Longjing tea is a specialty tea produced around the West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. There are many legends and stories behind it.
1. Tea comes from the tears of a dragon: According to legend, there is an Oolong beside the West Lake, which was seriously injured while resisting evil forces. When it came to a village, a kind woman healed its wounds with tea juice. Oolong was so grateful that he shed a tear and planted the tea beside the spring in the village. This was the origin of Longjing tea.
2. Su Dongpo’s reward: During the Northern Song Dynasty, Su Dongpo visited the West Lake when he was an official in Zhejiang. He tasted the local Longjing tea and liked it very much. He also wrote a poem "In Praise of Longjing Tea" : "The taste is fresh and fragrant, and the color is emerald green and as thin as smoke. I feel drunk after taking the refreshment, and the spring scenery in the garden is not enough." He also gave Longjing tea to the imperial court. The emperor liked it very much and ordered it to be given the gold seal of Hangzhou tea growers. . From then on, the reputation of Longjing tea began to spread.
3. The persistence of young girls: During the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, there was a girl named Fang Yulian. There was a tea tree garden in her family field. She liked tea tree buds very much and often secretly took out the tea tree buds. Make tea. After many attempts, she found that the skills of frying tea were very important, so she began to learn and try the techniques of frying tea. In the end, she successfully roasted a batch of high-quality Longjing tea, which was purchased at a high price by local tea merchants. Her example inspired local young people and made Longjing tea famous.