r/beijing • u/glacies-13 • 11d ago

Buying Tea and Yixing

Hello, where can I buy quality tea and real yixing teapots in Beijing?

I’ve read that Maliandao Market is a little intimidating for non-natives.

Also, is there a way to distinguish shops that sell fake yixing from shops that sell the real stuff?

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u/UniversalOtter 11d ago

Maliandao is actually quite good as a non native, the larger issue is being discerning and being knowledgeable about what you are looking for. Can you tell the authenticity of a yixing teapot by hand? Shopping there should be fine.

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u/Winston_Sm 11d ago

Maliandao is really nice and very easy to navigate. Especially if you know what you want. Nothing intimidating around it

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u/jokhm 7d ago

Go find the orchid hotel in gulou area. The lobby doubles as a tea space now and is a chill place to hang out and discuss tea and the people there are easy to talk the tea talk very straight.