Hangzhou：Longjing Tea Farm Experience Picking & Tea Ceremony

Be a guest of a Longwu tea farm family: pick leaves & autumn tea flowers, roast with a Longjing master, whisk matcha Song-Dynasty style. Private, max 4, free drone video, pickup included.
Escape the tourist crowds of West Lake and spend 4-5 hours as a guest of a real tea farming family in Longwu Tea Village (Cha Tian Jian), a core production area of authentic West Lake Longjing tea. This is a private experience for a maximum of 4 guests — never merged with other groups, no shopping stops, no rushing.

Your day, step by step:

1. 1. Complimentary pickup from anywhere in Hangzhou. Your host collects you by private car (about 40 minutes)... and after the experience drops you at a recommended local farmhouse restaurant or back at your hotel.

2. Tea picking, 100 minutes. Pick fresh Longjing leaves in the terraces with the farming family. In autumn (roughly October-November), also pick tea flowers and tea seeds — a rare seasonal bonus. Traditional picking costumes, aprons and bamboo baskets are provided.

3. Wok roasting, about 20 minutes. A certified West Lake Longjing roasting technician teaches you the hand movements that lock in the tea's famous chestnut aroma. Heat-proof gloves provided — you stir your own batch in the iron wok.

4. Song-Dynasty whisked tea ceremony (dian cha), about 30 minutes. Grind your own matcha and whisk it into fine jade foam, guided by a senior-grade tea artist — the ritual of Song Dynasty poets, as seen in the TV drama A Dream of Splendor.

5. Tea tasting, about 15 minutes. Finish with a proper cup of West Lake Longjing while your host shows you how professionals judge tea quality by look, smell and taste.

6. Tea mountain & lake viewpoint. A short drive to a scenic overlook above the tea terraces and reservoir for panoramic photos.

Smart glasses companion (complimentary, available upon request):
- Talk with the family, truly: live translation subtitles let you chat directly with the tea farmers in Chinese — nothing lost in translation.
- Point and learn: look at anything around the farm — a tea bush variety, a roasting tool, a hillside plant — and instantly learn what it is.
- First-person memories: short clips from your own point of view while your hands stay busy picking and whisking, delivered to you after the experience.

Free gifts:
- 30-second panoramic drone video of your experience (raw footage, delivered digitally)
- First-person clips captured with the smart glasses
- A small sample of Longjing tea leaves to take home

Not included: lunch — your host will recommend a trusted local farmhouse restaurant (meal at your own cost); personal purchases.

Good to know: tea picking is available year-round; tea flowers and seeds are seasonal (autumn). Comfortable walking shoes recommended. Rain or shine — roasting and whisking move indoors on rainy days. Please tell your host about any tea allergies. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience.

Why choose this over a standard tea tour: one tea farming family instead of a bus route, two certified masters instead of a guide reading from a script, and a host who treats you as a guest of the house — not a passenger.

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