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2 min readA tea-making performance at the China National Tea Museum Knowing all this，there are a few tea houses you simply can’t miss.The most well
-known teahouse in the city is Hu Pan Ju Teahouse located in the northeastern shore of West Lake.Surrounded by water on three sides，it provides the best Longjing teacertified by the China National Tea Museum，a large variety of snacks，tea ceremonies，and an amazing view of West Lake.Another noted chain tea house is Qingteng Teahouse .Its lakeside location is on Nanshan Road on the eastern shore of the lake，featuring tasteful decoration and a great selection of tea and cuisine.If you are in the antique Hefang Street area，Tai Chi Teahouse should be your first choice.A typical tea house for your average tea lover，it features waiters and waitresses dressed in traditional Chinese clothes pouring tea from long funnels of big copper teapots.
If you want high quality Longjing to take home and don’t mind a trip to the tea gardens，buying tea in farmers’houses is recommended.In several large tea producing areas like Meijiawu Village and Longjing Village，you can visit tea gardens，watch the tea-roasting process，and bring freshly-fried tea home.The price will be fair，but you might not get much because Longjing tea is a hot commodity.
Alternatively，the Hangzhou Wholesale Food&Tea Market isa maze of tea and tea wares that you could enjoy exploring.Here you’ll find every ware and accessory a tea aficionado could possibly ask for.
Artist Xia Keliang’s depiction of Hupao Spring Hupao Spring To brew the perfect cup of tea，water is as important as the tea leaves.Hangzhou locals will tell you that a good cup of Longjing should be brewed with water from Hupao Spring a few kilometers south of West Lake.The name of the spring is taken from a legend in which a reverent Tang Dynasty monk named Chan Master Huanzhong lived in the area for its extraordinary beauty but couldn’t find a water source.Just as he was about to move，he had a dream in which an immortal told him:”There’s a spring in Nanyue Mountain，andI will send two tigers to move it here.”The next day，the monk saw two tigers digging inthe earth to make a den and clear spring water gushed from the ground.Hupao Spring isinside the Chan Buddhism-inspired Hupao Park，where real connoisseurs can visit every morning to get fresh water for their daily fix of Longjing tea.
