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Product Brief
Product Description: This is famous green tea leaf – Longjing Tea Leaf completely planted, picked and packed in Hangzhou. This tea leaf is picked before Qingming Festival(Ming Qian / 明前) and considered to be the best Longjing Tea. The tea leaves are the Top class of tea leaves before Qingming Festival. The tea leaves are packed by iron case.
(New Tea Starts Selling from Mar 20th, and orders before Mar 20th are shipped with tea leaves picked in previous year.)
Packing: Packed by iron case
Type: Ming Qian Longjing Tea, Dragon Well Tea Leaf Picked Before Qingming Festival
Class: Top Class
Net Weight: Total 50g
Baking: Very experienced artificers fry by hand
Expiry: At least 1 year after sealed – This tea on Sale now is 2024 new tea picked in March-April 2024.
Origin: Made in China
Health Effects: Longjing tea is a delicious beverage with potential health benefits owing to its rich antioxidant content. However, it’s also rich in caffeine, which could adversely affect some tea drinkers in large enough amounts, so don’t drink too much.
How to Make a Perfect Cup of Longjing Tea
1. Preparation: Get some Longjing tea, a glass cup, and a bottle of mineral spring water ready, and then put three grams (one teaspoon) of tea into the cup.
2. Clean the tea leaves: Pour a little (about 50ml) heated spring water (80°C to 90°C) into the cup. Gently swirl the cup, and then pour out the water, keeping the tea leaves in the cup. This should clean off any dust etc. on the tea from the manufacturing process.
3. Brew the tea: pour 150ml (the leaves: water ratio should be about 1:50) of 85°C water in to the cup, and wait for seven minutes until the tea leaves have dilated owing to the absorption of the water.
4. Drink the Tea: Drink the tea in the following three minutes, and you can enjoy a perfect cup of Longjing tea.
Shipping
We ship your order on the same day or the next day once the order is paid.
Our shipping uses ePacket delivery from China, and our supported destinations are as following table.
If your location IS NOT in the following Supported Destination(s), please do NOT checkout directly and enquire our customer service via message or Email.
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Introduction of Longjing Tea – West Lake Dragon Well Tea
Longjing tea, also known as West Lake Dragon Well tea, is named after its production region-Longjing Village of West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. West Lake 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 five main production regions are Lion Peak (Shi Feng) Mountain, Longjing Village, Five Cloud (Wuyun) Mountain, Tiger Running (Hupao) Temple and Meijiawu. 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”.
Legends of Longjing Tea — Admiration from the Imperial Family
Its history can be dated back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907), and it has been famous in China since the Song Dynasty (960-1279), prevailing in the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing dynasties.
Picking Timeliness and Manufacturing Techniques
Both the picking and making processes of Longjing tea are elaborate in order to make sure it retains its high quality and original flavor, according to which Longjing tea is classified into six grades (from superior to the fifth grade).
Much importance is emphasized on the timeliness of the leaves being picked, and the tea leaves that are picked before the Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day, April 4/5) are considered to be the top grade.
The process of making Longjing tea is very strict; It usually employs iron pans for baking the tea, and it involves ten techniques based on different temperatures and moisture, including shaking, grasping, buckling, pressing, grinding, rubbing, and throwing.
A skillful tea-making master knows exactly how and when to use a certain technique according to the changes of moisture and temperature.
