West Lake Longjing is one of the top ten famous teas in China, which belongs to green tea. It is produced in the mountains around Longjing Village, West Lake, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, hence its name, and has a history of 1200 years. When Qing Qianlong visited the West Lake in Hangzhou, he praised the Longjing tea of the West Lake and named eighteen tea trees in front of Hugong Temple under Shifeng Mountain as "Imperial Tea".
The development and promotion of tea has always been one of China's major contributions to the world. Traditionally, there are ten most famous teas, but not all the "top ten" lists are consistent. Green tea is a kind of non-fermented tea, which is made from suitable new shoots of tea trees through typical technological processes such as enzyme fixation, rolling and drying. It is one of the six famous teas in China, among which there are many famous products.
In recent years, the output of green tea is the first of the six famous teas, and then the top ten green tea rankings have been selected, in no particular order, forming the top ten green tea rankings in China. West Lake Longjing, one of the top ten famous teas of green tea, is one of the most distinctive teas in green tea. It is known as the "paradise treasure" and ranks first among the famous teas in China.
historical development
West Lake Longjing Tea, like the West Lake, is the perfect crystallization of people, nature and culture, and is an important carrier of the regional culture of the West Lake. West Lake Longjing tea has a long history, which can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty in China. At that time, the famous Cha Sheng Lu Yu wrote the world's first tea monograph "Tea Classic", which recorded the production of tea in Hangzhou Tianzhu and Lingyin Temple.
The name of West Lake Longjing Tea began in Song Dynasty, which was heard in Yuan Dynasty, celebrated in Ming Dynasty and flourished in Qing Dynasty. In this historical evolution process of more than 1000 years, West Lake Longjing Tea began its glorious period from nameless to famous, from ordinary people's after-dinner drinks to tributes of emperors and princes, from famous tea of the Chinese nation to famous products going global.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-West Lake Longjing