Longjing Tea Plantation

The Longjing Tea (The Dragon Well Tea) is a famous specialty in Hangzhou and known as the best tea in China. It is also an invaluable culture in the city. Longjing has been praised as the "Green Queen" which means the tea is of top quality and loved so much by ancient royal families in China.

Just like the West Lake, the Longjing Tea is a refined perfection made by man, nature and culture. It vividly represents the West Lake and adds much beauty for the scenery surrounds it. Having a land area of 335 hectares, the Longjing Tea Plantation is located in the West Lake Scenic Area. The plantation is a base for Longjing Tea cultivation in Hangzhou. The tea fields are distributed in many places inside the West Lake Scenic Area and they are the state's tea gift production base.

The tea leaf of Longjing is flat, small and very soft. The greenish yellow color on it is vivid and evenly spread, you'll feel smooth when you touching it. The leaf is generally shorter than 3cm with no dust on it. Strong tea fragrance is smelt on the leaf's surface. The counterfeit Longjing Tea has a smell of common grass and not smooth when being touched by hand. Many tea houses near the plantation that serve Longjing Tea and these are the places for relax during weekends.