Experience the unique Chinese afternoon tea culture on a tour of Shanghai’s Huaihai Road. Discover traditional desserts, aromatic teas, and indulge in a classic tea ceremony.
Experience the unique Chinese afternoon tea culture on a tour of Shanghai’s Huaihai Road. Discover traditional desserts, aromatic teas, and indulge in a classic tea ceremony.
- Huaihai Road Commercial Street - Meet your guide at the 2:00pm, and start your relaxing afternoon tea food tour from Huaihua Road, Shanghai. You will firstly try out some tasty mooncake at two local pastry shops. Mooncake is a typical pastry that Chinese people have during the Mid-autumn Festival, which is symbolized the reunion for the entire…
- Huaihai Road Commercial Street - Meet your guide at the 2:00pm, and start your relaxing afternoon tea food tour from Huaihua Road, Shanghai. You will firstly try out some tasty mooncake at two local pastry shops. Mooncake is a typical pastry that Chinese people have during the Mid-autumn Festival, which is symbolized the reunion for the entire family like a harmonious circle.
Then you will sit down at a tea house next to the dessert shops to start your tea ceremony. China is with a long history of tea culture, and people here do believe that drinking tea keeps your doctor way. Have a taste of some green tea from Hangzhou as well as some black tea from Fujian province. Through the classic tea ceremony, you will get a better understanding of the functions of different size of the tea cups and the temperature of water to use for different tea leaves. You will also learn the original birth places for different tea as well as how tea culture has been changing the world since the Anglo-Chinese War in 1839.
Your final stop for the tour is at a Cantonese dessert restaurant where you will enjoy a different sweet flavor through various icy deserts, such as milk pudding with purple sticky rice, papaya, sago, mango puree and amazing almond tofu. By attending this tasty afternoon tea and desert tour, you surely will have a “sweet” memory from Shanghai.
- Local guide
- Afternoon tea/tea ceremony
- Desserts
- Food tour
- Local guide
- Afternoon tea/tea ceremony
- Desserts
- Food tour
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
Curious about what constitutes afternoon tea in China? Is it similar to the British version? Come take part in this one-of-a-kind food journey to unravel the mystery of Chinese afternoon tea. Treat yourself to a variety of indigenous traditional sweets and invigorating green or black tea. Explore some of the top local confectionery stores located on the…
Curious about what constitutes afternoon tea in China? Is it similar to the British version? Come take part in this one-of-a-kind food journey to unravel the mystery of Chinese afternoon tea. Treat yourself to a variety of indigenous traditional sweets and invigorating green or black tea. Explore some of the top local confectionery stores located on the renowned Huaihai Road. Relax in a well-known Shanghai tea house where you’ll get to sample Pu’er, Ginseng Oolong, Jasmine, and black tea during your authentic tea ceremony session. Beyond that, you will also savor mango puree, gelatinous mousse cake and a selection of other frosty delicacies throughout the tour.
- A maximum of 10 people per booking
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Age under 3 is free to join
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Please wear comfortable walking shoes
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.