1. In terms of appearance, West Lake Longjing is yellow-green (mainly green) with smaller leaves, Xinchang Longjing is yellow with larger leaves, and Dafo Longjing is similar to Xinchang.

2. In terms of taste, Shengzhou Longjing and West Lake Longjing are more similar to the soup. West Lake and Shengzhou focus on the fresh aroma of tea, Xinchang and Big Buddha focus on the firework flavor, and West Lake and Shengzhou focus on tea. the standard.

3. In terms of time, Xinchang and Dafo are heavily processed (mainly drying) Wu Niuzao is a tea tree variety, just like the Longjing 43 used to make West Lake Longjing. It grows earlier than ordinary Longjing tea trees.

Extended information:

According to the "Regulations on the Protection of Products from Regions of Origin" (former Order No. 6 of the State Administration of Quality and Technical Supervision), the General Administration organized the completion and approval of the region of origin of Longjing tea. After reviewing the protection application, it was approved that Longjing tea would be formally protected in its area of ??origin starting from October 26, 2001.

Regional protection scope

Based on the history and current situation of Longjing tea, determine the Xihu District, Yuhang District, Lin'an City, Fuyang City, Xiaoshan District, Tonglu County, Chun'an County, Hangzhou City, The administrative regions of 12 counties (cities, districts) including Jiande City, Shaoxing County, Zhuji City, Shengzhou City, and Xinchang County are the Longjing tea producing areas, as well as 4 counties including Pan'an County, Dongyang City, and Tiantai County adjacent to Shaoxing in Shangyu City Some Longjing tea products are protected areas.

Longjing tea production is divided into three major production areas: Longjing tea West Lake production area, Longjing tea Hangzhou production area, and Longjing tea Shaoxing production area.

Quality and technical requirements

In 2002, GB18650-2002 "Products of Origin: Longjing Tea" was officially implemented.

In October 2008, GB18650-2008 "Geographical Indication Products Longjing Tea" was officially implemented.

Use of special marks

If producers within the area of ??origin of Longjing tea use the "Special Mark for Products of Origin" of Longjing tea, they must register with the local Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau Only after the declaration agency has applied and passed the preliminary review, and has been announced and approved by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, can the Longjing tea "Special Mark of Origin Product" be used.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia--Longjing Tea