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88 Longjing Rd., Xihu District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
The only national museum that is themed with tea culture
Established in 1991, China Tea Museum is the only national museum in China that takes tea as its theme. China Tea Museum is situated at the idyllic Longjing Tea Village in the beautiful West Lake Scenic Area. The museum displays tea’s history, the various tea, tea events, tea sets and tea customs in China.
China Tea Museum is clustered around the tea plantations. In side the museum, the flower corridors, fake hills, ponds and water-side pavilions are well integrated. So they make it as the park in the south of the Changjiang River where has the clean atmosphere and can feel the closeness to nature. China Tea Museum, with the tea taste and fragrance, makes friends all over world.
In Chinese National Tea Musuem, visitors can get comprehensive information of the Chinese tea culture. The museum is comprised of four groups of buildings which display the history and development of tea in China. The tow main exhibition halls which named Tea Customs Hall and Kaleidoscope Hall will help people being a professor of Chinese tea immediately. In Tea Customs Hall, visitors can get close touch with the history of tea. It will tell the deep influence of Chinese tea in the minority groups, while there are more than three hundred kinds of tea in Kaleidoscope Hall.
Nestled in the lush hills of Hangzhou's Longjing tea-growing region, the China National Tea Museum (中国茶叶博物馆) stands as the world's first thematic museum dedicated entirely to tea culture. Opened in 1991 and expanded in 2015, this 4.7-hectare complex harmoniously blends exhibition spaces with traditional Jiangnan-style architecture and serene tea gardens, offering visitors an immersive experience into China's 5,000-year tea heritage.
The museum's design philosophy of "tea in scenery, scenery in tea" manifests through its six main exhibition halls connected by winding paths that meander past terraced tea fields and bamboo groves. Beyond displaying over 1,500 cultural relics ranging from Tang Dynasty tea utensils to imperial tea sets, the institution serves as a living archive where visitors can witness tea processing, participate in ceremonies, and taste premium Longjing (Dragon Well) tea - the jewel of Hangzhou's agricultural legacy.
China National Tea Museum is divided into two museums, China National Tea Museum Shuangfeng and China National Tea Museum Longjing.
Location: No. 88 Longjing Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
China National Tea Museum Shuangfeng is located near the West Lake, which is surrounded by mountains and water. The China National Tea Museum Shuangfeng is a picturesque garden in Jiangnan(south of the Yangtze River) with greenery, tea gardens, bridges and pavilions. There are permanent exhibitions at China National Tea Museum Shuangfeng including Chinese Tea Culture Exhibition, West Lake Longjing Tea Exhibition and Exhibition of Donated Tea Ware.
At the Chinese Tea Culture Exhibition, you can learn about knowledge of Chinese tea and the development of tea culture. And there are samples of different kinds of tea leaves at the Chinese Tea Culture Exhibition, where you can know about the features of different tea leaves. At the Chinese Tea Culture Exhibition, you can know about the origin of tea trees, clarify the tea trees, tea processing, types of tea leaves, storage of tea leaves, benefits of tea leaves(tea colors, tea flavors and tastes of tea) and usage of tea leaves.
Just like the West Lake in Hangzhou, West Lake Longjing tea is a representative of tea culture in the world. From the West Lake Longjing tea, we know about the harmonious coexistence between man and nature. As a vital material and cultural heritage reflecting the combination of human, nature and culture, West Lake Longjing tea is natural, historical and social.
At the West Lake Longjing Tea Exhibition, we will know about the history of West Lake Longjing tea, the high quality of the West Lake Longjing tea(superior geographical environment and high-quality water source), exquisite processing technique and literary works admiring West Lake Longjing tea by poet, painter, calligraphist and singer of the past dynasties.
At the Exhibition of Donated Tea Ware, you will know about the history and development of tea sets in China.
Location: 268 Wengjiashan, Xihu Street, Xihu District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
China National Tea Museum Longjing is located near the Longjing Tea Village and surrounded by tea gardens. At the top of the mountain of China National Tea Museum Longjing, you can have a panoramic view of the surrounding tea gardens and the West Lake. It is a characteristic museum with garden landscapes as well as a beautiful garden. At the China National Tea Museum Longjing, you can visit the tea gardens, learn about tea knowledge and experience tea picking.
At the Tea Cultures of the World Exhibition, you will know about the journey of the Chinese tea to the world. There are more than 60 countries and regions producing tea, and different places have different tea customs and tea culture. You will know about the different tea customs and tea cultures in different places, which is interesting.
Know about tea knowledge and tea culture of China. At China National Tea Museum Shaungfeng and China National Tea Museum Longjing, you can both learn about the history of Chinese tea, history of the tea wares, broadcasting of tea and tea culture in the world. You will see tea leaves samples and learn about their features.
Experience tea leaves picking. At China National Tea Museum, you will have chance to experience of picking tea at the beautiful tea gardens. And you can also see the processing of tea leaves. You can see the tea frying operated by people and the tea making by machines.
Know about the usages of tea leaves. Tea leaves can be used to make tea and other drinks with tea. And tea leaves can also be made sachets, which smell very nice.
Trek on the tea gardens. The perfect environment of the China National Tea Museum provides nice trekking experiences. You can hike on the tea mountains slowly and breathe the fresh air. At the top of the tea mountain, you can have a panoramic view of the surrounding tea gardens and the West Lake.
Get wonderful photos. The lush greenery at the China National Tea Museum and the beautiful pavilions and bridges are best backgrounds for your photography. You can get many beautiful photos at the China National Tea Museum.
China National Tea Museum in Hangzhou is always beautiful in different seasons, and it is recommended that you visit the China National Tea Museum in spring and autumn with pleasant weather and better travel experiences.
In spring (March to May), the tea gardens at the China National Tea Museum are lush and green. And the weather in spring is very comfortable for outdoor activities like trekking and tea leaves picking. And the tea leaves picked around the Qingming Festival are thought to be with high quality and best flavor. If you happen to visit Hangzhou around Qingming Festival in China, you can plan to experience tea leaves picking at China National Tea Museum in Hangzhou.
In autumn(September-October), there will be less crowds in Hangzhou like July and August of the school summer vacations. And the temperature in autumn is cool and comfortable, suitable for exploring tea gardens in Hangzhou.
Bus: Take Route 27 from Yuewang Temple Station (near West Lake) to Shuangfeng Station (双峰站), then walk 500m south.
Metro: From downtown (e.g., Longxiangqiao Station), take Line 1 to Wulin Square, transfer to Bus 807.
Tourist Shuttle: West Lake Circular Line (Y10) stops at the museum's south gate every 30 minutes.
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