Yaoshan Oil Tea (Folk Culture Street)
瑶山油茶
Oil tea shop on the Folk Culture Street beside Zhiqing Square, serving Yaoshan oil tea with ash-water cakes and fern-root cakes. It is a must-visit for nightlife in Jiangyong.
Located on the Folk Culture Street beside Zhiqing Square in the county town, next to the Nüshu Grand Hotel and run by the same owner. Hongwang, a Hunan news portal, lists it as a must-visit for Jiangyong's Yaoshan oil tea. Nicknamed the Divine Soup, the tea is made with Yaoshan large-leaf tea and served with puffed rice, along with ash-water cakes, fern-root cakes and snails. The shop has an antique-style interior with strong Yao ethnic character. Ctrip lists 26 reviews with an overall score of 4.6. It mainly serves the evening, reportedly from about 6 p.m. until 1 or 2 a.m., and no reservations are needed. Prices are very low, and earlier reviews put the average spend at about 18 yuan per person. It is reachable on foot or by taxi from anywhere in the county town.
Opening hours
About 18:00 to 01:00 the next day (reports say the night market runs until 2 a.m.)