9-Day China Tea Tour

Tour Overview
On this special China tea trip, we will learn the Chinese tea culture and history, watch the classical Chinese tea ceremony, pick different tea leaves and witness their making process... and famous tourist sites are incorporated in this package!

Day 1 Arrive in Shanghai (no meals)
Arrive in Shanghai and transfer to your hotel. Rest of the day is free at leisure to recover from the jatlag, or take a walk at the Bund on the west bank of Huangpu River, where you can view the old western style buildings built from the 1840's to the 1930's when many foreign businesses snatched the Bund to establish concessions, banks, headquarters, consulates and so on. You can also view the Oriental Pearl TV Tower on the other side of the river.

Day 2 Shanghai (B, L)
City sightseeing today includes a stroll through the beautiful Yu Garden and the Old Town as well as a visit to see the superb antiquities and fine arts of the Shanghai Museum, which houses more than 120,000 pieces of bronze, ceramics, paintings and calligraphy. Afterward, visit Jade Buddha Temple, Xintiandi in the former French Concession. Enjoy a tea time in a local traditional tea house to learn some initial knowledge of Chinese tea culture.

Day 3 Shanghai/Hangzhou (B, L)
Transfer to the train station for your high speed train to Hangzhou. Hangzhou tour starts from tea exploration at Longjing Village, where you will visit tea farm, learn how to pick tea leaves and the processing of tea leaves like fixation, frying and rolling. Sure, you will taste the famous Longjing Tea. Lunch will be taken in a local restauran and you will have chance to enjoy some dishes cooked with tea leaves. Visit Chinese Tea Museum in the afternoon to learn more about tea culture. Tour ends at the West Lake, where you will take a boat cruise on the lake and take a walk along the bank.

Day 4 Hangzhou/Huangshan (B, L)
After breakfast, visit Lingyin Temple and Feilai Peak in the morning. Take high speed train to Huangshan city (Tunxi) in the afternoon. Visit Tunxi Old Street, where you will have chance to sit in a local teahouse or tea shop to learn and taste different local tea. 

Day 5 Huangshan/Shexian (B, L)
Drive to Shexian County, where you will visit the Base Of Huangshan Maofeng Green Tea and watch its tea-making process. Visit Tangyue Village, which is famous for its old temples, halls and the ancient archway (Pailou) groups.

Day 6 Huangshan/Qimen (B, L)
After breakfast, drive to the Base of Keemun Black Tea in Qimen County, where we'll visit the tea plantation and watch its tea-making  process. Afternoon Visit visit the world cultural heritage site - Hongcun Village before driving back to hotel.

Day 7 Huangshan City/Mt. Huangshan (B, L)
Our destination today is the magnificent Yellow Mountain. We take a cable car up to the mountain and check into the hotel. Later visit the Brush Pen Peak, Lion Peak, and West Sea Grand Canyon. If the weather is fine we will enjoy the spectacular sunset glow at the Cloud Dispelling Pavilion. 

Day 8 Mt. Huangshan/Shanghai (B, L)
Get up early to watch the magical sunrise. After breakfast, visit the Beginning to Believe Peak. Take the cable car down the mountain and drive to train station for high speed train to Shanghai. Be met and transfer to hotel upon arrival in Shanghai. 

Day 9 Shanghai Departure (B)
Free at leisure before transferring to the airport for your departure flight..

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