The spring itself and its statues of tigers and a dreaming monk.
Dreaming of the Tiger Spring (Simplified Chinese: 虎跑梦泉; pinyin: hǔpáomèngquán) is a spring and scenic, as well as historic, location in southwestern Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2000x1500, 948 KB) Statues at Dreaming of the Tiger Spring in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2000x1500, 948 KB) Statues at Dreaming of the Tiger Spring in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. ... Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; also Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) refer to one of two standard Chinese character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language, officially simplified by the government of the Peoples Republic of China in an attempt to promote literacy. ... It has been suggested that Pinyin_method be merged into this article or section. ... A natural spring on Mackinac Island in Michigan. ... (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Postal map spelling: Hangchow) is a sub-provincial city in China and the capital of Zhejiang province. ... Zhejiang (also spelled Chehkiang or Chekiang) is an eastern coastal province of the Peoples Republic of China. ...
The water from the spring itself seeps out from quartzite and is regarded as the third best in China.[1] The water is popular for brewing teas, such as the local specialty, Longjing tea. Quartzite Quartzite is a hard, metamorphic rock which was originally sandstone. ... Longjing tea (Simplified Chinese: , Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: lóngjÇngchá) is a famous variety of green tea from Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China where it is produced mostly by hand and has been renowned for its high quality. ...
References
^ Dreaming of Tiger Spring at Hupao Valley. Retrieved on 2006-11-3.