Situated in Hangzhou, China the China National Tea Museum was established in 1991. Covering a vast area of 2,000 square meters and with a constructed area of 3,500 square meters, it is one of the most unique tourist attractions in China. The exhibition area has six large halls, namely the Tea History, Tea Properties, Tea Kaleidoscope, Tea Friendship, Tea Sets, and the Tea Customs Halls. Together, the halls showcase the history of tea in China, the impact of tea on the lives of the ethnic minority groups, types of teas, tea processing, and tea ceremonies. Don’t forget to taste the aromatic teas at their tea shop!
Other Things to See in Hangzhou
Lingyin Temple |
Xixi National Wetland Park |
Impression West Lake |
Jade Emperor Hill |
Three Pools Mirroring the Moon |
Laodong Lu (Laodong Road) |
Tide Watching Pavilion (Yanguan) |
Yanguan Chenghuang Miao (City God Temple) |
Zhan'ao Pagoda (Yanguan) |
Folk Customs Exhibition Hall (Yanguan) |
Yanguan Ancient Town (Haining) |
Baoshi Shan (Baoshi Hill) |
Former Residence of Hu Xueyan |
Qiandao Hu (Thousand Island Lake) |
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception |
Southern Song Dynasty Guan Kiln Museum |
Qiantang River Tidal Bore |
China Academy of Art |
Huqingyu Tang Chinese Medicine Museum |
China National Silk Museum |
Leifeng Pagoda |
Flower Harbor (Hua Gang) |
Red Carp Pond |
Feilai Feng |
Guo's Villa |
West Lake (Xi Hu) |
Xiling Seal Society |
Tiger Running Dream Spring |
Su Causeway |
Solitary Hill (Gu Shan) |
Mausoleum of General Yue Fei |
Longjing Tea Plantation |
Liuhe Pagoda |
Autumn Moon Over the Peaceful Lake Pavilion |
Nine Creeks and Eighteen Gullies |