Pick up from your hotel lobby at 9:00am. Transfer to Hutong area (1hour)by car, explore the most beautiful Hutong area in Beijing by walking. Sightseeing of inner Hutong by rickshaw. Visit a local family and learn hands-on making Chinese dumplings(2hours), enjoy these with other Chinese dishes as this will be your lunch.

Making Chinese dumplings:

To make Chinese dumplings, first of all, chop the meat into pieces and mash them, then add salt, sesame oil, soy sauce, ginger, scallions, Chinese cabbage and MSG if you like. Mix thoroughly the ingredients; add two spoonful of water if necessary.In a big bowl, add water to flour gradually. Mix and knead by hand to form soft dough, then cover it with towel and put it aside for about an hour. Then scatter some dry flour on the board, knead and roll it into a sausage---like dough about 5 centimeters in diameter, then chop it into small pieces. Press each piece with your hand and get a pancake. Finally, to hold the pancake with your palm and put the filling in the center and wrap into half-moon shaped and seal the edges.

In the afternoon,visit the Hutong old stuff museum(1hour) and learn to play the Chinese yoyo(1.5hours),then return to hotel.

Chinese yoyo:

The Chinese YoYo, also known as Tzuh ling, empty bell, pulling bell and wind bell, was created so long ago that there is no known inventor. Originally, the Chinese YoYo was made of wood or bamboo. Today, as a result of modern technology, most Chinese YoYos are composed of two durable plastic wheels and a joining steel rod and constructed so that the center of mass is located precisely at the middle of the steel rod where the string pivots the YoYo.