TEA-INFUSED Serenity

Fuchun Resort. Hangzhou China has launched Tea Retreat packages that include picking Longjing Tea and Tea spa treatments Set in over 150 acres of Tea plantations. The 4 award-winning resort. In the shadow of the Fuyang Mountain is combining picking the famous Longjing Tea that is local to the  area Tea-based massage treatments and Tea sets overlooking the Resorts peaceful if a lake, from April onwards The one and two-night stay packages encourage guests to spend over an hour in the plantations collecting the Tea leaves. You then get to join the Tea Master in pan-frying the leaves to halt the oxidization process so that the leaves maintain their natural flavor. The Tea Master then creates a packaged Fuchun Resort branded bag of Tea leaves for you to take home. Also on offer is a 60-minute Himalayan yoga session with Indian yoga master Yogacharya Gireesananda or the Dragon Well Foot Treatment at the award-winning Fuchun Spa using the Longjing Tea picked from within the vast resort.

AFTERNOON TEA

The UK is celebrating 60 years of Queen Elizabeth is reign this year. The Berkeley a luxury London hotel located in fashionable Knightsbridge, is paying homage to the Diamond Jubilee in true majestic style With the launch of `Prét-a-Portea - The Royal Collection. From 29th May to 9th June 2012, biscuits, fancies and choux buns Will be transformed to resemble the most memorable hats worn by the Royal Family, marking The Queens 60th anniversary on the throne. The Royal Collection includes praline profiterole inspired by the much-talked-about Philip Treacy fascinator worn by Princess Beatrice at the Royal Wedding, as Well as Queen Elizabeths legendary crown, Worn for her coronation in 1953, recreated as a vanilla biscuit with intricate icing and sugar diamonds.

Afternoon Tea

Angela Kellys Canadian maple leaf hat, Worn by Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, during her visit to Canada, has been carefully prepared in the form of a bright red strawbeny panda cotta macaroon, whilst a stately blueberry hat cake with sugar roses and green leaves is inspired by a Rachel Trevor-Morgan design, one of Queen Elizabeths favourite British milliners.

Other royal show-Stoppers making an appearance on The Berkeleys tea stand include: Gina Fosters memorable fascinator Worn by Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, at Zara Phillips wedding, a light pink floral hat, recently worn by Queen Elizabeth in Canada, and of course a Launer London handbag cake, as carried by Queen Elizabeth at the Royal Wedding.