The National Tea Museum, opened in 1991 in Hangzhou, is the only museum in China dedicated to tea culture. A masterfully organized collection of the museum tells about the stages of development of tea culture. In addition, the museum conducts a variety of studies, the results of which make a huge contribution to the process aimed at preserving the national cultural traditions of China.

The National Tea Museum is surrounded by tea plantations, there is an International Tea Center and various pavilions in its territory. which houses offices and conference rooms. In the museum there are six rooms devoted to certain topics: the Hall of Tea Traditions, the Hall of Tea Service, the Hall dedicated to the properties of tea, the Tea Friendship Hall, the Kaleidoscope Hall and the Tea History Room.

Since tea has appeared in the life of the Chinese and regardless of the purpose for which it is used, be it medicine or a tea ceremony, without hour In the long history of the development of tea culture, the dishes in which the drink is poured are also constantly changing, and the stages of its transformation can be seen in the Hall of Tea Serves . Here you can see utensils made of different materials, of different shapes, made using different technologies , belonging to different epochs of China . In addition to teapots and cups in the collection of dishes there are saucers, spoons and much more, and the variety of materials is amazing: ceramics, gold, silver, tin, copper, nephrite, lacquered wood, stone, ivory . .@

The Tea Traditions Hall tells the visitor about interesting details of amazing tea ceremonies, centuries-old traditions and tea etiquette. Here you can see how the tea establishments in various Chinese provinces looked like how their appearance and the characteristics of the tea ceremonies changed over time

And in the Hall, dedicated to the properties of this wonderful drink, you will learn about the different ways of storing tea to better save its useful properties, its biological structure, the real craftsmanship that is required to make an ideal tea, with perfect color, aroma and taste.

The Friendship Hall keeps memorabilia associated with visiting this unique for Kit museums by various famous personalities, the rulers of the country and its guests.

On the stages of tea production in different historical epochs, the guests of the museum have an opportunity to learn in the History Room, where there is also a large collection of Chinese and imported teas.

A Kaleidoscope Hall tells about what types of tea exist in the world

In the exhibition rooms of the museum guests are waiting for special tables and everything that is needed for the tea ceremony. Here you can become a participant of a mysterious and ancient action and try different sorts of tea

National Tea Museum is beautiful because it is not just a collection of objects behind glass, but a whole small world that opens its doors to everyone who is interested in the history and culture of tea drinking, who are charmed by tea ceremonies and traditions associated with this ancient drink.

Address: 88 Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Longjing Road, 88 Working hours: daily 8: 30-16: 30