Tea types
The big six.
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China's only national museum devoted to tea, in Shuangfeng village among the Longjing tea gardens in the hills west of West Lake, telling the history and culture of Chinese tea and how it is grown and made. Its galleries show China's six major types of tea, tea ware through the ages, from bowls and cups to teapots, and the traditional ways of preparing tea across China's regions, with labels in Chinese and English. Gardens, tea fields and quiet ponds surround the museum, which has rooms for tasting tea, making it an ideal first stop to understand tea culture before visiting the nearby tea villages. Entry is free; it opens 09:00–17:00 from May to early October and 08:30–16:30 the rest of the year, closed Mondays, per visitor guides.
The big six.
Through the ages.
Around the museum.
88 Longjing Road, Shuangfeng village, Hangzhou
Yes; it opens 09:00–17:00 in summer and 08:30–16:30 in winter, closed Mondays, per visitor guides.