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Welcome to www.LongjingGreentea.com! Longjing (Dragon Well) green tea [ long jing green tea ]is divided into seven grades: Superior, Special, and then 1 down to 5.We are presenting to you with the Special Grade and the First Grade. It is the world’s highest quality green tea you can get at a reasonable price directly imported from the tea growers in Hangzhou, China. Our payment system powered by PayPal is the secure and reliable online payment system. For more information about Longjing (Dragan well) green tea (aka. dragon well green tea) [ long jing green tea ], Please read about it in Wikipedia  (http://en.wikipedia.org/)

History

Longjing (Dragan well) tea [ long jing green tea ]  was granted the status of Gong Cha, or imperial tea, in Qing Dynasty by Chinese emperor Kangxi. According to the legend, Kangxi's grandson Qianlong, visited West Lake during one of his famous holidays. He went to the Hu Gong Temple under the Lion Peak Mountain (Shi Feng Shan) and was presented with a cup of Longjing (Dragan well) tea [ long jing green tea ] . In front of the Hu Gong Temple were 18 tea bushes. Emperor Qianlong was so impressed by the Longjing (Dragan well) tea [ long jing green tea ] produced here that he conferred these 18 tea bushes special imperial status.

Today, the 18 imperial tea bushes are still flourishing.

Xi Hu Longjing or long jing (Dragan well)

It is an example of the very standard convention of naming, the Xi Hu (West Lake) is a place where this particular Longjing (Dragan well) is grown. This Longjing (Dragan well), also known as West Lake Longjing (Dragan well) [ long jing green tea ] , is a kind of the China's green tea, in fact the most famous one is grown in the Zhejiang Province near Xi Hu lake. Tea trees with 50 years of age spread  in a designated area of 168 square kilometres. Historically, Xi Hu Longjing (Dragan well) tea [ long jing green tea ]  was divided into four sub-regions: Lion (Shi), Dragon (Long), Cloud (Yun) and Tiger (Hu). As the distinction between the sub-regions blurred over the years, this categorisation has now been adjusted to Shi Feng Longjing (Dragan well) [ long jing green tea ] , Mei Jia Wu Longjing (Dragan well) [ long jing green tea ] , with the remaining known collectively as Xi Hu Longjing (Dragan well) [ long jing green tea ] .

Shi Feng Longjing

A type of Xi Hu Longjing (Dragan well) tea [ long jing green tea ] . This tea is considered the highest quality in China. Fresh tasting, its frangrance is sharp and long lasting. Its leaves are yellowish green in color. Some unscrupulous tea makers over pan-fry their tea to imitate its color

Mei Jia Wu Longjing (Dragan well)

A type of Xi Hu Longjing (Dragan well) tea [ long jing green tea ] . This tea is renowned for its attractive jade green color and mellow aroma. 

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SPECIAL GRADE TEA

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  • 6 oz $78.25
    2 oz $29.95
    Sample $7.95

FIRST GRADE TEA

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  • 6 oz $39.50
    2 oz $13.95
    Sample $7.95

  1. How to brew

     1. Water is boiled then cooled to about 80 degrees Celsius before being used to brew the tea leaves.
  2.  2. Put a pinch of tea (a bit more for stronger mellow taste) into a tea cup.
  3.  3. Pour the boiled water into the tea cup without covering the lid.
  4.  4. Let it draw for a few minutes and enjoy the soothing aroma of this fabulous green tea.
  5.  5. It is also good for one or two refills and you can get another cup of the good tea.
    Enjoy the world's best organic green tea!