Simple Lifestyle
People in Linhuan town have a simple lifestyle. You can find plenty of teahouses at the old town Linhuan. Drinking tea is a 600 year old, local tradition. You can also enjoy the local opera shows in the teahouses. The two local operas, namely Sizhou Opera and Liuqin Opera, are known for their resonant an enchanting singing.
Host Family Teahouse
Linhuan teahouses are set in hosts’ family houses, which are opposite to streets or rivers. Most of them have no names, with a flag “茶(Tea)” hanging on the door to attract guests.
Special Water Quality
Among nature, well, river, lake and fountain, water from fountain is the best for making tea. There are four ancient fountains in Linhuan town, which is one of the strengths to gain fame for Linhuan teahouse. Experts made special tests and appraisals in 1998, confirmed that fountain water from Linhuan town contains 23 kinds of good minerals for people’s health, like accelerating metabolism.
Special Tea Material
Linhuan is not a town of producing teas; the tea materials are from Liu’an town, which is 200 miles away. As a matter of fact, the tea peduncle from Liu’an is seldom used in other regions; however, it is amazing that it only works with the fountain water of Linhuan town. Thus it is a perfect match of Liu’an tea peduncle and Linhuan fountain water; their combination plays a magic efficacy.
Low Price of Tea
Guests can soak in the teahouses a whole day without spending a lot of money. They usually order a pot or half a pot of tea, which can be refilled.
Special Guests
Kinds of guests visiting teahouses are various; there are peddlers, shoulder pole carriers, passerby… But elderly people from sixty to seventy are a main part. Linhuan teahouse is also a place for settling dispute. Problems caused by house property, marriage, funeral and money are usually led to revolve in a teahouse, which is a good place to make people calm down.
Author: Xu Shenglan