Related tea: Big Red Robe (大红袍)
We took a late night, one-hour flight from Shanghai to Wuyishan. We stayed at the Yeohwa Resort which was about 15 minutes from the airport, reasonably priced and overall very good.
The scenic area around Wuyishan
One of the many waterfalls around the area. Nice to see crystal clear water in China!
The most popular tourist activity is probably taking a 1.5 hr ride on a bamboo raft through the Nine Bend River.
Some spectacular sheer cliff faces
It is not hard to see how this is the home of cliff teas
To finish off a first day of sightseeing a trip to the ancient town of Xiamei (下梅) which used to be an important tea trading port exporting Chinese tea to Europe.
Day 2 – a trip to a local tea market
Some dark Dahongpao tea (selling at 300RMB per 500g)
One of the other Si Da Ming Cong (四大名樅, literally: The Four Great Bushes) - Tiě Luóhàn (鉄羅漢) (selling at 700RMB per 500g)
With a late flight back to Shanghai we decided to visit the Dahongpao scenic area at 3pm after the hottest part of the day. We were advised that the admission fee to the park was 210RMB per person. Our driver suggested we find a local guide who could help us avoid these fees and also lead us through a more private, secluded route (to find a similar guide visit the tourist office just before you cross the one bridge in town).
The route was idyllic
With amazing contrast
And amazing colors
Nearing the Dahongpao cliff face
The Dahongpao cliff face with the six remaining first-generation plants.
All the other tea plants are considered second-generation.
The entrance on the way out
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Awesome photography!
I went to a similar place, about five years ago, but did not have the diligence to record the details of the trip like this.