LongJing or Dragon well tea is the national tea from China, and for good reason. It is famous not only for its delicate taste, but for the legends surrounded. It is also complicated and time-consuming processing of all Chinese tea has. For these reasons, it has become one of the most expensive tea in China. In Hangzhou last year a man over $14,000 for only 200 grams paid Dragon tea well. This is an extreme example, but respected it show how much Dragon is good tea in China.
Dragon well tea takes its name from a small village is located on the Phoenix mountain in Hangzhou. It has been documented since the time of the three kingdoms (221-280) inhabitants of this village believed that a dragon in the village lived well and controlled the amount of precipitation. Because of these people would do this good to pray for rain travel. It has also been said that emperor Qianlong of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) is a point to visit the village to a cup of local tea have made. In one of his visits to the village, Emperor Qianlong was picking tea. While the tender tea shoots picking was he received work, that his mother Empress Dowager Deng was seriously ill, and he was immediately requested return to Beijing. After receiving this information emperor Qianlong the new shoots, tea speeds up his sleeve, and immediately back to the Capitol. After his return, the Empress Dowager recovered significantly. While he is with her son, she Roch a beautiful aroma from the forearm. She asked what it was and Emperor Qianlong removed the now dry tea leaves and left her for his mother brewed. On the tea drinking was restored her health completely. Of the Empress Dowagers recovery overjoyed he called 18 of village tea producers "imperial tea". Dragon well tea's reputation to have, and the tea trees are still alive the village in a major tourist destination for tea lovers.
The original Dragon well tea came from Lion peak mountain in West Lake (XiHu). Due to its popularity, it is now cultivated throughout China. Today, each tea is produced using the same technique of Longjing is called.
Dragon well tea is from tender tea shoots, like many other tea does not leave. They are very small, not more than 2 cm. A kilogram of tea can have over 80,000 shoots. The best recorded tee is Dragon well early in the spring. There is only one 6 week window to harvest them. The first two weeks of the harvest grade apply low degree-apply high, while the remaining four weeks. The rest of the year are the plants to relax and absorb sunshine allowed. This is one of the many reasons why Dragon well tea is so precious. You can be produced only for 6 weeks per year. The best Dragon recognizes good tea by the hand in a process that is similar to a traditional Chinese dance. A good tea picker only 2 kg can reap fresh leaves on a 10-hour day.
Once the tea shoots are harvested, they must be roasted on the same day. After picking the tea "Withered" is. The tea is dry thin 8 to 10 hours. This removes moisture and reduces all grass or bitter taste. When the tea is dry enough, is it "roasted". Roasting is done with bare hands, so that the roaster feel his work. It is an extremely hot job and takes many years to harden her hands so that they feel the heat, not a beginner. Just a skilled Roaster Tea is dry as just a martial arts master. It takes a beginner in 5 years, to the 10 hand movements required to master dry to the tea. A master roaster can only 1 kilogram high grade Longjing tea daily FRY. After the roasting the freshly processed Dragon well is to drink tea ready.
West Lake Dragon well tea is extremely rare. Zhejiang Province produces 15,000 tons of tea annually, and only 6% comes from West Lake. This is another reason for the high price of Dragon well tea. Due to its high price, there are many people sell fake Dragon well tea. When shopping for Dragon well tea is important to ensure that you authentic Dragon well buy tea. There are a few way to be sure that your tea is binding. The most important is taste. Because Dragon well tea is that it has baked a delicious fragrance pan should chestnuts, the high and sustainable. The brewed tea floral has an exceptionally long sweet aftertaste. Lesser teas taste often weak, grass or bitter.
High-quality Dragon well tea will never have these features. Another option, which is quality well say Dragon tea date know, that it recorded. This can be difficult, because many shops rather than the date of picking the tea are known, that sell them. If it is possible that a visitor should purchase tea directly from the growers. In this way, you can date sure where it was recorded. The earlier the picking date, the higher quality of the tea. The third way to tell if you true West Lake Dragon well tea buy a certificate of authenticity is to questions, to see,. Each grower has on their system. As far as possible, it is always best to buy tea to an actual tea plantation.
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