Anji White Tea Viewing Platform, where the beauty of tea plantations and mountains meet

1800 years ago, Emperor Ling of Han named a small town in Zhejiang 'Anji' after a phrase 'peaceful and auspicious' from the Book of Songs. A chair, a bamboo, and a leaf succinctly represent Anji's three pillar industries - chair manufacturing, bamboo, and tea. Anji White Tea has a history of nearly a thousand years, known for its jade-white leaves shaped like phoenix feathers, also called 'Jade Phoenix Tea.' Anji is the hometown of white tea, with tea gardens everywhere, but there are five unexpected things after arriving at the White Tea Viewing Platform. First, I didn't expect the tea gardens to stretch from the farmlands to the high mountain tops, where the beauty of the tea sea and mountains blend. Second, I didn't anticipate so many tourists that the traffic was backed up for nearly a kilometer. Third, I didn't foresee that just a simple shade of green could intoxicate people in the spring breeze. Fourth, I didn't expect each tea leaf to be hand-picked, with the pickers being exclusively middle-aged women. Fifth, I didn't expect so many tea factories in the area, with almost all the road signs along the highway marked with the names of different tea factories. The viewing platform is located on a hillside within a ten-thousand-acre tea garden, with a trendy tea house below. Next to the platform is a huge rock inscribed with 'A leaf enriches the people of the region.' Although the viewing platform is a few hundred meters away from the highest point of the tea garden, it still offers a panoramic view of the vast tea fields. It's truly a sight where 'the green hills smile in the spring breeze, and the joy of seeing silver buds is everywhere.' White tea is actually a type of green tea, and the period before Grain Rain is the prime time for tea production. Tea farmers take this opportunity to display their homemade spring tea, inviting visitors to taste and buy, while also encouraging them to experience the joy of picking and making tea in their own tea gardens, and to feel the charm of traditional tea culture. 🚉 Travel Tips: Navigate to 'Anji White Tea Viewing Platform.' When there are fewer people, you can drive directly to the platform; when it's crowded, you'll be stopped at the foot of the mountain and need to walk half an hour to reach the platform. 📍 Detailed Address: Anji White Tea Viewing Platform, Xilong Township, Anji County, Zhejiang Province Ticket Price: Free ⏳ Time Reference: 2 hours