Longjing Tea Village

Longjing Village in the hills southwest of West Lake is the home of Longjing (Dragon Well) tea — China's most celebrated green tea. The terraced hillsides of small-leaved tea plants, the traditional tea-roasting workshops, and the village life of the tea-farming community combine to create one of the most pleasant half-day escursions from Hangzhou. During the spring harvest (late March to early April), visitors can pick tea leaves and observe the hand-roasting process.