Tea-house Culture 1 3

Each kind of tea-houses had its own characteristics. The former was known as Jiezhuang, more elegant, but the later one commonly known as Xiangzhuang was closer to the reflection of the authentic and simple mellow water village. The most prestigious "Fanglu Ge" teahouse not only was written in literature master Mao Dun’s article but also was famous for the legend of the Teasaint Lu Yu who visited the tea-house twice.