My Favorite City; Hangzhou

Today we visited the city of Hangzhou. So far this is my favorite city that we have visited in China! It is so beautiful! This is the city that a lot of Chinese celebrities live in. If I had to compare it so a city in the United States I would say it reminds me of San Diego. In almost every part of the city you can see water. The city is very clean and there are beautiful flowers everywhere.
The first place we went to in Hangzhou was the tea village. On the drive you pass by rolling mountains and hills that are covered with tea leaves. Perfect rows of tea bushes engulf the mountain sides. It is a very rural area. Many farm animals and small houses in the country side. Being a country girl from the United States I felt the most at home in this city. I did not want to leave for Shanghai after visiting here.
When we were in the tea village; we went to a government owned establishment that sold the best tea. The tea is called Dragon Well Tea. During the year the tea is picked at different times. The best tea is picked in March and is called the emperor tea. This tea has the freshest tea leaves and is the first pick of the season. They also pick tea in April and in May. After being in China for so long I have fallen in love with tea and I know that I will continue the practice of drinking tea when I return home to America.
All in all, I am so sad to have left Hangzhou. I would have loved to have spent more time there. I really went from beautiful San Diego to New York City. If I ever make a trip back to China, Hangzhou will for sure be on my list for places to visit.