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meijiawu.gif (54278 字节)LongJing Tea is one of the best and most famous tea in China. In Chinese, LongJing means the "Dragon Well". It is the name of a village in HangZhou City, ZheJiang Province. In LongJing village there are several places where people plant LongJing Tea, therefore LongJing tea can be subdivided according to the name of its growing place such as ShiFeng LongJing Tea, MeiHuaWu LongJing Tea, etc. Among them ShiFeng is the best LongJing Tea.

LongJing Tea has a long history of more than one thousand years. As early as Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) LongJing tea was recorded in the first tea book in China's history - ChaJing (the Classic of Tea), although at that time there was no specific name for LongJing tea yet. In Song Dynasty (960-1127 AD) it was called "ShiangLin" or "BaoYun" tea and already became a royal contribution to the emperor. In Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD) it was named as LongJing and became more and more famous, now it is the most famous tea in China and being sold all over the world.

LongJing is a type of green tea. When it is soaked in hot water it appears as a bright green color with special fragrance. The best LongJing is call ChiChiang ("flag and spear"). It is picked up in early April, when every branch of the tea tree has only one sprout and one leave. When put them in hot water, the sprout looks like a tipped spear and the leave extended like a flag. Modern research shows that LongJing is good for people with high blood pressure and blood sugar level, lower the chance of cancer, and have a strong refresh function for the body.

10.gif (5154 字节)The best LongJing tea is very rare and expensive because its short picking time --  about two weeks in April every year. The normal LongJing tea can be picked up anytime throughout the whole summer. People enjoy Longjing because of its fragrance, beautiful appearance, healthy function and its long history related to our culture.