This May, we invite you to join a special Chinese green tea tasting, where five teas reveal four shades of spring — from the sweet, brisk mung bean cake of Mengding Ganlu, to Biluochun’s delicate floral-fruity fragrance, Anji Baicha’s fresh, crystalline clarity, and Longjing’s gentle sweetness, reminiscent of warm toasted chestnut.

The teas in this tasting have been chosen not simply as well-known names, but as distinctive and carefully sourced expressions of some of China’s most celebrated spring green teas. Some come through Yiling’s own tea teachers, while others — such as the fully handmade Xihu Longjing from the core West Lake area — are especially rare teas that are not easily available beyond a small circle. Together, they reflect not only classic tea types, but also the people, places, and relationships behind them.