In 2018, my hubby Allen and I spent two weeks in Shanghai and its surrounding cities. We knew the minute we disembarked the plane that we were in for very different architecture and surroundings.
In the city of Hangzhou, we visited the China National Tea Museum, an out-of-the-way location not far from West Lake. Celebrating the country’s long history of tea as one of China’s greatest treasures, it encompasses 5.4 acres (2.2 hectares) and is an excellent place to learn about tea and see it being grown.
The grounds are stunning, with a running river and small waterfalls. My painting (above) is based on one of the photos I took the day we visited.
