I love green tea, even the super bitter ones. I love how refreshed I feel after a cup of tea 🍵 So grateful to actually have the opportunity to live in this country for next three-four years of my life. 💚
Shilu Liu believe it or not, I haven’t been to Suzhou yet! I can’t believe it... I’ve been to so many places but still not Suzhou. I think it’s time I Took a trip!!
Long Jing is by far my favourite green tea, too. It has some kind of very subtle, natural sweetness and an almost fruity taste. But as you mentioned, it's quite expensive in a decent quality, so unfortunately, not an everyday tea for me. :) Nice video, beautiful images. Greetings from Germany, Europe
I go to Hangzhou twice a year, in spring and autumn. Yes, in spring to pick up dragon well tea, one of the best in the world. Great that you enjoy it. God bless.
You submerge into the Chinese culture so well that you are more Chinese than most Chinese. You live and breath through it. What an experience. Like! :)
Many thanks for another amazing informative vlog. I have been to Shanghai and SuZhou previously on business but not HangZhou. Now I have another good reason why I should visit Hang Zhou, in addition to the beauty of the city and its surrounding area. Great job, as usual. 👏👏👏
I once drove to Hangzhou on my motorbike from Yiwu, but found out that I can't bring a motorbike in and had to turn around and go back. Hangzhou is a beautiful city, I hope you got a chance to ride a bike around the lake. Once in Shenzhen, I went to a tea party where Hangzhou tea merchants brought bundles of tea. We got high and drunk off tea, laughed and made good times.
Sounds like quite an adventure Andrew! hate to be the downer here but don't like your chances of riding your motorbike around the west lake! It's usually quite crowded and I'm pretty sure motorbikes aren't allowed! But definitely drive your motorbike to some of the beautiful tea fields - that, I would 100% recommend!!!
I'm surprised they didn't tell you to just eat the leaves as you drink it to get the max health benefits. I eat the leaves and they're delicious; it's like a nutty vegetal snack.
I had come across your vlogs before as UA-cam recommendations but never watched. I started with one today, but could not stop until after watching half a dozen of them. I shall return to watch more of them. Thank for you very much.
Discovered your vlog after watching Oriental Pearl, and love your content. I'm subscribing now, and am also going to make it a point to drink more green tea. LOL!
if you want to know more about chinese tea,CCTV made a series of documentaris called: "tea,a story of tree leaves",and BBC translates them into english
Hey Blondie. just started following you. Your shows are top notch. Im also an Aussie living in China. Been in China for nearly 3 years now. Im currently based in Beijing. Hopefully see you round ;)
They were definitely not drinking long Jing back in the Song Dynasty. At least not the way we know it today. Before the Ming dynasty tea was drank in the powdered form.
Going to Hangzhou next week and this was super informative! Where exactly did you go to get that nice glass of Longjing tea? Would love to go visit as well. Thanks for all your great content.
Glad it was helpful! You can get lovely glasses of longjing tea everywhere in Hangzhou but this specific glass was in the Longjing village. Lots of great tea to be drunk there!
omg!!! you've GOT TO! So much fun, so much good tea, and really calm and chilled out. One of my favourite things to do there is just find a tea shop and sip longjing tea for hours while looking over the tea fields
I've done a lot of travel in Fujian to discover tea before I started making videos, love the tea from that province, some of my best memories are from Wuyishan where they make 大红袍, will try go back make a video one day!
Still regret that when I was in Hangzhou wasting time with my gf at the time taking stupid, fake, dressy-up photos instead of checking out the tea scene, such a waste. Esp as we broke up soon after ;-)
有在杭州的吗？我想找人练习英文，同时我也愿意与你用中文交流（I’m looking forward to finding a language exchange partner to brush up my English. based in Hangzhou. Meanwhile I’m willing to help you with Chinese definitely) don’t hesitate to hit me up 😄
@@BlondieinChina omg u actually replied😂. U gotta try 热干面，三鲜豆皮and糊汤粉. Wuhan is known for it's great variety in breakfast . Ur gonna have a really good time there!
If you payed 20 AUD for a glass of Longjing ... They riped you off badly! I'm a tea expert and I buy top shelf Longjing through some websites either directly from farmers or from a vendor that buys directly from farmers and 1 g should cost no more than 0,5 USD (that's super expensive). You need around 3-5 grams for a gaiwan, you can serve 4 people 5-7 infusions, so if you do the math it's really not as expensive. Da Hong Pao the most expensive tea in the history could cost 20 AUD per glass but you can't get your hands on it! But the Chinese are notorious for their shabby tricks, especially if you're a newbie to tea.
You have not idea what you are talking about. I came from Hangzhou and 20AUD for a glass of Longjing is quite normal TBH. Some place is even more expensive than that. BTW I've never heard a tea expert will compare oolong tea with green tea side by side.
@@NickChowau Well buddy, if you're paying this much for your tea then you should probably change your tea supplier. No tea is worth that price, go buy tea leaves and make yourself some tea. Cheers!
YI CUI I guess it’s all about personal taste and preference! I know a lot of 北方人 love the jasmine flower tea, while I guess longing belongs to a different region :)
Your vlogs are so informing!! I am Chinese and I've learned so much about my country through your vlogs! Keep up the good work
Same for me
俺也一样
Informative, 这才是一个形容词
Lmao, me too
I love green tea, even the super bitter ones. I love how refreshed I feel after a cup of tea 🍵
So grateful to actually have the opportunity to live in this country for next three-four years of my life. 💚
上有天堂，下有苏杭。
There is heaven above, and there are Suzhou and Hangzhou beneath your feet.
These 2 cities are amazing. I never get fed up visiting them.
Shilu Liu believe it or not, I haven’t been to Suzhou yet! I can’t believe it... I’ve been to so many places but still not Suzhou. I think it’s time I Took a trip!!
@@BlondieinChina i look forward to see your vlog on that!
Long Jing is by far my favourite green tea, too. It has some kind of very subtle, natural sweetness and an almost fruity taste. But as you mentioned, it's quite expensive in a decent quality, so unfortunately, not an everyday tea for me. :) Nice video, beautiful images. Greetings from Germany, Europe
I go to Hangzhou twice a year, in spring and autumn. Yes, in spring to pick up dragon well tea, one of the best in the world. Great that you enjoy it. God bless.
You submerge into the Chinese culture so well that you are more Chinese than most Chinese. You live and breath through it. What an experience. Like! :)
I have been living in Sydney for 19 years and I haven't gone back to my hometown Hangzhou for nearly 10 years. I miss Hangzhou. I miss China!
I just discovered you and I don't understand why you don't have more subscribers, your vlogs are amazing
thank you so much!! I'm new to youtube so growing slowly!
Many thanks for another amazing informative vlog. I have been to Shanghai and SuZhou previously on business but not HangZhou.
Now I have another good reason why I should visit Hang Zhou, in addition to the beauty of the city and its surrounding area. Great job, as usual. 👏👏👏
Please keep up the tea videos! So good!
It was actually Emperor Yongzheng who liked LongJing tea.
I once drove to Hangzhou on my motorbike from Yiwu, but found out that I can't bring a motorbike in and had to turn around and go back. Hangzhou is a beautiful city, I hope you got a chance to ride a bike around the lake. Once in Shenzhen, I went to a tea party where Hangzhou tea merchants brought bundles of tea. We got high and drunk off tea, laughed and made good times.
Sounds like quite an adventure Andrew! hate to be the downer here but don't like your chances of riding your motorbike around the west lake! It's usually quite crowded and I'm pretty sure motorbikes aren't allowed! But definitely drive your motorbike to some of the beautiful tea fields - that, I would 100% recommend!!!
最好是高长杯 用 二泡法，这类绿茶可以细分，除了御前十八株有幸喝过一次 真的耐泡，高品位的太平猴魁，还有 缙云的黄金叶子 我觉得也有内涵，好茶根本是供不应求的 ，300美金连门都入不了。
我就喜喝我老家的绿，50RMB一斤，我们那么金贵。
每一个片子都剪辑得那么精美
Very informative , nice places and nice video.
Welcome to Hangzhou. Expecting you to my home to have a cup of tea.
I'm surprised they didn't tell you to just eat the leaves as you drink it to get the max health benefits. I eat the leaves and they're delicious; it's like a nutty vegetal snack.
I had come across your vlogs before as UA-cam recommendations but never watched. I started with one today, but could not stop until after watching half a dozen of them. I shall return to watch more of them. Thank for you very much.
John Kang omg this makes me so happy to hear!! Really glad you like my videos and hope you continue to do so!
事实上狮峰牌的特级龙井，要20000RMB/Kilo，淘宝上的狮峰龙井官方店就有卖
Welcome to Hangzhou, my home city!
Discovered your vlog after watching Oriental Pearl, and love your content. I'm subscribing now, and am also going to make it a point to drink more green tea. LOL!
Yeah, this is part of the clips I saw on Facebook Discover China something.
I just can't stop laughing throughout the video. Keep up the good work.
Eric Liu glad you liked it!! Thanks for the lovely comment Eric
Nice history lesson, didn't knew they had Instagram in ancient China but is good to know
Hahaha that Instagram metaphor is genius XD I would be a lot better at history if I have a history teacher like this
I’ve went hiking on this tea farm OMG it’s such a big place and amazing
great place for hiking，right？😬
Nice video, but how come the frame rate is terrible on this video too?!
I've been long(j)ing for a nice video about Chinese tea which has both the aroma of fun and the taste of good research! :D
omg, what an amazing pun! can you write my captions from now on? Hahaha
SUUUPER 👌 👌
I like your episodes,awesome enthusiastic!!!🤗🤗🤗🤗
if you want to know more about chinese tea,CCTV made a series of documentaris called: "tea,a story of tree leaves",and BBC translates them into english
There are too many kinds of teas in China, and I recommend one niche green tea it's calld Erzu Zen tea. It's not expensive and very good taste.
Hey Blondie. just started following you. Your shows are top notch. Im also an Aussie living in China. Been in China for nearly 3 years now. Im currently based in Beijing. Hopefully see you round ;)
Impressed.
I lived in Hangzhou!
They were definitely not drinking long Jing back in the Song Dynasty. At least not the way we know it today.
Before the Ming dynasty tea was drank in the powdered form.
Vasili Leung Japanese tea is essentially how Chinese tea was before Yuan dynasty I believe. The current Chinese tea is actually a Mongol invention.
那老太的话术很像龙井村茶托
Omg I am also a tea nerd! But I’m a bit sad because here in the Philippines, i think only 45% of the population here appreciates hot tea.
你知道的茶叶知识比我还多，敬佩。
Be sure to try some DongPo Rou (DongPo Braised Pork Belly) and Xihu Niu Rou Tang (West Lake Beef Soup) while you're there!
The greatest city on earth. :D
Amazing, you even adopted the habbit of eating sunflower seeds.
of course! It's a great snack to have with tea
下次来杭州可以 介绍一下西湖 去一下阿里
瓜子这段真的是有内味了
Ok, you have convince me to drink more tea.
hahaha stay tuned for my next video. You'll be wanting to drink lots of tea after that!
I miss china🥺😭😭😭😭
and very educational!
Huh, i have the same strategy ti drink leaves tea))
Going to Hangzhou next week and this was super informative! Where exactly did you go to get that nice glass of Longjing tea? Would love to go visit as well. Thanks for all your great content.
Glad it was helpful! You can get lovely glasses of longjing tea everywhere in Hangzhou but this specific glass was in the Longjing village. Lots of great tea to be drunk there!
I should visit the tea farms. I have been Hangzhou for more than a year and never visited a tea farm...
omg!!! you've GOT TO! So much fun, so much good tea, and really calm and chilled out. One of my favourite things to do there is just find a tea shop and sip longjing tea for hours while looking over the tea fields
Blondie in China i will definitely visit. Could you please share a location or any tip to finding the farms?
Welcome to my hometown
Great video! And appreciate and learned a lot from it!
Thanks so much Corey!
Wait a second… isn't this Emperor Kangxi and not Emperor Qianlong?
Explore Fujian Province next time. Fujian is famous for many kinds of tea. Especially Tieguanyin and Dahongpao, many people love them.
I've done a lot of travel in Fujian to discover tea before I started making videos, love the tea from that province, some of my best memories are from Wuyishan where they make 大红袍, will try go back make a video one day!
I thought the Qing emperors also liked Pu Er tea which is probably even more expensive than Long Jing for the top quality ones.
like you and your sweet smile😃😃😃
great
Drinking game idea : Take a sip of tea for every time you say tea.
Endre Terdal Moe Mission Accomplished
Great video! Love you!
waaa! thank you!!!
Wait, is it $300 or $3000 a kilo? I am confused lol
Oops, you got the Kangxi emperor I think, The Qianlong emperor's grandfather. Maybe I'm wrong but I don't think so.
Ooh Cinderella in tea paradise😊 you welcome enjoy the taste and the ecstasy of tea and let you seduce in a deeper explore of it😎
The seeds are for the birds to eat.
Awesome vlog 😘😘
Awesome video
Evelynn Weng thanks Evelynn!
I can see that you have done a lot of research
Still regret that when I was in Hangzhou wasting time with my gf at the time taking stupid, fake, dressy-up photos instead of checking out the tea scene, such a waste. Esp as we broke up soon after ;-)
Welcome to Hangzhou,you are soooo beautiful
thank you Allen!!
I got the real Longjing Tea
Do people eat the leaves? Hahaha
我非常喜欢你的视频
我勒个去，你比中国人还中国人，我喝茶都从来没就过瓜子。
高级货，绝不会嗑瓜子，嗑瓜子的都是口粮茶
一边上火，一边去火，什么叫养生
@省委书记蔡英文 按你的逻辑 世界上的东西都是 俗物，所以就不需要 精确的找到界线，也不需要用心的对待，更不需要精致化，你假设了粗狂豪放是唯一的美学，这本身是部分山东人对管子思想的曲解。你自己 体感差，品味低 就不要以为别人都和你一样，所谓 无欲以观其妙，各自体会不同程度，互不干扰，本身就是喝茶的一部分。如果大家抱着 辩论和 以己囊它的心态来喝茶 只能观其徼，说个清楚了。
@@timetime8832 你那么能说就多说点
Wow your subscribers doubled in a few weeks!!!
有在杭州的吗？我想找人练习英文，同时我也愿意与你用中文交流（I’m looking forward to finding a language exchange partner to brush up my English. based in Hangzhou. Meanwhile I’m willing to help you with Chinese definitely) don’t hesitate to hit me up 😄
I like your videos but can you make the music louder when you speak
I wait for your next vlog because your vlog very good I also share your vlog to promote your channel good work
thank you so much Norman! Really appreciate your support! 谢谢！
Blondie in China actually I come china for study next week I see your vlog very good
終於到我老家了
喜欢你哦
Dark leaf= CBD lighter leaf= THC
I like it Blondie
乾隆发Instagram🤣🤣🤣
I CANT HEAR YOU THE MUSIC IS TOO LOUD
PLZ do Wuhan!!!!!
omg yes! I'd love to!
@@BlondieinChina omg u actually replied😂. U gotta try 热干面，三鲜豆皮and糊汤粉. Wuhan is known for it's great variety in breakfast . Ur gonna have a really good time there!
I felt that I am a fake Chinese.
你对中国文化的了解程度甚至超过了我。。。
who unlike this video?!!!!!
不听声音不看字幕 还以为是在介绍大麻
哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈
原来你向往的是大麻，没救了
属实有点没有常识了
If you payed 20 AUD for a glass of Longjing ... They riped you off badly! I'm a tea expert and I buy top shelf Longjing through some websites either directly from farmers or from a vendor that buys directly from farmers and 1 g should cost no more than 0,5 USD (that's super expensive). You need around 3-5 grams for a gaiwan, you can serve 4 people 5-7 infusions, so if you do the math it's really not as expensive. Da Hong Pao the most expensive tea in the history could cost 20 AUD per glass but you can't get your hands on it! But the Chinese are notorious for their shabby tricks, especially if you're a newbie to tea.
You have not idea what you are talking about. I came from Hangzhou and 20AUD for a glass of Longjing is quite normal TBH. Some place is even more expensive than that. BTW I've never heard a tea expert will compare oolong tea with green tea side by side.
@@NickChowau Well buddy, if you're paying this much for your tea then you should probably change your tea supplier. No tea is worth that price, go buy tea leaves and make yourself some tea. Cheers!
最高档的是大红袍，那个茶你有钱都买不到。
i am from hang zhou, you are hot
你竟然采摘了两片龙井茶叶，那是一枚砖石戒指的价格
Will you marry me???
Pls. do not use music, it is so annoying.
I prefer jasmine flower tea，much better than Longjing green tea.
YI CUI I guess it’s all about personal taste and preference! I know a lot of 北方人 love the jasmine flower tea, while I guess longing belongs to a different region :)