anything before this class) and we did some trial runs before fully playing. The afternoon went by very smoothly playing mahjong, drinking tea, eating the peanuts and fruits bought at the market and chatting. We very much enjoyed this moment which indeed felt like spending an afternoon with a friend, at the chill Chengdu's pace!
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Voyage499215
Jul 31, 2025
Thank you! - We have spent a very interesting morning with our local tour guide Jerry. He took us to a food and spice market, gave insightful explanations and information about the local cuisine and culture and then taught us the Mahjong game in a small tea house. We had such a good time end enjoyed the experience immensely! Thanks, Jerry!
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Josephinemd9652se
Jun 8, 2025
Fun learning Mahjong with tea and snacks - I found this tour on Viator but wasn’t able to book it same day so I emailed the contact info on the Chilli Cool website and Jerry contacted me within an hour at 7 AM! Lance took me and my family to a local market where we saw lots of fresh meat and produce being sold and then to a spice market where he explained the types of spices and some of their culinary and medicinal purposes. We picked up some delicious garlic peanuts and local fruit and then headed to the Chilli Cool office where he made some tea for us to have with our snacks from the market.
We then learned to play Mahjong on the really cool automatic self shuffling table and played several rounds until we got the hang of it. Even my hard to please 16 and 18 yo sons had a good time and are interested in trying to beat mom and dad when we get back to the States. Overall a great way to appreciate how the people in Chengdu enjoy a more slow paced life playing Mahjong and drinking tea.
Lance was such a great guide and mahjong teacher - patient and kind especially at the end when we had some issues with our payment working on WeChat which took us 15 min to iron out with our bank and escorted us to and from the metro station which was a short walk from the beginning and end of the tour.
Highly recommend this tour for something a little different from the traditional ones being offered elsewhere especially for families that might have older kids that would enjoy learning something new.
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