As the Qing scholar Lu Ciyun said: "Longjing tea is true, sweet and fragrant, quiet but not bitter, sipping indifferently, seemingly tasteless." After drinking it, I feel that there is a kind of taihe atmosphere, between the teeth and cheeks, this tasteless taste, and even the taste. ”
Longjing tea is the first of the top ten famous teas in China, Premier Zhou Enlai and Chairman Mao Zedong especially love Longjing tea, so it is also known as the national tea, but not all Longjing tea can be called "West Lake Longjing!"
Longjing tea is divided into three types due to its different origins: West Lake Longjing, Qiantang Longjing, and Yuezhou Longjing. West Lake Longjing, named after the Longjing tea area produced in Hangzhou's West Lake.
The authentic West Lake Longjing is also based on "lion, dragon, cloud, tiger, plum" as the top product, lion for lion peak, dragon for Longjing, cloud for Yunqi, tiger for tiger running, mei for Meijiawu.
Among them, The Lion Peak is the best, that is, the Lion Peak Longjing. Historically, due to different places of origin, it is divided into five characters of "lion, dragon, cloud, tiger and plum", and the quality of shilongjing tea and tea produced by Shifeng Mountain is better. The tea leaves are tender yellow in color, brown beige, and the fragrance is high and rich, and it is known as the "top of the Longjing".