chinese tea longjing

Discovering Longjing Tea

Grown near the city of Hangzhou, in the Zhejiang Province of China, for more than a thousand years, Longjing has gained a great reputation for its exquisite quality.

chinese tea longjing is indeed a world full of elegance, benefits and history, starting with its name.

This Chinese tea is also known as Dragon Well tea, and there is more than one legend to explain this mysterious name.

According to one version, in ancient times, people believed that a dragon lived in the village well, controlling the rainfall. They would actually visit the well and pray for rain.

Another legend says that the name Longjing is both the name of a water spring and the name of a temple, where monks planted tea trees.

chinese tea longjing Varieties:

Shi Feng Longjing tea – known as Lion Peak Longjing, the Shi Feng village was the original plantation area of West Lake Longjing tea.

Today it is here that the highest quality Longjing tea is produced, a fresh tea with yellowish-green leaves. It is also the most expensive of all, but you would expect that of tea chosen for heads of state, wouldn’t you?

Mei Jia Wu Longjing tea – this variety of West Lake Longjing tea is quite famous for its jade green color. It is produced in Mei Jian Wu village, in the Zhejiang Province and as a high quality green tea it is expensive, too.

Xi Hu Longjing tea - this third variety of West Lake Longjing tea includes the tea plantations of the remaining villages in this region. It is the most famous variety. This is a high quality tea and therefore a bit expensive.

Brew Guide

1. Generally, use 4g green tea per 200ml (7oz) water.
   2. The water temperature for brewing green tea should be around 80º C.
   3. Pour the hot water over the tea leaves, and wait for about 2 minutes infusion.
   4. Then enjoy the tea. Could brew 3-4 times.

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