Longjing Tea, Imperial Tea in China

Longjing Tea, a famous kind of green tea in China, grows in the West Lake scenery mountain areas covered with abundant trees. Longjing Tea is amongst the finest and most representative of green teas. It has been described as the “ideal” beverage for “quiet, contemplative times”.

The name Longjing (literally means Dragon Well) comes from a small village on the Fenghuang Hill in Hangzhou of Zhejiang Province. It is said that residents in ancient times believed that a dragon dwelled there and controlled the rainfall. As a result, people went there from all the surrounding areas whenever there was a drought to pray for rainfalls.