Hangzhou Gourmet Food Tours and Guided Tea Tours (also see Tea Tours)

Dragon Well Day Trip: Culinary, Tea & Cooking Experience

A relaxing visit to nearby Hangzhou is the perfect respite from the bustle of Shanghai, and a great way to see a markedly different side of modern China. The pastoral sights, sounds, and flavors of Hangzhou are truly one of a kind and not to be missed.

Whats on the menu:

Rise bright and early to catch one of China’s fastest bullet trains to neighboring Hangzhou.

Take your pick of either a morning visit to the 1,700 year old Ling Yin Temple or a tea tasting session in the village tea house. Stop into the local organic food center where you can make your own soy milk, nut butter, and other treats from fresh ingredients. After this late morning snack, hike through tea fields to reach Dragon Well (Longjing) Village for a home cooked meal made from local ingredients.

After lunch, learn from a local farmer how China’s most famous tea is produced and take home some freshly picked tea leaves from your new farmer friends. Continue your hike along an ambling mountain stream, pausing to explore a Qing Dynasty villa and watch the sunset over the famous West Lake.

Finish your journey with a relaxing dinner of country-style Chinese food at a charming restaurant perched among the tea fields.

After dinner, your guide will deliver you to the station for your bullet train back to Shanghai.

(2 Day Option: Enjoy a farm village retreat and give yourself two days to make the most of Hangzhou's farm fresh food and Dragon Well Green Tea while exploring mountains, streams and lakes.)

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