West lake Longjing tea

Tracing history-about the origin of Longjing

The true fame of Longjing dates back to the Qianlong period. According to legend, when Qianlong went to the south of the Yangtze River, passing by Hangzhou Shifeng Mountain, the Taoist monk of the temple offered him a cup of “Dragon Well Tea”.

The tea is light and flavorful, with a refreshing taste, sweetness, and fresh and elegant aroma.

Therefore, after Qianlong returned to the palace, he immediately sealed the 18 Longjing tea trees on Shifeng Mountain as imperial tea trees, and sent someone to take care of them. Each year, they carefully collected Longjing tea to pay tribute to the palace.

Longjing tea is one of the symbols of Hangzhou. The Longjing Village, Wengjiashan Village, Yangmeiling Village, Manjuelong Village, Shuangfeng Village, Maojiabu Village, Meijiawu Village, Jiuxi Village, Fancun Village and Lingyin Stock Cooperative in West Lake Street are all West Lake scenic spots The Longjing Tea Base Level One Protection Area.