Beijing Hotels: Nearby Tie Guan Yin Tea Shop

TieGuanYin, originated from Anxi in south China's Fujian province, is a kind of Oolong tea named after the Buddhist saint Guan Yi.

Back in Anxi, there are many versions of legend behind the tea. The most popular is about a farmer called Wei Yin. Wei voluntarily cleaned a temple in which held an iron statue of Guan Yin. The  Buddhist saint was touched by his kind heart and appeared in his dream,  telling him of a cave behind the temple where a treasure awaited him, that is the Tieguanyin tree. Because of the help of the tea tree, Wei Yin became the rich tea farmer in that area, and finally Anxi tieguanyin got its name across the country.

 The leaf of the Tieguanyin tea is rolled into small tubes and then dried for consumption. The tea produces a fragrant orchid-like aroma when steeped, and it may be very floral or very fruity also.

Tian Ran Xiang teashop is an exclusive seller of TieGuanYin in Beijing' Maliandao street. It has various colorful packages of Tieguanyin as well asloose Tieguanyin. According to different quality, tea price varies from RMB 30 per 500 gram to over thousand yuan.