Legend has it that when Emperor Qianlong traveled to the south of the Yangtze River, he came to the bottom of Shifeng Mountain in Longjing, Hangzhou, to watch the countrywomen picking tea to show that he was aware of the people's feelings. On this day, Emperor Qianlong saw a few townspeople are more than ten green tea canopies in front of tea picking, the heart of a happy, but also learn to pick up. Just picked a handful, suddenly the eunuch came to report: "The Empress Dowager is sick, please hurry back to the capital." Emperor Qianlong heard that the Empress Dowager is sick, handful of tea leaves to the bag a put, day and night to rush back to the capital. In fact, the empress dowager only because of the mountain delicacies eat too much, a moment of liver fire rise, eyes red and swollen, stomach discomfort, and no serious illness. At this time to see the emperor came, only feel a fragrance came, they asked what good things to bring. The emperor also felt strange, where the fragrance it? He touched his hand, ah, the original is a handful of tea leaves in Hangzhou Shifeng Mountain, a few days later has dried up, the rich aroma is that it spread out. Empress Dowager would like to taste the flavor of the tea, the courtesan will be a good tea, tea sent to the front of the Empress Dowager, really fragrant, the Empress Dowager drank a mouthful, eyes suddenly more comfortable, drink the tea, the redness subsided, the stomach is not bloated. Empress Dowager said happily: "Hangzhou Longjing tea, really a panacea." Emperor Qianlong saw the Empress Dowager so happy, immediately passed down the order, will Hangzhou Longjing Shifeng Mountain Hu Gong Temple in front of the eighteen tea trees sealed for the Imperial Tea, picking new tea every year, special tribute to the Empress Dowager. So far, Hangzhou Longjing Village, Hu Gong Temple is still preserved in front of the eighteen imperial tea, to Hangzhou, a number of travelers also made a special trip to visit some of the photos.

"Tea in the beauty of the number of Longjing", and Longjing tea and especially the West Lake Longjing for the most beautiful. The legend of West Lake Longjing is also very beautiful. During the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Qianlong made six southern tours and visited Longjing tea area four times to watch tea farmers picking and making tea. Legend has it that this tea-loving, long-lived emperor once picked tea himself. He picked some tea buds in the old Longjing Temple in Hu Gongmiao in the book to bring back to the capital, offered to the Empress Dowager to see. The Empress Dowager looked at the tea buds flattened by the book clip was very favorite, and specified to be such a tribute tea, since then, Longjing tea has maintained a unique bookmark shape. Nowadays, travel to Hangzhou can also be seen outside the gate of the Hu Gong Temple growing in the year the Qianlong Emperor picked and given as "imperial tea" of 18 old tea trees.