Meijiawu Tea Village Self-Guided Tea Tasting Walk

This self-guided walk covers the tea-growing hillsides of Meijiawu Village in Hangzhou's Xihu District, where independent tea houses offer tastings of freshly picked Longjing tea. No guide or transport is arranged; visitors walk the village's paths past terraced tea bushes and stop at whichever tea houses catch their interest along the route. Tastings at individual tea houses typically cost between ¥20 and ¥50, covering a pour of Longjing green tea along with an explanation of the leaf grade from the host. The walk is at its fullest during spring, when the tea-picking season brings visible harvesting activity across the terraces, though the village and its tea houses remain open to walk through year-round. Because the route is unstructured, visitors can pace stops based on how much tea tasting and walking they want to do, making it a flexible half-day or shorter addition to a Hangzhou itinerary. Meijiawu sits a short distance from the more crowded Longjing Village, making it a comparatively quieter alternative for those wanting tea tastings without a booked tour.