Anxi Tea Garden And Hong’en Rock - Private

Informazioni generali

Destinazione
Xiamen, Cina

Il programma nel dettaglio

Xiamen Port was one of the primary embarking points on the ocean Silk Road and Fujian was one of the first places that provided tea to the foreign market. On this specially organized tour, visit Anxi Tea Garden, learn about tea culture while watching the production process of original Tieguanyin, participate in the tea picking and production process, and enjoy the beautiful scenery at Hong’en Rock.

Xiamen Port was one of the primary embarking points on the ocean Silk Road and Fujian was one of the first places that provided tea to the foreign market. On this specially organized tour, visit Anxi Tea Garden, learn about tea culture while watching the production process of original Tieguanyin, participate in the tea picking and production process, and enjoy the beautiful scenery at Hong’en Rock.


Meet local expert guide from your Xiamen downtown hotel at 8:30am, and aboard comfortable private vehicle to start the trip.Located in the southeastern Fujian Province, Anxi is a small and mountainous county with a tea farming history dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618 to 907). Today this county produces 15,000 tons of oolong tea annually with its 16,700 acres of tea gardens. The name you hear most often is probably Tieguanyin (Iron Goddess tea), a premium variety of Oolong tea. Anxi is hailed as the birthplace of this special tea. Most of the population of the county is involved in some aspect of tea cultivation.


On the way, you will have a short visit of Anxi Hong'en Rock to view the beautify scenery. Upon arrival, enjoy an organic lunch at local farm. Visit the Anxi Tea Garden. Siting at 800 meters above sea level, this is one of the most famous tea farms in Anxi. Here you will learn about tea culture while watching the production process of Tieguanyin, participate in the tea picking and production process if it is the season, and taste some examples of the fine teas from the region. Afterwards, local guide will transfer you back to Xiamen and drop off at your hotel to conclude the trip.




Meeting/pick-up point: Pick up at the hotel in Xiamen.

Start/opening time: At 8:30am.

End/closing time: At 4:30pm.

Languages: English.


Location
Starting point:
Hotel pickup

Guiding options
Guiding type: Guide