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A Chinese Woman Invited Me to Her Home... I HAD NO IDEA What Was Happening
Hangzhou West Lake and Longjing Village Tea Visit
In today’s video I’ll start the day at Hangzhou West Lake at a famous photo spot and enjoy the morning with some dancing Chinese people. Afterwards I’ll catch a DiDi and check out Longjing Village an the tea 🍵 languages, where the name of the village comes from. I got an invitation by a harvesting...
In today’s video I’ll start the day at Hangzhou West Lake at a famous photo spot and enjoy the morning with some dancing Chinese people. Afterwards I’ll catch a DiDi and check out Longjing Village an the tea 🍵 languages, where the name of the village comes from. I got an invitation by a harvesting lady!!
At sunset I’m back at Westlake for some boat rides, the famous 1 RMB note spot, Leifeng Pagoda and of course the magical sunset over the Lake!
Sven Travel spends a day around Hangzhou's West Lake and Longjing Village. He visits a tea-growing area, meets a local woman who invites him to her home for tea tasting, and buys 50 grams of green tea for 60 RMB. He later tries to visit Lingyin Temple but cannot get a reservation for that day, then returns to West Lake for a boat ride, Xiaoyingzhou Island, the one-RMB-note view and Leifeng Pagoda. The video includes the narrator's impressions of the heat, crowds, local food and the lake at sunset.
In today’s video I’ll start the day at Hangzhou West Lake at a famous photo spot and enjoy the morning with some dancing Chinese people. Afterwards I’ll catch a DiDi and check out Longjing Village an the tea 🍵 languages, where the name of the village comes from. I got an invitation by a harvesting lady!!
At sunset I’m back at Westlake for some boat rides, the famous 1 RMB note spot, Leifeng Pagoda and of course the magical sunset over the Lake!
Sven Travel starts his day near West Lake in Hangzhou and plans to visit a pavilion, Longjing tea fields and a shopping mall. He goes by Didi to Longjing Village, where local residents point him toward tea fields. He walks through a residential area and tea-growing slopes, notes construction nearby, and says the weather is hot and humid. He describes a local woman's invitation to her home, where she serves and identifies several teas. He buys 50 grams of green tea for 60 RMB after tasting, saying the experience was part of the purchase. He later travels toward Lingyin Temple by shuttle bus. He says payment codes did not work for him, then describes using an invitation or code process for two people. He says he had not researched the route carefully and finds the area crowded; at the ticket counter he is told that same-day reservations are no longer available. He then returns to West Lake, walks around the Broken Bridge area and takes boats to Xiaoyingzhou Island and Leifeng Pagoda. He points out the one-RMB-note view and three pools mirroring the moon, but several site names are uncertain or confused in the transcript. He ends the day watching the sunset over the lake and pagoda. The narrator says he plans a hike the next day, but the route name and duration are not clear enough to include as a confirmed attraction.
Sven Travel spends a day around Hangzhou's West Lake and Longjing Village. He visits a tea-growing area, meets a local woman who invites him to her home for tea tasting, and buys 50 grams of green tea for 60 RMB. He later tries to visit Lingyin Temple but cannot get a reservation for that day, then returns to West Lake for a boat ride, Xiaoyingzhou Island, the one-RMB-note view and Leifeng Pagoda. The video includes the narrator's impressions of the heat, crowds, local food and the lake at sunset.
A Hangzhou day at West Lake and Longjing Village, with tea tasting, boats and Leifeng Pagoda.
Hangzhou West Lake and Longjing Village Tea Visit
8:18 The narrator says a lady who lives there told him to go to a prettier part of the tea fields. He had felt unsure about the route and says he had not visited a tea plantation before.
18:29 After the local woman invited him into her home, the narrator says he bought 50 grams of the green tea for about 60 RMB. He says she packed tea from her field and that he valued the tasting experience.
20:09 The narrator says Alipay and WeChat codes did not work for the shuttle. He says he almost gave up before getting an invitation, then describes using the code twice for two people.
38:30 The narrator says they entered another boat but were not sure they were on the right one. A woman with the same sticker boarded, which reassured them that they were probably headed in the right direction.
8:18 The narrator says a lady who lives there told him to go to a prettier part of the tea fields. He had felt unsure about the route and says he had not visited a tea plantation before.
18:29 After the local woman invited him into her home, the narrator says he bought 50 grams of the green tea for about 60 RMB. He says she packed tea from her field and that he valued the tasting experience.
20:09 The narrator says Alipay and WeChat codes did not work for the shuttle. He says he almost gave up before getting an invitation, then describes using the code twice for two people.
38:30 The narrator says they entered another boat but were not sure they were on the right one. A woman with the same sticker boarded, which reassured them that they were probably headed in the right direction.
0:14 Morning beside West Lake
3:45 Visiting Jixing Pavilion
4:22 Finding the Longjing tea fields
8:13 Walking through tea-growing hills
10:22 Tasting tea at a local home
19:48 Taking the temple shuttle
22:35 Temple visit and reservation issue
29:19 Returning to West Lake
34:59 Exploring Xiaoyingzhou Island
40:21 Reaching Leifeng Pagoda
46:27 Sunset beside the lake
0:14 Morning beside West Lake
3:45 Visiting Jixing Pavilion
4:22 Finding the Longjing tea fields
8:13 Walking through tea-growing hills
10:22 Tasting tea at a local home
19:48 Taking the temple shuttle
22:35 Temple visit and reservation issue
29:19 Returning to West Lake
34:59 Exploring Xiaoyingzhou Island
40:21 Reaching Leifeng Pagoda
46:27 Sunset beside the lake
Where does the narrator visit tea fields?
He takes a Didi to Longjing Village near Hangzhou and follows directions from local residents toward tea-growing slopes.
What tea did the narrator buy?
After tasting several kinds at a local woman's home, he buys 50 grams of green tea for 60 RMB.
Could the narrator visit Lingyin Temple?
No. He says the ticket counter told him no same-day reservations were available.
Which island did the narrator visit by boat?
He names Xiaoyingzhou Island and says it can only be reached by boat.
What did the narrator see at West Lake?
He points out the Broken Bridge area, the one-RMB-note view, three pools mirroring the moon and Leifeng Pagoda.
