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Originating in the Song Dynasty, the activity of "visiting tea fair", which prevails in the Yushan area, refers to the fairs in commemoration of Xu Xun, known as the "tea god" in the Jin Dynasty. The fair is divided into the "spring fair" and the "autumn fair", and are both celebrated primarily in the ancient Yushan Tea Plantation. As the most representative intangible cultural heritage of Pan'an County, the tea fair figures prominently in the Chinese tea culture, highlighting the deep-seated history of tea markets as well as profound tea culture. In 2007, it was listed in the second batch of intangible cultural heritages of Zhejiang Province, and was included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritages and is the county's only national intangible heritage at present.

"Panwuwei", which literally means the five flavors of Pan'an, actually stands for the five medicinal herbs of fritillaria, rhizoma corydalis, radix scrophulariae, bighead atractylodes rhizome, and radix paeoniae alba. And the "Panwuwei" production and processing techniques are a a set of stringent processes with seed breeding, field ploughing, planting, management and harvesting all rolled into one, epitomizing the cultivation experience of Pan'an medicinal herb growers for thousands of years. In 2012, it was listed on the fourth batch of Zhejiang Intangible Cultural Heritage.

"Waving giant flags", aka the "Dragon-tiger Flag", is an integral part of "visiting tea fair". It originated in the Song Dynasty with a history of over 800 years. During the tea fair, each village dispatches a team to erect in the square a giant flag with its surface spanning hundreds of square meters plugged in a pole more than 30 meters long. Back then there was a specular display of 36 giant flags standing together at the tea planation. Nowadays the activity is mainly distributed in Guangyang Village and Lingtou Village in Jianshan Town as well as Zhongxin Zhuang Village and Linggan Village in Shanghu Town, centering more on exhibitions during the tea fair and is of great artistic value that merits cultural study, thus showcasing the inclusiveness and openness of Pan'an folk culture to every local tea farmer and tourist. In 2007, it was listed as one of the intangible cultural heritages of Zhejiang Province.