Chinese Tea Ceremonies in China: Our Top 4

1.One-Day Hangzhou Dragon Well Tea Culture & West Lake Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 98 reviews · from $270Our pick

Explore Hangzhou’s West Lake, Lingyin Temple, and Dragon Well tea villages on a private day tour with lunch and hotel pickup.

“We booked a half-day tour to visit a Dragon Well tea village and the Temple Soul’s Retreat. Our guide, Yolanda, made everything to make the tour enjoyable and interesting. More than her competent explanations about the tour, we started Read more”

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2.Traditional Chinese Tea Ceremony Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 74 reviews · 30 minutes - 3 hours · from $9Best value

Taste five Chinese teas, learn traditional brewing, and meet an English-speaking tea master in Beijing for just $9.

“Very lovely experience! We liked it a lot. Thanks to our Russian-speaking tea master Kostya for the ceremony!”

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3.Authentic Hangzhou Longjing Tea Culture Experience Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews

Explore Hangzhou’s Longjing tea country with private transport, tea picking, roasting, tasting, and a traditional ceremony.

“This tour was excellent. We picked some tea leaves, watches the drying process and had a tea ceremony. What made the tour so great was our guide, Forest. Because he sometimes picked tea as a young boy. He is very knowledgeable about tea. Forest also shared a lot about Hangzhou’s history with tea and it was very interesting.”

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4.Chinese Tea ceremony in Beijing Hutong courtyard

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 26 reviews · 1 hour · from $31

Sip Chinese tea in a Beijing hutong courtyard near the Forbidden City, learn local customs, and meet a friendly multigenerational host.

“We are not such tea lovers, but the tea was really tasty, and we mostly enjoyed our two hosts and the conversation we had. We learned a lot about the tea rituals and the history of Beijing.”

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