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Longjing Tea,Dragon Well Tea


Longjing Tea, known as Dragon Well Tea, is a famous specialty of Hangzhou. Since one thousand years ago, Longjing Tea is a tribute to imperial household and a state gift to other countries. Furthermore, with the high quality.  As one of the most famous kinds of green tea, Longjing Tea has been praised as "the Queen among Green Tea". If you like green tea and interested in tea culture, let's first get to Hangzhou to visit the adorable Longjing Tea Plantation, especially in spring.

Longjing Tea Plantation
Longjing Tea Plantation mainly refers to eight traditional tea gardens  inside the West Lake Scenic Area. The five main production regions are Lion Peak (Shi Feng) Mountain, Longjing Village, Five Cloud (Wuyun) Mountain, Tiger Running (Hupao) Temple and Meijiawu., covering almost  240 square hectometer.

Just like the West Lake, the Longjing Tea is a refined perfection made by man, nature and culture. It vividly represents the West Lake and adds much beauty for the scenery surrounds it. Now, this plantation is an important production base for Longjing Tea cultivation in Hangzhou, which provides high quality Longjing and becomes a state's tea gift.
Meijiawu Tea Cultural Village
Longjing Imperial Tea Garden Meijiawu Tea Garden

In the Longjing Tea Plantation, tea plants distribute among everywhere. Some form beautiful tea terrace and some are well-spaced on the flat ground at the sides of streams.With superior natural environment, suitable climate and appropriate soil, Longjing Tea Plantation produces fresh and organic tea leaves.Together with traditional processing technology, here comes China's best green tea!

In the Spring, when tourists are strolling around the Longjing Tea Plantation, tea leaf's fragrance and fresh air can clear stressful head.The greenish yellow tea leave spread gently and evenly.You'll feel smooth when you are touching it. The leaf is generally shorter than 3cm with no dust on it. Strong tea fragrance is smelt on the leaf's surface. The counterfeit Longjing Tea  has a smell of common grass and not smooth when being touched by hand. Many tea houses near the plantation serve Longjing Tea,in which, also are  good  places for relaxing during weekends. Some young people even take their wedding photo here and some artist come here for seeking inspiration.
Features of Dragon Well Tea
Longjing tea,is named after its production region-Longjing Village of West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Dragon Well tea has topped the list of the ten most famous teas in China and is characterized by its green color, delicate aroma, mellow taste and beautiful shape.

The superior geographical environment and good quality water resources around West Lake have contributed much to the growth of Longjing tea, comfirming the saying that "Longjing tea is the best among all of the teas in the world, and the best Longjing tea is produced on Lion Peak Mountain".

Thanks to Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Shi Feng Longjing tea has earned a high reputation.

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