Independent travel guide
Longjing Village
龙井村Longjing Cun
The historic tea village amid West Lake Longjing gardens, best experienced with a field walk and clearly priced tasting rather than an unsolicited sales stop. The listed 2–4 hours suits a moderate-paced visit. Start from the named entrance and keep the return connection in view.
Free public access · Checked 2026-08-02
Verified ticket prices
Official pricesLongjing Village is an open outdoor destination; tea gardens, tastings and activities may charge separately.
Adult admission
Free public access- Checked on 2026-08-02. Official prices are kept separate from platform observations; no third-party price is used as an official conclusion.
No reservation
How to book
Use the public village and scenic-area notices; tea houses, farms and activities are separate operators.
No official visitor reservation period is published for walking into the public village area.
Booking steps
- 1
Check the West Lake traffic and weather notice before taking the mountain road to Longjing Village.
- 2
Treat any tea-picking, farm visit or workshop as a separately named official program and verify it directly.
- 3
Ask the specific operator about passport or phone requirements; the village itself does not publish one unified process.
The cited official page does not state the passport field or foreign-document treatment; ask before paying.
If the official page has no live product, use the venue's published contact or staffed desk; do not replace it with an OTA.
2–4 hours
How to visit
Begin at Longjing Village, walk the outer edge of Longjing Village first and only then enter the busiest commercial lane.
Leave Longjing Village from the side closest to the next stop, then follow the transport note: Start early, use public transport where possible and expect slow traffic around West Lake and the tea hills on weekends. Walking the same lane back is usually the slow option.
- 1Stop 1Outer edge of Longjing Village
Start with the quieter edge: it gives the street, buildings and daily life around Longjing Village context before the busy lane takes over.
- 2Stop 2Main lane without rushing
Start with one unhurried pass of Longjing Village's main street, keeping a short mental list instead of stopping at every busy storefront.
- 3Stop 3Turn into one side lane
Take a short detour from Longjing Village's main flow for one old wall, courtyard or independent shop; stop only where the lane stays open.
- 4Stop 4Photo stop with a reason
Choose one recognizable angle around Longjing Village, take the shot, and move on instead of collecting similar frames.
- 5Stop 5Eat or leave on the easy side
Use 2–4 hours as a flexible walk, then leave toward the next stop after checking the transport note: Start early, use public transport where possible and expect slow traffic around West Lake and the tea hills on weekends.
Best time
Weekday morning, soon after opening. This window works best when Longjing Village is the main stop rather than one item in a crowded list.
Foreigner notes
Use the full Chinese name and address for Longjing Village, then check the final walk from the drop-off point to the gate.
Keep the official notice or confirmation; the current Chinese-phone requirement is unknown.
The quiet window listed for Longjing Village can shift with events and weather. Recheck the official notice before committing the route.
No fixed gate hours are recorded. The public village has no unified gate or last-entry time; tea houses, gardens and temples keep their own hours.
Save 龙井村委会 and 龙井村160号 before leaving; the last walk is easier when the gate is already marked.
Avoid these mistakes
The map centre for Longjing Village may not be the visitor gate; use the named entrance in the record.
Check the date and source on any old price or hours screenshot before using it for Longjing Village.
Keep a return buffer after Longjing Village; queues and internal transfers can consume it.
A city-level booking page may not cover every boat, show or cableway at Longjing Village; check paid sub-entries separately when relevant.
Continue nearby
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Sources and evidence
Published by China Trip Primer · Read the editorial and verification methodology
Official
OfficialOfficial Hangzhou West Lake and Longjing route guidePublisher · Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism
Used forNames Longjing Village as an outdoor West Lake-area destination in an official Hangzhou route; it does not publish a unified visitor reservation.
Verified 2026-08-02OfficialHangzhou official visitor referencePublisher · Official or venue publisherUsed forOfficial visitor context or venue information; confirm that the page names this venue before relying on it for booking
Verified 2026-08-02Community experience
Venue-specific official pages are used where available. City-level official references provide context and are not booking confirmation; editorial and community sources are used only for route choices, pacing and first-hand experience.
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