South Tea Market
Guangdong · China
Afterwards, you will be transferred back to your Guangzhou hotel where the tour concludes.
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8 sections · tap a section for its opening lines1South Tea Market (Fangcun Tea Market)
Welcome to the Fangcun Tea Market in Guangzhou, recognized as the largest wholesale tea market in South China. For any tea enthusiast, this is holy ground, but for the uninitiated, it can be a daunting, complex maze. …
Listen in the app2The Pu'er Alley — Earthy Depths
We start our journey in one of the densest sections of the market, specializing in Pu'er tea from Yunnan. Pu'er is the king of the Guangzhou market, favored by locals for its perceived health benefits and aging potential. …
Listen in the app3The Oolong Tasting Rooms — Fragrant Heights
Moving on, we enter the territory of the Oolongs. This area features the local Guangdong specialty, 'Dan Cong' along with the famous Fujian and Taiwanese varieties. …
Listen in the app4Tieguanyin Wholesalers — The Iron Goddess
Next, we find the shops dedicated to 'Tieguanyin,' or the 'Iron Goddess of Mercy'. These are mostly green, lightly oxidized oolongs from Anxi in Fujian Province. …
Listen in the app5The Big Hangar — The Wholesale Exchange
We now approach a massive hangar that serves as the 'exchange platform' for the mass market. This is the 'real' wholesale market where you'll see people shouting and haggling over large bags of tea. …
Listen in the app6The Packaging and Services District
Behind the tea shops themselves, you will find a parallel industry of packaging, printing, and design. For a tea businessman, being in Fangcun is useful because all these services are 'easily accessible'. …
Listen in the app7Haggling and Survival — The Market Etiquette
Our final section covers the 'survival' aspect of the market. Haggling is a delicate art here; it is 'not always well received in every single tea shop'. …
Listen in the app8Closing
As we conclude our tour of the Fangcun Tea Market, the sun is likely setting over the 'absolutely shed loads' of tea that move through this city every day. You have journeyed through the 'inner bowels' of South China's largest…
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What is South Tea Market?
South Tea Market is a place in Guangdong · China with 8 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.
| Location | Guangdong · China |
|---|---|
| Type | Food |
| Story sections | 8 |
| Text language | English |
| Coordinates | 23.1043, 113.2267 |
| Last updated |
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