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Spend a half-day walking Jiuxi Stream’s shallow crossings and wandering Longjing’s terrace tea fields. This guided outing combines easy trail time, tea tasting in a farmer’s house, and local insights into Hangzhou’s tea culture.
Spend a half-day walking Jiuxi Stream’s shallow crossings and wandering Longjing’s terrace tea fields. This guided outing combines easy trail time, tea tasting in a farmer’s house, and local insights into Hangzhou’s tea culture.
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Operated by Sunny Private Tours · Hangzhou, Zhejiang
A mist-soft morning on a cobblestone path: the first steps through Jiuxi’s shallow streams send cool water whispering around your ankles as oaks and bamboo lean in with shade. The guide directs the group across nine creeks and along a ribbon of trail that threads toward the wide, stepped green of Longjing tea terraces, where farmers bend to pick leaves the old way.
easy.
4–5 hours.
Suitable for people comfortable walking 2–4 miles over uneven ground and stepping over shallow streams; minimal elevation change.
The full experience runs about 4–5 hours with mostly easy walking on uneven paths and several shallow stream crossings; no technical hiking skills required.
Local pickup and drop-off from Hangzhou hotels or the train station is included for small groups; private MPV service is used for larger groups.
Children are welcome but must be accompanied; some sections have cobbles and stream crossings that limit stroller access.
Yes—your guide and local hosts will demonstrate leaf picking, discuss Longjing tea culture, and offer a fresh tea tasting and a simple local meal.
Longjing tea has been cultivated near West Lake for centuries and gained imperial reputation during the Song and Ming periods; Jiuxi has long been a local escape for Hangzhou residents.
Stay on paths and avoid picking tea leaves; these terraces are active farmland—minimize waste and respect water sources to limit visitor impact.
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