Top Hangzhou Classes & Workshops

Just a short drive from West Lake , Meijiawu Tea Village offers an immersive journey into Longjing tea culture. Don traditional blue-and-white garb, learn to identify premium "one-bud-one-leaf" shoots, and under expert guidance, try the centuries-old iron-wok roasting technique—feeling the leaves crisp and release their signature nutty aroma. After roasting, steep your own creation in spring water, and savor its fresh, grassy sweetness—a moment that ties all the steps together. This hands-on experience yields more than skills; you'll gain insider knowledge on tea grading, brewing, and history. Perfect for families with children who love tactile learning, culture enthusiasts, and adventurous travelers seeking authentic encounters, this activity transforms a casual visit into a profound connection with Hangzhou's rural heritage. You'll leave with a newfound respect for every cup and a story worth telling.

In Hangzhou, spend half a day living the way people did in ancient China – quiet and full of little rituals. Sit down, make an incense tablet, whisk a bowl of tea, and enjoy a few traditional pastries. Your teacher will guide you step by step: mix the incense powder, knead it, press it into a mold, and finish your own incense tablet. Then whisk tea until fine white foam appears – smell the aroma, look at the color, and take small sips. A few traditional pastries sit nearby – one sip of tea, one bite of pastry – and time slows down. Take your handmade incense tablet home. It gives off a natural fragrance – wear it or hang it up. Every time you smell it, you'll remember that quiet, relaxing half-day in Hangzhou, with a touch of ancient elegance. Make your own incense tablet and take Chinese elegance home. Learn traditional Chinese tea whisking and feel the calm elegance. Taste the tea you whisked — its color, aroma and finish. Enjoy traditional Chinese pastries with tea, bite by sip.

Stroll through lush mountain forests in traditional indigo tea-picking attire. Listen to local masters share the 1,200-year history of Longjing tea and its grading system. Explore an ecological organic tea garden, learn the "pinch-pull" picking technique, identify premium tea buds and pick them by hand to experience the hard-earned "green gold" of this famous tea. **Complimentary 3–5 minute raw drone footage included.** Enter the teahouse and gather around a traditional iron wok. Try hand-firing tea under masters’ guidance and learn the ten core tea-making techniques. Watch fresh leaves transform in the wok as rich roasted tea aroma fills the air. Featured experience: Learn Song Dynasty tea art. Use a tea whisk to create frothy tea foam and draw your favourite patterns or Chinese characters on the tea surface. At the end of the tour, relax on the elegant tea garden terrace. Sip fragrant tea and enjoy unique tea plantation flavours, concluding a complete Jiangnan tea culture journey.