Generally there are new teas in spring, which are divided into pre-rain (before the rainy season) and pre-Mingqian (before Qingming), and pre-Mingqian is higher than pre-rain.

West Lake Longjing is a green tea, one of the ten most famous teas in China. It is produced in the mountains around the village of Longjing, West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, and thus named. Has a history of more than 1200 years. Qing Dynasty Qianlong visited Hangzhou West Lake, praised the West Lake Longjing tea, the lion's peak mountain in front of the Hu Gong Temple of the eighteen tea trees as "imperial tea". Xihu Longjing tea according to the appearance and internal quality of the superiority of 1 to 8 levels.

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The special grade Xihu Longjing tea is flat, smooth and straight, with tender green color and glossy texture, fresh and clear aroma, fresh and sweet taste, and tender leaf bottom. Longjing tea harvested before the Qingming Festival is referred to as the Mingqian Longjing, known as the daughter of red, "outside the courtyard of the wind lotus Xizi smile, Mingqian Longjing daughter of red.

West Lake Longjing has several famous categories "Lion Peak Longjing", "Meiyu Longjing", "Yunqi Longjing", "Tiger Run Wells "etc. "Lion Peak Longjing" produced in Longjing Village, Lion Peak, Wengjiashan area, the color is slightly yellow, known as "brown rice color". "Meiwu Longjing" produced in Yunqi, Meijiawu area, the shape is quite beautiful, flat and smooth, bright green color. There are more than 30 brands of Xihu Longjing tea.

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