Hangzhou Tea Experience: Kombucha, Song Tea & Longjing

Discover Chinese tea in 3 forms: make your own kombucha, try Song Dynasty whisked tea, and enjoy Longjing in a modern or traditional way.
If you think tea is just a drink, this experience might change your mind.
Hangzhou is one of the most important tea cities in China, best known for Longjing tea. But tea here isn’t just about tradition — it keeps evolving, mixing old techniques with new ideas.
In this 2-hour experience, you’ll explore tea through three very different forms.
First, kombucha. While it’s trendy worldwide today, it actually has roots in China. You’ll make your own fermented tea using a SCOBY culture and your choice of ingredients. It’s a hands-on process, and you’ll understand how tea can turn into something completely different — lightly sparkling, slightly sour, and full of character. (Your drink will need time to ferment, so you’ll take it with you.)
Next is Dian Cha, a tea technique from the Song Dynasty. This is where tea becomes art. Using powdered tea and a bamboo whisk, you’ll learn how to create a smooth layer of foam on top — a process once enjoyed by scholars and emperors. It’s quiet, focused, and very different from modern tea drinking.
Then we shift back to today. You’ll taste Longjing tea, the signature tea of Hangzhou. Depending on the weather, you’ll either experience “boiling tea by the stove” in a cozy setting, or try a modern twist — Longjing coffee. Same tea, different expression.
Along the way, you’ll pick up small but meaningful insights — how tea spread through China, why Hangzhou became a tea hub, and how tea culture keeps adapting.
This is not a formal class. It’s relaxed, interactive, and designed to feel like spending time with a local.
Join us and see tea in a completely new way.

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