Slow Living in Shaoxing in Winter - Tea

🌳Shaoxing, formerly known as Yuezhou, is located in the transition zone from the hilly area of western Zhejiang to the Hangzhou-Jiaxing-Huzhou Plain, with Mount Kuaiji to the east and the Qiantang River to the south. The climate is warm, humid, and foggy, with the rising mist mixing with the water vapor from the Qiantang River. Although the terrain is not high, it is very suitable for tea trees to grow. 🍃The advantages of the geographical environment, coupled with the developed trade, have made Shaoxing the number one player in green tea since the Tang Dynasty. Lu Yu, the tea sage of the Tang Dynasty, praised in his "The Classic of Tea": "Tea, Yuezhou is the best"; in the Song Dynasty, there was the world-famous Longjing green tea and Rizhu Xueya; in the Ming Dynasty, Shaoxing tea farmers invented stir-fried green tea, which is the prototype of modern green tea. 🍵In Shaoxing, you can go to the thousand-year-old town of Fusheng to taste matcha, go to Pingshui in Keqiao to drink a cup of Rizhu tea, or go to the hometown of the contemporary tea sage Wu Juenong - Shangyu to taste a cup of Juenong Shunhao, or go to Shengzhou to taste a cup of Yuexiang Longjing, go to Zhuji to taste the sweetness of Green Sword tea, and go to Xinchang to visit the production area of Dafolongjing. 🫖Shaoxing produces tea, and the custom of drinking tea is very popular, with tea houses, tea buildings, and tea art houses blooming everywhere. In Shaoxing, you can taste the world's famous teas, touch the exquisite tea sets of different shapes, and enjoy the elegant tea-drinking etiquette... 🍶Drinking tea in winter not only drives away the cold but also allows you to experience the fireworks of life and the simple human touch. Tea knows the warmth and coldness, and the years are shallow. Spring goes and autumn comes, people remain the same, and tea remains the same. Brew a pot of tea and let the memories gradually fade away; leisurely taste the tea and find a kind of detached state of mind; at that time, the body and mind are like strands of tea fragrance, rising slowly. ☕️Shangda Road, labeled as a "tea street," has done a lot to create a tea-themed street. There are tea brands such as Xiaoguan Tea, White Tea Pinpinxiang, Shenzhen "Zha Coffee" Wine Coffee, Xinghe Tea Food, etc., with both traditional tea culture such as stove-boiled tea, Kung Fu tea, and tea snacks, as well as special fruit drinks, milk tea, and coffee that suit the taste of young people!