Zhejiang Province Green Teas
Longjing
The most well-known of famous Chinese teas from Hangzhou, its name in Chinese means dragon well.
It is pan-fried and has a distinctive flat appearance.
Falsification of Longjing is very common, and most of the tea on the market is in fact produced in Sichuan Province and not actually authentic Longjing.
Hui Ming
Named after a temple in Zhejiang.
Long Ding
A tea from Kaihua County known as Dragon Mountain.
Hua Ding
A tea from Tiantai County and named after a peak in the Tiantai mountain range.
Qing Ding
A tea from Tian Mu, also known as Green Top.
Gunpowder
A popular tea also known as zhuchá. It originated in Zhejiang but is now grown elsewhere in China.
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