Hangzhou Meijiawu Tea Culture Half-Day Experience
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Meijiawu Tea Culture Village
- 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.
What to expect
Meijiawu is one of the core production areas for West Lake Longjing tea. Here, you can personally pick leaves from the tea garden, learn to pan-fry tea with tea farmers, and finally taste a cup of authentic Longjing tea. The entire process takes approximately 1.5–2 hours, perfect for those who love tea culture.
Package 1: Tea Picking + Tea Pan-Frying + Tea Tasting
- Tea Picking to Tea Pan-Frying to Tea Tasting
- Experience duration: Approximately 1.5 hours
Package 2: Tea Picking + Tea Pan-Frying + Tea Tasting + Diancha (Tea Whisking)
- Includes tea picking, tea pan-frying, and tea tasting, with an additional Song Dynasty Diancha experience
- (Whisking matcha with a chasen, learning the three-pour Diancha method)
The fingertips gently touch the most tender buds and leaves at the tip of the tea tree. Surrounded by green hills and fresh air, tea picking is the most peaceful interaction with nature.
Experience hand-frying tea under the guidance of a tea-frying master. Feel the process of tea leaves evaporating moisture in a high-temperature iron pot, gradually taking shape, and exuding a charming bean aroma.
Snow foam and milk flowers float in the midday cup; the taste of pure joy is found in the human world.
Reviews
Review for: Chinese Guided Tour: Tea Picking + Tea Frying + Song Dynasty Tea Ceremony Experience
Booking through Klook, we experienced the Meijiawu tea culture. The environment was not only comfortable and the air fresh, but the Chinese tour guide was also very friendly. The tea picking experience on the mountain was very special, and they even provided costumes for photos, which turned out beautiful! There were food options at the tea house, and they also sold souvenirs and gifts. This became the most memorable attraction and experience of our five-day trip.
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