Hangzhou: Tea, Fan, and West Lake with Pagoda Visit
ID: GYG1256896-1924523
Category:
Country: China
Duration:
08:00 hours
Description
Discover Hangzhou's cultural heritage with a tea brewing, fan painting, and clay figurine workshop. Climb Leifeng Pagoda for panoramic views and learn about the legend of the White Snake.
Begin your journey at Qingteng Tea House, located by West Lake in Hangzhou. Experience the scenery, Chinese history, and savor Chinese tea. Learn about Hangzhou's tea culture, which is the aesthetics of the Song Dynasty and was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2022.
Next, participate in designing your own Hangzhou fan. Discover the history of Hangzhou fans, which have a heritage of 150 years. Then, create your own clay figurine, capturing the social scenes and folk humor of the Song Dynasty.
Continue to Leifeng Pagoda, a landmark ancient structure in Hangzhou, originally built in 900 AD during the Northern Song Dynasty. Ascend the tower for a panoramic view, immersing yourself in millennia of history. Listen to the Chinese folk tale of the Legend of the White Snake, a part of China's intangible cultural heritage.
Highlights
- Immerse yourself in the rich history and culture of Hangzhou
- Learn the art of tea brewing, fan painting, and clay figurine molding
- Climb Leifeng Pagoda and enjoy panoramic views of West Lake
- Discover the legend of the White Snake, a Chinese folk tale
- Create your own Hangzhou fan and clay figurine to take home
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The activity involves walking and climbing stairs
Suitable for all ages
No prior experience required for activities
INCLUDED
- Guided tour of Qingteng Tea House
- Tea brewing experience
- Designing Hangzhou fans
- Clay figurine molding
- Climb Leifeng Pagoda
- Storytelling of the Legend of the White Snake
- Visiting the West Lake
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.
