Located in the southwestern part of Xuanwu District, theMaliandao Tea Streetis the biggest tea market of north China and the most famous tea street in Beijing. With a length of about 1.5 km, Maliandao Tea Street has over 8 large tea malls and about 1000 tea stores which sell all kinds of tea throughout China, such as Anxi Tieguanyin Tea, Huangshan Maofeng Tea, West Lake Dragon Well (longjing) Tea, Dongting Biluochun Tea, Yunnan Puer Tea, Pingshui Pinhead Tea, etc., with prices ranging from dirt cheap to super expensive. Assorted tea related items all can be found here.

The four-storey building is home to if not all the tea in China, then an awful lot of it. There are brews from all over the country here, including pu’er and oolong. Although it’s mostly for wholesalers, the market is a great place to wander for anyone interested in tea and the vendors are normally happy to let you sample some. Maliandao Lu itself has hundreds of tea shops, where prices for tea and tea sets are lower than in the tea shops in tourist areas. To find the tea market, look for the statue of Lu Yu, the 8th-century sage who wrote the first book on growing, preparing and drinking tea, which stands outside it.

Address:6 Maliandao Lu

Transport: Junshibowuguan

Phone:010 6334 3963

Hours:9am-7pm