Where is the origin of Longjing? What are the characteristics?

When it comes to tea, many people will pop up "Longjing" in their minds. It is true that Longjing tea has a sense of history in our country. Do you know where Longjing is produced? What are its characteristics?

I. Where is Longjing produced?

Longjing tea originated in Hangzhou West Lake area, Zhejiang Province, unique geographical location and natural climate environment, so that the formation of green Longjing tea color, aroma rich, mellow.

The name of Longjing tea originated in Song Dynasty, heard in Yuan Dynasty, Yang in Ming Dynasty and Sheng in Qing Dynasty. In the course of more than one thousand years of history, Longjing tea has experienced changes from nameless to famous, from the common people's home drinks after dinner to the tributes of emperors and ministers.

Zhejiang Longjing Tea can be divided into West Lake Longjing Tea, Qiantang Longjing Tea and Big Buddha Longjing Tea according to their origin. Among them, West Lake Longjing is the best. If you want high yield and good quality tea, in addition to excellent varieties and exquisite picking technology, you also need to have superior climate and soil environment. The quality of tea leaves is affected by rainfall, temperature, wind and daylight conditions. In general, annual rainfall of 1500 mm to 2500 mm is more suitable for the growth of tea trees, while the most suitable temperature for their growth is between 10℃ and 20℃.

West Lake Longjing tea is planted in the surrounding areas of West Lake, near the Qiantang River, its congenital growth environment is very superior. In its growing area, solar radiation is weak, rainfall is high, and temperature is low. In the picking season (the best picking period of West Lake Longjing tea is from late March to April, and the climate before and after the picking period has a crucial impact on the quality of tea, including nutrients, tea polyphenols and amino acid content), the local temperature is basically between 10℃ and 20℃, making the tea buds of West Lake Longjing tea picked at this time smaller and of higher quality.

2. What are the characteristics of Longjing?

1, West Lake Longjing tea amino acid content is high, and tea polyphenols content is low, so the nutritional value is high.

2. The tea leaves are fresh and fresh in taste. Famous tea tasters in Qing Dynasty once praised them as follows: "Sweet fragrance is like orchid, quiet but not clear, smack it lightly, seemingly tasteless, but feel the qi of Taihe after drinking, diffuse between teeth, this even tastes."

3, Longjing tea began picking before Qingming, when tea buds just dew, color yellow, like lotus heart, known as "Ming Qian tea", is Longjing tea in the "boutique."

Generally speaking, West Lake Longjing Tea is the representative of Chinese traditional cultural symbols. Tea culture has a long history and permeates the profound philosophy of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism and the essence of Chinese traditional culture. As the first famous tea in China, West Lake Longjing Tea is undoubtedly a typical representative of Chinese traditional cultural symbols.