In spring, the tea gardens in Hangzhou are full of lush greenery. In this season, it is a good choice to go for an outing there. Today, we will walk into these lush green tea gardens to appreciate the fresh aroma of tea…
The taste of Hangzhou starts from a cup of Longjing tea. Green-colored, aromatic, a little bit sweet and beautifully shaped...These are the characteristics of Longjing tea. Ten different hand techniques including shaking, grasping, buckling, pressing, grinding, rubbing, and throwing are required to process Longjing tea leaves. Now is the time again to harvest spring tea. Drink a cup of Longjing tea to savor the taste of spring in Jiangnan.
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Longjing Tea Base Primary Protection Zones 龙井茶基地一级保护区
Longjing Village, Wengjiashan Village, Yangmeiling Village, Manjuelong Village, Shuangfeng Village, Maojiabu Village, Meijiawu Village, Jiuxi Village, Fancun Village and Lingyin Shareholding Cooperative Association are all Longjing Tea Base Primary Protection Zones in the West Lake Scenic Area. The verdant tea hills of West Lake produce the beloved Longjing tea every year.
▲ Photo by Ke Wei 柯伟
▲ Photo by Han Sheng 韩盛
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Chazudong Tea Garden, Gaoting Mountain, Jianggan District 江干区皋亭山茶祖峒
▲ Photo by Zhou Hong 周红
Few people know that there is a tea garden hidden at the foot of Gaoting Mountain. When you take a sightseeing bus to Chazudong on the edge of the cycling track or walk on the tiny stone path through Wu Yue Pine Trail, you will suddenly be rewarded with fresh air, a broad view and bursts of tea fragrance.
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Longwu Tea Town, West Lake District 西湖区龙坞茶镇
Spring in Longwu is the most anticipated. The West Lake Longjing tea has started to sprout. Walk along the tea garden path and step into the most beautiful spring. Longwu is well worth visiting right now and is waiting for your arrival!
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Sanqingyuan Tea Garden, Xiaoshan District 萧山区三清园茶园
This is the hometown of Sanqing tea in China and a featured tea town of the province. When you step into the garden, the fragrance of Sanqing tea, which is famous for being “fragrant, mellow and clear", comes directly to you and makes you feel totally refreshed. Walk along the national hiking trail among the tea fields to enjoy a broad view of the lush greenery. You may also bring your children here to experience the fun of picking tea and have close contact with nature.
Address: Shencun Village, Daicun Town, Xiaoshan District 萧山区戴村镇沈村村
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Qianmu Ecological Tea Garden, Xiaogucheng Village, Yuhang District 余杭区小古城村千亩生态茶园
In the Slow Valley Scenic Area of Jingshan Town, Yuhang District, there is a greenway named Xiaogucheng Greenway. Along the greenway is a large ecological tea garden which covers an area of more than 160 acres and is very beautiful. There are service stations along the way to provide transportation and tourism services. Visitors can travel on foot, or by bicycle or electric sightseeing bus.
On the tea hill along the greenway, there is a 3.6 kilometers long walking trail and an observation platform. Apart from these, inside the scenic area, there is also Rainbow Slide, Tiaoxi Water Playing and Camping Zone, Sunshine Farm, Yingte Camp, Mingzhu Ecological Park, Qianyizu Folklore Village and other functional areas, which provide tourists with immersive rural tourism experience!
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Qianzhuang Tea Garden, Yuhang District 余杭区前庄茶园
The tea garden, with an area of 33 acres, is hidden at the foot of the lesser-known Luniao Mountain. Take a walk through the tranquil tea garden to listen to the chirping of birds, and take in the fresh air from the mountain, and let your body and mind be relaxed thoroughly in the tea garden.
Address: near the bus stop of Qianzhuang Tea Factory, Luniao Town, Yuhang District 余杭区鸬鸟镇前庄茶厂公交站附近
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Anding Tea Garden, Fuyang District 富阳区安顶茶园
Clouds and fog atop of the mountain at an attitude of more than 700 meters, a large-scale lush green tea garden, the fingertips of the girls picking tea leaves and the skillful hands of the tea masters frying tea…This is Anding Mountain in Fuyang.
Shrouded in clouds and fog and nourished by sunshine and rain, the tea here is superb. From clouds to stars, from the trickle to the river, you can savor the fragrance of tea, watch the clouds moving and the flowers blooming and falling here.
Address: Datiandang, Anding Village, Lishan Town, Fuyang District 富阳区里山镇安顶村大田当
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Shansangwu Base of Xueshui Yunlu Tea, Tonglu County 桐庐县雪水云绿山桑坞基地
The tea garden is a wonderful place to feel the freshness of spring. Speaking of tea in Tonglu, we have to mention “Xueshui Yunlu Tea”. Xinhe Town is the birthplace of Xueshui Yunlu Tea. And Shangsanwu Base of Tonglu Xueshui Yunlu Tea Co., Ltd, with a total area of 82 acres, is a tea garden at a high attitude and provides excellent scenery. The main plants there include Longjing 43, Longjing Long Leaf, Silver Cream and Anji White Tea, etc.
Address: Shansangwu Natural Village, Xinsi Village, Xinhe Town, Tonglu County 桐庐县新合乡新四村山桑坞自然村
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Wangcun Matcha Manor, Chunan County 淳安县汪村抹茶庄园
With a total area of more than 98 acres, the tea garden mainly produces matcha and other related products. There is an observation platform, a cycling greenway and other supporting facilities. It is an organic tea garden combining multiple functions such as seed breeding, planting, sightseeing, photographing, tea culture experience and sports and leisure as a whole.
Address: Fengshuling Town, Chun'an County (close to Chunyang Line) 淳安县枫树岭镇,紧邻淳杨线
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Baimu Tea Garden, Chun'an County 淳安县百亩茶园
This is the first town in the province taking organic tea as the theme. The tea trees here are mostly distributed in clusters with different shapes and are of great ornamental value. With the geographical indication of "Jiukeng Maojian", and the “King of Tea Trees” which is more than a thousand years old, the place is attracting many tea lovers and photographers whenever it is the picking season.
Address: Qingmiao Village, Jiukeng Town, Chun'an County 淳安县鸠坑乡青苗村
Information provided by Hangzhou West Lake Scenic Area Management Committee (Hangzhou Xixi National Wetland Park Management Committee) 杭州西湖风景名胜区管委会(杭州西溪国家湿地公园管委会), Jianggan Release 江干发布, Beautiful West Lake 美丽西湖, Xiaoshan Release 萧山发布, Yuhang Release 余杭发布, Fuyang Release 富阳发布, Tonglu Release 桐庐发布, Chun'an Release 淳安发布, Municipal Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs 市农业农村局
Source: Hangzhou Release 杭州发布