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Longjing tea, sometimes called by its literal translated name Dragon Well tea, is a variety of pan-fried green tea from Hangzhou city, Zhejiang province, China where it is produced mostly by hand and has been renowned for its high quality, earning the one of China ten Famous Teas’ title. Longjing tea was granted the status of Gong Cha, or Imperial tea, in Qing Dynasty by Chinese emperor QianLong.

There is various definition of Longjing, however a common definition is that authentic Longjing at least has to come from the Zhejiang province in China, with the most conservative definition restrict the type to the various villages and plantations in the West Lake area in Hangzhou. It can also be defined as any tea grown within the Xihu district. It is grown in a designated area of 168 square kilometers.

Historically, Xihu longjing tea was divided into four sub-regions: Lion (Shi), Dragon (Long), Cloud (Yun) and Tiger (Hu); and the tea produced in Lion sub-region is the best in them, because of its high lasting fragrance. Besides from West lake area, there is another two main areas that are Qiantang and Yuezhou which are also producing lonjing green tea.

Our tea plantations located at qiantang area which is near by the Hangzhou west lake almost 50kms. our longjing green tea distinctly has the feature of hangzhou longjing tea.

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