Greetings,
Just beginning my research on sources for tea/tea accessories in and around
Beijing.

But while I am doing that, do any of you fellow tea folk know of any
significant "do's" or "don't's" or "must see's" that you know of that I may
miss ?

My partner in crime and I will be off to Beijing later in the year, our
first time so really looking forward to it. Only going for 7 nights so
won't be able to travel too far afield.

Any insights greatly appreciated.

Cheers
Mal
Oz

Sure, when in Beijing, do go to the tea market in Malian dao (that's
actually a street). It's quite huge, and open 24 hours. Every time
I've been to Beijing though, I never had a chance to visit. But
basically, for anything tea-related, you will want to do all of your
shopping there. You could probably spend 2 days at that place just
browsing, and stopping in shops to sample teas. That place is 80 000
square meters, and has nearly 400 shops.

Here's the address in Chinese:
马连道茶叶批发市场
市场地址：北京马连道南口

You should also make a point to visit some teahouses in Beijing. Lao
She Teahouse is quite famous, but it's also very expensive. It's a
very touristy place, I hear. You might do better at other, less-well
known teahouses. Lao She was actually quite famous in the world of
tea. Anyway, that's another point.

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Sure, when in Beijing, do go to the tea market in Malian dao (that's
actually a street). It's quite huge, and open 24 hours. Every time
I've been to Beijing though, I never had a chance to visit. But
basically, for anything tea-related, you will want to do all of your
shopping there. You could probably spend 2 days at that place just
browsing, and stopping in shops to sample teas. That place is 80 000
square meters, and has nearly 400 shops.

Here's the address in Chinese:

For people going to Beijing:

Here's something to keep you from getting too bored: visit the 300+
teahouses in Beijing!

Note: I would first get the hotel attendant to phone ahead for you,
and ask when they're open, and until how long they're open. Might be
helpful to ask if anyone there speaks English too. And ask the hotel
clerk to get clear directions as to where exactly the teahouse is
located, just to be sure.

Beijing Teahouses

圣淘沙茶馆 地址： 外馆斜街1号
清心居茶艺馆 地址： 东大桥路甲53号
太和茶餐厅 地址： 朝阳区西坝河南路4号二楼被侧 84498101
阿兰菜馆 地址： 白纸坊桥下东北角
广和茶轩 地址： 69元 西单横二条甲3号广州大厦5层 010-66078866
竹溪茶楼 地址： 北三环中路43号3号板楼 010-82014282
圣淘沙茶楼 地址： 240元 安定门外外馆斜街甲1号 010-85285000...