Chicago Chinese Cultural Institute

07/09/2026

We hosted a group of elementary school students to Chinatown today. Kungfu Master Milton Chan gave an intro demo and exercise to the students. It was drizzling a little bit. But everybody had a great time. The group also did a Chinatown walking tour and dumpling making followed by lunch. DM if you are interested in reserving a program with us.

07/03/2026

Join our award-winning Chinatown History and Culture Walking Tour or Chinatown Food Tour this holiday weekend! Enjoy a special 15% discount with code: INDEPENDENCE to celebrate the July 4th holiday and the kick-off of the public tours that we are now offering. We offer over 140 tours/programs to private groups a year, come check out what makes us special.

Winner - 10Best History Tour by USA Today
Winner - Good Eating Award by Chicago Tribune (our food tour is curated by this award's winner ZJ Tong, who is also the president of Chicago Chinese Cultural Institute).

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05/28/2026

CCCI President led a 90-minute Chinatown history and culture tour to a team from today. The organization has a 30,000 square feet warehouse where they process free clothes and distribute through partner organizations to those in need. Everybody seems to have had a great time.

Our Chinatown walking tours and food tours are great choices to learn about the Chinese American communities and a great way to do team building as well.

05/25/2026

This is such an inspiring story! 20+ years ago, an American donated $5000 to a farmer in China in support of her efforts to plant trees in a desert. Fast forward, 20 years later, the farmer found the American through social media and is now inviting him back to China to check out the forest that grew from the desert.

An American man donated US$5,000 to a Chinese farmer for her tree-planting efforts 27 years ago recently got invited to view the full-grown forest he helped ...

05/23/2026

Come see our friend, Tai Chi Master Ken Ning, sharing Tai Chi traditions on WGN TV!

As we celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, many are also embracing cultural traditions that promote wellness, mindfulness, and connection. One of those traditions is tai ch…

05/23/2026

The students from LaSalle II Magnet's Chinese language program participated in our award-winning Chinatown tour today. They greeted passersby with 'Nihao' and 'Xiexie', absorbing distinctive Chinese culture and historical anecdotes while linking classroom knowledge to real-world experiences within the Chinese community, enhancing their studies.

05/22/2026

Guests from Lakeview High School joined us to learn about Chinese dumpling making traditions yesterday. It was so much fun! This activity is perfect for school outings, family gatherings or corporate team buildings. The program also comes with a light meal which our guests enjoyed. DM if you’d like to book this activity with us. Chicago Chinatown Tours

05/21/2026

Our Chicago Chinatown Tours is now officially one of the USA TODAY 10Best History Tour winners in a nationwide competition. Just as we thought that we couldn’t continue on, this award validated our efforts during the past 25 years.

We would like to thank every one of you who voted for us! You know who you are and we greatly appreciate your support! The mission of Chicago Chinese Cultural Institute is to bring more visitors to experience Chinese American Community and to share Chinese history, culture, arts and food to those who are interested. We are glad that close to 140 groups came through Chinatown with our programs last year and we are well on the way to reach 200 groups this year once we open the tour to the general public at the end of the month.

‼️In addition to walking tours and food tours, we also offer art workshops such as kite, fan, umbrella painting/coloring, papercutting program and martial arts exercises, etc.. Please refer us to your school, your children’s teachers, your company’s team building, your senior center’s activities coordinator. We’d love to welcome more people to Chinatown.

We will be doing a more official response to the win soon. But can’t wait to share this piece of good news to you now. Thanks!

Step into the past on these 10 history tours in the U.S., voted the best by readers for their storytelling and immersive experiences.