{"id":3545,"date":"2015-04-01T15:09:57","date_gmt":"2015-04-01T15:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livefoodtravel.com\/?p=3545"},"modified":"2018-09-19T21:11:02","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T21:11:02","slug":"hangzhou-and-yangmeiling-tea-trek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livefoodtravel.com\/?p=3545","title":{"rendered":"Hangzhou and YangMeiLing Tea Trek"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;\">On Monday I had the joy of going on a day trip to a local city named Hangzhou. \u00a0My tour guides were Tracy Lesh and Michael Wang who together run tours in the Shanghai area. I have toured with them before and it is always a great day!<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;\">The main topic: tea!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;\">One of China\u2019s most famous teas is Long Jing, and the renowned West Lake variety is in the Hangzhou area. We started our morning heading to Hangzhou on the high speed train &#8211; about an hour train ride outside of Shanghai. Our ultimate destination was YangMeiLing tea village where we would hike the tea trail, learn about harvesting tea and participate in a tea tasting session.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;\">The scenery was beautiful and we were able to see the workers harvesting the tea!<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;\">After enjoying an amazing lunch (probably the best Chinese food I have had) we travelled a few minutes back into Hangzhou to stroll around a beautiful lake called West Lake.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;\">Before heading back to Shanghai we stopped at HeFang Old street to see some art and sample some local food.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;\">Such a wonderful day with amazing fellow guests and amazing guides!<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;\">Thank you Tracy and Michael.<span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; color: #2d2d2d; font-family: OpenSans, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; color: #2d2d2d; font-family: OpenSans, sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; color: #2d2d2d; font-family: OpenSans, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.701961); font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.301961); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0980392); text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; color: #2d2d2d; font-family: OpenSans, sans-serif;\">Pictures are in two posts!\u00a0<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; color: #2d2d2d; font-family: OpenSans, sans-serif;\" title=\"High speed train\" src=\"https:\/\/livefoodtravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_5528.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; color: #2d2d2d; font-family: OpenSans, sans-serif;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; color: #2d2d2d; font-family: OpenSans, sans-serif;\" title=\"Tea Picking\" src=\"https:\/\/livefoodtravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_5533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; color: #2d2d2d; font-family: OpenSans, sans-serif;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; color: #2d2d2d; font-family: OpenSans, sans-serif;\" title=\"Tea Pickers\" src=\"https:\/\/livefoodtravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_5550.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; color: #2d2d2d; font-family: OpenSans, sans-serif;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; color: #2d2d2d; font-family: OpenSans, sans-serif;\" title=\"Tea terraces\" src=\"https:\/\/livefoodtravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_5551.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; color: #2d2d2d; font-family: OpenSans, sans-serif;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; color: #2d2d2d; font-family: OpenSans, sans-serif;\" title=\"Hazy view\" src=\"https:\/\/livefoodtravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_5536.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; color: #2d2d2d; font-family: OpenSans, sans-serif;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; color: #2d2d2d; font-family: OpenSans, sans-serif;\" title=\"Climbing\" src=\"https:\/\/livefoodtravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_5544.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; color: #2d2d2d; font-family: OpenSans, sans-serif;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; color: #2d2d2d; font-family: OpenSans, sans-serif;\" title=\"Tea pickers as we get further up the mountain.\" src=\"https:\/\/livefoodtravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_5562.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; color: #2d2d2d; font-family: OpenSans, sans-serif;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; color: #2d2d2d; font-family: OpenSans, sans-serif;\" title=\"Withering the tea\" src=\"https:\/\/livefoodtravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_5566.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; color: #2d2d2d; font-family: OpenSans, sans-serif;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; color: #2d2d2d; font-family: OpenSans, sans-serif;\" title=\"Cooking the tea in a wok\" src=\"https:\/\/livefoodtravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_5575.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; color: #2d2d2d; font-family: OpenSans, sans-serif;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; 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