Varieties of Longjing tea

There are multiple varieties of Longjing tea. Each varies in different aspects such as taste, cost, packaging, etc. A few of them available in the market are as follows:

Xi Hu Longjing tea

The Xi Hu Longjing tea derives its name from the place of its origin. This variety of tea grows in the Zhejiang Province of China situated near the Xi Hu lake.

The Xi Hu Longjing tea is also renowned as the West lake Longjing for the fact that the lake is sited in the west of China. It is one of the most famous and costly tea types in China.

Other names for Xi Hu Longjing tea are Lion Brand West Lake Dragonwell and Shi Pai Xi Hu Lung Ching.

The taste of Xu Hu is as pleasant as the taste of grapefruit. The fragrance gives the reflection of nuts and fruits. The appearance of leaves is flat and quite narrow in size.

The cultivation of Xi Hu mainly takes place in the months of spring.

Qiantang Longjing

This tea is produced in the area opposite Xi Hu lake. While it is a popular tea type in China, it is not as costly as Xi Hu Longjing. The cultivators do not use any machinery to cultivate the tea.

The experienced workers perform the whole process with their hands. It is plucked in the season of Qian tang only. The leaves give the aroma of fruits and nuts. The after taste is pretty fresh and gives a hint of grapes.

Qian Tang Longjing is also known as Qian tang dragon well and Qian tang Ling Ching.

The plucking season is spring usually after the 5th of April. The leaves of Qian Tang Longjing are narrower in size. This is one of the high-quality teas available at a cheap price.

Bird’s tongue Longjing

This variety of Longjing is the sweetest and the fragrance is also mind-blowing. Since the growth of the tea depends only on climate, it is the most expensive tea among all Longjing.

Pre Qingming Longjing

The pre-Qingming Longjing tea derives its name from one of China’s festivals, Qingming. Each year in April before the festival, this tea has been plucked from the fields.

The entire process of preparing this tea is very short. People start plucking the tea leaves 10 days before the festival and complete the process within a week or two.

Pre Qingming is also very expensive because it requires experienced farmers to pick leaves manually.

Shi Feng Longjing

It is a type of Xi Hu tea. The fragrance of Shi Feng Longjing tea is amazing and lasts long. The taste is also good. Shi Feng has its origin from Hangzhou near West Lake and is also known as Lion Peak Longjing.

Plucked in early spring, the color of the leaves is yellowish-green and the taste is very similar to chestnuts.

Meijiawu Longjing

This tea again is a type of Xi Hu tea. The tea is famous for its leaves color which is jade green. The leaves are flat and quite small in size.

The taste of Mei Jia Wu Longjing is nutty and feels buttery in our mouths. Its fragrance is really sweet. The taste of the tea is a mixture of both classic teas and nutty teas.

The tea leaves are quite heavy and hence require you to add just a small volume to pour your cup of tea.

Bai Longjing

This tea is not a Longjing but very similar to it. The tea is a part of Bai Pian. The leaves are of green color while the trees are of white color. Therefore, this species is very rare.

Bai tea is also famous because it contains more amino acids than any other green tea.

 

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