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If you are in the area of Sichuan, there is small town east of Chengdu that has a great tea place right on the lake. It's about 8 to 10 rmb and you can drink all day. It's out in the open too so you don't need to worry about scams.
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In Shanghai, there is Tianshan Tea City. This is not far from the Zhongshan Park metro station. Also, the Cloud 9 shopping mall, which is directly accessible from that station, has a Carrefour where you can get decent tea at cheap prices.
The local teas in that region are green teas, however β Long Jing, Bi Luo Chun and others. There is some oolong, especially Tie Guanyin (Iron Goddess). If youβre looking for puβer cha, why not go to Yunnan? The markets in Dali and Lijiang are full of shops selling the stuff, and you could certainly get it in Kunming as well. Below is a video of a Lijiang teashop that many tour groups visit: