Tour Schedule;
Your private guide and driver will pick you up from hotel at 8:30 am. Then drive to the famous Maliandao Tea Town – a long walkway with all kinds of tea shops on the both sides. Enjoy tea shopping and looking with your guide for 1 hour. Then attending a ceremony in a tea house.
Later on, be transferred to the Laoshe Tea House next to the Tiananmen Square. Laoshe Tea House is a place where people sitting for a cup of tea and appreciating the traditional shows (Peking opera, traditional magic).A typical local lunch will be arranged at this famous Tea House and a traditional show (10-15 minutes) starts at 12:30.
Be transferred back to your hotel after lunch. The unique trip ends!
Including:
Private car/van
Private, English-speaking tour guide
Traditional lunch
Free-bottled mineral water
Excluding:
Personal expenses
Tips to the guide & driver (optional)
Tea tips:
Green Tea
Green tea has been used as a medicine in China for at least 4000 years. It is well known that well from headaches to depression among the Chinese. In fact, green tea is very rich in catechin polyphenols, particularly epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). EGCG is a powerful anti-oxidant that not only inhibiting the growth of cancer cells, it also kills cancer cells without harming healthy tissue. Moreover, it has been proven to be effective in lowering LDL cholesterol levels, and inhibiting the abnormal formation of blood clots as well. The latter takes on added importance when you consider that thrombosis (the formation of abnormal blood clots) is the leading cause of heart attacks and stroke.
Oolong Tea
Oolong tea is well known in reducing chronic bodily conditions such as heart diseases, inflammatory disorders, reducing high cholesterol levels, promoting superior bone structure, providing vital antioxidants, robust skin and good dental health. The oolong tea is fragrant with a fruity flavor and tasty aroma. It is considerably low in caffeine and extremely relaxing to drink. Moreover, oolong tea promotes weight loss too as it is more productive in fat burning when compared with green tea.
Black Tea
Black tea is one of the most common teas known to mankind. Black teas contain antioxidants which prevent the damage caused by free radicals which can lead to numerous diseases. Besides that, it can help to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes, as it helps to expand the arteries, which increases blood flow to the heart.
It is believed that drinking black tea can help to delay the aging process, help to burn fat and speed up metabolism, reduce bad cholesterol while increases good cholesterol, prevent tooth decay by strengthening tooth enamel and decrease glucose levels as well.
White Tea
White tea is the least processed tea and has the highest antioxidant levels when compared among numerous types of tea available nowadays. It is rich of antioxidants that protect body from damage by free radicals. By thinning the blood, lowering blood pressure, and reducing cholesterol, white tea protects the heart and the entire circulatory system. Studies have found that people who drank tea regularly had greater bone density and strength than non-drinkers. White tea may also have beneficial effects for sufferers of arthritis and osteoporosis. Moreover, it is said that white tea may have profound power against cancer-causing cells and against many different types of cancer, such as colon, prostate, and stomach cancers as well.
