Beijing: Must-Experience for Traditional Chinese Tea Culture

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ID: GYG883763-1389166
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Country: China

Duration: 03:00 hours


Description

Experience traditional Chinese tea culture near the Forbidden City in Beijing, guided by an English-speaking tea ceremony teacher. Enjoy the elegance, simplicity, and harmony of the tea ceremony.
The Chinese tea ceremony emphasizes simplicity, nature, and harmony, focusing on expressing one's mood and etiquette through tea art. Compared to tea ceremonies in other countries, it places greater emphasis on tea tasting and brewing techniques, highlighting an atmosphere of "calm, harmony, and elegance," while using the fragrance, color, and taste of tea to reflect on life’s philosophies. We specifically selected 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM as tea times, as these two moments are considered ideal for regulating one's mood through tea in traditional Chinese culture.

Experience Content
● Professional Tea Art Guidance: Led by an experienced English-speaking tea master, learn about the history and techniques of Chinese tea ceremony, while enjoying a traditional tea performance.
● Interactive Experience: The tea ceremony process includes greetings between host and guest, preparing the tea utensils, warming the cups and teapot, adding tea leaves, shaking to release the fragrance, smelling the aroma, warming the cups, rinsing the tea, brewing the tea, and finally enjoying the tea together. Guests will personally experience the entire process of brewing and tasting tea, learning how to use tea utensils and mastering brewing techniques.
● Tea Tasting: Taste a variety of famous Chinese teas, such as Longjing, Pu'er, Tieguanyin, etc., and discover the unique flavors and stories behind each tea.

Suitable for:
● Tourists interested in Chinese tea culture
● Travelers looking to experience a slower pace of life and relax
● Culture enthusiasts who enjoy hands-on experiences and exploring traditional crafts

Highlights

  • A Must-Experience for Enthusiasts of Chinese Traditional Culture
  • A Must-Experience for Tea Ceremony Enthusiasts and the Curious
  • Experience a tea session that brings harmony between body and mind

Guiding languages

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

We will send the specific location of the teahouse along with a text and visual guide.

When should I book?

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.


Cancellations

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.