Beijing Tea Time

While in Beijing I did find time for some tea.  I walked along Maliandao Street which is bustling with tea shops and tea merchants.  I enjoyed my time in a family run tea shop, signals and smiles were the only form of communication.  The tea was lovely.
I also visited a more up market store and communicated in a more 21st century manner via text message translation and voice translation software on the staff phones and more smiles and signals.
I am now a fan of Silver Needle White tea. But I think its was about $US 30 per 100g so I enjoyed tasting but refrained from purchasing.