Longjing tea picking + stir-frying and fixing + Song Dynasty Diancha Menghua Lu/Manor tea tasting half-day tour
Hangzhou Longwu Tea Village Visitor Center
- Tea Garden Stroll & Hand-Picking: Led by professional tea farmers, step into the misty, lush green ecological tea garden. Learn about the varietal characteristics, growing environment, and picking standards (“one bud and one leaf,” “one bud and two leaves”) of West Lake Dragon Well tea (Meijiawu production area). Experience the fun and skills of tea picking firsthand, and feel the freshness and vitality of touching the tender buds with your fingertips.
- Intangible Cultural Heritage & Artisan Frying: Enter a traditional tea frying workshop and observe up close, or even participate firsthand, in the most essential and fascinating step of West Lake Dragon Well tea – hand-frying. Under the guidance of experienced tea masters, learn the ten traditional techniques of “shaking, piling, pressing, nipping, tossing, grabbing, pushing, buttoning, pressing, and grinding” (experience key steps within safe limits). Feel the temperature of the iron wok, the changes in the tea leaves, and the wonderful process of the aroma rising, and appreciate the artisan spirit of “one point of effort, one point of tea.”
- Song Dynasty Elegance & Ancient Tea Brewing (New Core Highlight!): Travel back to the Song Dynasty and experience the once-popular and ultimate tea art – tea brewing. In an elegant tea space, a professional tea artist will systematically explain and demonstrate the Song Dynasty tea brewing culture (historical background, tool recognition, process essence).
- Mindful Tea Tasting & Lingering Tea Charm: Sit down in a quiet tea room or tea garden viewing platform, and be guided by a senior tea artist to conduct a professional West Lake Dragon Well tea tasting. Learn the art of tea tasting by observing the tea shape, smelling the tea aroma, tasting the tea soup, and understanding the tea charm. Compare and taste different grades and different frying styles of West Lake Dragon Well tea (such as Mingqian, Yuqian), and feel its unique four perfections of “green color, fragrant aroma, sweet taste, and beautiful shape.” Understand the importance of Longjing tea brewing techniques and water temperature and utensil selection.
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