Hangzhou: City of Tea
Hangzhou was designated as “National Capital of Tea” in 2005.
Dragon Well Tea is undoubtedly the best known tea brand in China. It tops the top ten famous tea brands of China. Dragon Well is situated in mountains by the West Lake. Tu Long (1542-1605), an imperial graduate in the Ming Dynasty, mentioned Dragon Well Tea in a book he wrote and recorded tea production in the Dragon Well region. He even wrote a poem in praise of the good quality of Dragon Well Tea. It is the first time in history that Dragon Well Tea was documented in white and black.
Teahouses abound in the city. Some content their inconspicuous existences in backstreets and some nestle in lakeside boulevards. They are not only vehicles of the regional culture and tradition but also windows on the local lifestyle. Lakeview Teahouse is quite unique. It is on the West Lake with the whole vista of the lake in its windows and verandas.
——English contents are excerpted from "Cultural Dialogue"
“能以一叶之轻，牵众生之口，唯茶是也”。中国人爱茶，举世闻名。世界上第一部茶叶专著——《茶经》就诞生在浙江。杭州，作为西湖龙井的原产地，2005年就被正式命名为“中国茶都”。
从来佳茗似佳人
在陆羽《茶经》中，就有杭州天竺、灵隐二寺产茶的记载。陆羽曾隐居杭州，潜心茶叶研究。在余杭，至今还保留着他曾经饮用过的“苎翁泉”（也被称为“陆羽井”）。
“从来佳茗似佳人”。一千多年以来，苏东坡这句如春茶般的诗句，柔媚着西湖山水，倾倒了无数爱茶人。
红茶、绿茶、黄茶、黑茶、白茶、青茶，经过茶艺师们充满灵气的双手和精湛、娴熟的技巧，化身成一杯杯“艺术珍品”。袅袅茶烟中，飘散着茶的美、茶的香，令人沉醉其中——闻香、品茶，无疑是一场视觉、嗅觉及味觉的盛宴。
茶是一种人生，按中国汉字的书写方式，茶，是人处在草木之间。从泡茶，到饮尽，静观细赏、浅斟低酌之间，品茶人以心感悟着茶文化的内涵。