r/hangzhou

hey guys, me and a friend are going on a exchange program to Hangzhou from August-October, i just wanted to know if someone has any info about where students and young people like to hang out over there, like bars, clubs, etc. Thanks!

Hello,

I have only ONE FULL day in Hangzhou - a full day. We are staying at HangZhou ZhongWei Sunny hotel. This will be near the end of June... unfortunately outside prime time April-May harvest

We want to spend that one purchasing silk and Dragon Well (Longjing) Tea. I hope we have enough time - so need a direct approach to not waste time. Looks like both silk and tea establishments close at 5/6PM??? I hope I am wrong or other places open later.

So onto the post:

In the AM we plan to visit visit: Hangzhou Chinese Silk City and Huanbei Silk Garment Wholesale Market - unsure how long that will take

Then we would LOVE to buy some Dragon Well (Longjing) Tea. Issue is I have NO idea where to get that. We are not tea connoisseurs - but we do enjoy a good cup of tea.

Longjing Village (Dragon Well tea area) and Meijiawu Tea Village are the places recommended online. I guess I need some advice on how to make this work. Good chance we can only visit one of them - or should I visit another place?? Also photos online - it is a big place. Do they have shops that sell tea? Are there markets/supermarkets I can visit later in the day to purchase this tea?

ANY advice is appreciated.

Thank you!!!

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