Luhe Village Tea Art Museum

Luhe Village Tea Art Museum

The Luhe Village Tea Art Museum is a national AAA-level tourist attraction.

　The Luhe Village Tea Art Museum is a large-scale teahouse themed around Chinese tea culture, set against a backdrop of ancient Chinese art collections. Established in 2004, its three-story main building features Huizhou architectural style as its main motif. The entrance gate and structures inside such as corridors, bridges, pavilions, and screen walls were all relocated and reconstructed within the museum after being carefully dismantled from ancient Huizhou villages. The teahouse is located at the southern foot of Zheshan, a famous scenic area in Wuhu City, adjacent to the Buddhist holy site "Guangji Temple." With its blue bricks, black tiles, upturned eaves, and graceful architecture, it exudes an air of rustic simplicity that evokes a deep sense of timeless charm. In 2005, the teahouse was approved as a national AAA-level tourist attraction, representing a new highlight in tourism for southern Anhui.

Covering a construction area of 2,000 square meters, the Luhe Village Tea Art Museum can accommodate over 500 visitors at a time for leisure, tea tasting, and cultural exchange. The museum displays a rich collection of wood carvings, brick carvings, stone carvings, classical furniture, ancient porcelain, and calligraphy and paintings, all painstakingly gathered by the collector and museum owner, Mr. Xu Suping. These art pieces are ingeniously integrated with the interior design, blending seamlessly with the structure without any visible signs of artificial embellishment. As guests sip their tea, they can admire the rare treasures of ancient Chinese culture, making for a highly artistic and immersive experience.

The traditional Chinese tea ceremonies offered at the museum have won the Special Gold Award in provincial competitions in Anhui, and the museum serves a variety of premium Chinese teas year-round, including Taiwanese oolong, West Lake Longjing, and Huangshan Maofeng.

The Huizhou wood carvings in the museum come from decorative elements and some door and window structures of Ming and Qing dynasty buildings in southern Anhui. They collectively represent the pinnacle of Ming and Qing architectural artistry and are an important part of the historical and cultural heritage of Huizhou, offering high artistic appreciation value. The renowned "Three Carvings" of Huizhou—stone, brick, and wood—are internationally acclaimed. Among them, the stone and brick carvings are also abundantly displayed throughout the museum. These are either placed or inlaid in halls, corridors, walls, and domes, allowing visitors to feel as though they’ve traveled back in time to the ancient Tea Horse Road.

Key representative attractions within the museum:

Stone Carving — "Kuixing Pointing to the Stars": A stone gate from the Kangxi era, standing 2.5 meters tall and 1.2 meters wide, intricately carved from a single piece of bluestone. It depicts the celestial Kuixing (the God of Literature), top scholars in both civil and military categories, as well as earthly symbols of happiness, prosperity, longevity, joy, and wealth.

Brick Carving — "Education Without Discrimination": Reflecting Confucius’ belief that “education should be available to all without distinction,” this idea broke the monopoly on education by the nobility and extended learning opportunities to commoners. This brick carving features numerous figures with strong three-dimensionality and remains in excellent condition.

Wood Carving — "Huanghuali Immortals": Standing 1.2 meters tall and weighing 300 kilograms, this Qing dynasty piece depicts a “life scene among immortals.” The entire artwork features 29 celestial beings along with a profusion of flowers and trees. Each figure is vividly rendered with unique expressions and postures. The layout is well-balanced and harmonious, exuding a dense atmosphere of an immortal paradise.

Traditional folk items from ancient times are displayed as decorations on tables, stools, or chairs in the museum, including lacquered food boxes; rattan book boxes; ceremonial wedding boxes; trays used during birthday banquets; as well as valuable relics such as land contracts, official deeds, and property agreements from ancient economic exchanges.

The museum offers over a hundred varieties of famous snacks and dim sum, ranging from modern pastries and cakes to rustic local delicacies. Visitors can indulge to their heart’s content.