Version 1: According to legend, when Emperor Kangxi went down to the south of the Yangtze River, he visited Longjing Mountain in Hangzhou. Weng Rumingyun, a local farmer, picked some tea leaves from the crater and presented them to Kangxi. Emperor Kangxi drank this tea, which made him feel fresh and refreshing and appreciated it very much. In order to reward Weng Rumingyun, the emperor immediately gave him a generous reward and ordered him to be awarded the title of "Longjing Weng". Since then, this kind of tea named "Longjing Tea" has become one of the famous teas in Hangzhou.
Version 2: According to legend, during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, a Taoist meditated at the foot of Longjing Mountain in Hangzhou and made tea every day. When the master often uses tea, he will find that the spring water is dyed green. He picked a leaf curiously and tasted it. He was surprised to find it sweet and refreshing. He followed the fragrance of tea to this tea farm and visited the farmers who planted tea. The farmer gave his master a catty or two of tea as a token of his respect. Soon, the master bid farewell to the Zen forest and went to Lingshan in Tibet, but before he left, he took tea back to his temple. Because it is shaped like a dragon and colored like well water, it is named "Longjing Tea".