As early as the Northern Song Dynasty, Longjing tea area was initially formed. At that time, Xianglin tea in Xianglin Cave in Lingyin, Baiyun tea in Bai Yunfeng, and Baoyun tea in Baoyun Mountain in Geling were listed as tributes. A monk of the Northern Song Dynasty, a master of eloquence, lived in seclusion in his hometown, where he and other writers drank tea and recited poems in Shousheng Temple at the foot of Shifeng Mountain in Longjing. Su Dongpo praised Longjing tea with the poem "Baiyun Peak has two new flags, the green is long, the fresh valley is rainy and the spring is rainy", and wrote "Old Longjing" and other plaques in calligraphy. Up to now, there are still hanging rocks at the foot of Shifeng Mountain in Shousheng Temple Gong Hu Temple and Shibagong Tea Garden.
In the Southern Song Dynasty, Hangzhou became the national capital, and tea production also developed further.
In the Yuan Dynasty, the quality of Longjing tea was further improved. Tea produced near Longjing began to appear. A tea lover, Yu Bosheng, initiated a poem "Youlong Well" to drink tea. The poem said: "Wandering around Longjing, the clouds will be clear and painted. Be a man and love guests, and fill the sinus with water. Sitting in my room, the fragrance won't give off. But when you see the gourd ladle in the clear water, the shadow of jade falls in the blue cave. I cooked golden buds, but I didn't take Grain Rain, but I brought two or three sons, and I couldn't bear to wash them three times. " It can be seen that at that time, the Zen master took a fancy to the quiet scenery around Longjing, and there were good springs and good tea, so he came to drink tea together to enjoy the scenery.
In the Ming Dynasty, Longjing tea in West Lake began to appear, and its reputation spread far and wide, and it began to go out of the temple and be drunk by ordinary people. During the Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, Zhejiang Bianzhi recorded: "The tea in Hangjun County is always inferior to that produced by Longjing, and the fine buds before the rain are especially precious and not productive, so it should be treasured." In the Annals of Hangzhou in the Wanli Period of Ming Dynasty, there is a saying that "Old Longjing, the famous tea in its place, is the crown of the two mountains". Wanli's "Qiantang County Records" also records that "tea Longjing, as bean curd, is sweet and different from other mountains." At this time, West Lake Longjing Tea was listed as a famous tea in China. West Lake Longjing Tea is included in the Famous Tea Records of Huang Yizheng in Ming Dynasty and the National Famous Tea Records compiled by Xu Wenchang, a talented scholar in the south of the Yangtze River.
Yi Hao, a scholar in the Qing Dynasty, made a wanton experiment: "The tea name is Zhejiang Longjing, Jiangnan mustard and Fujian Wuyiyun." Emperor Qianlong visited the south of the Yangtze River six times and came to the Longjing tea area of the West Lake four times to watch tea picking, tea tasting and poetry writing. The eighteen tea trees in front of Gong Hu Temple are also called "Imperial Tea". Since then, West Lake Longjing tea has enjoyed a good reputation at home and abroad, and tea seekers are in an endless stream. Xu Ke, a close friend, said: "The green tea produced in various provinces is rarely dark blue, but Longjing in Hangzhou is dark blue. The rest of the tea leaves are curly and round, but Hangzhi Longjing is straight. " In the Qing Dynasty, it is said that when Emperor Qianlong visited Hangzhou, he wrote a poem in Tianzhu, Longjing Tea District, entitled "Watching Tea Picking and Singing". West Lake Longjing tea is ranked first with "lion (peak), dragon (well), cloud (border), tiger (running) and plum (home dock)", and West Lake Longjing tea ranks first. Longjing tea is straight and sharp, flat and handsome, smooth and even, and yellow in color. After brewing, the aroma is high and lasting, and the fragrance is fragrant; Tangse apricot is green, clear and bright, with light green leaves and upright buds, which are lifelike. Tea soup is refreshing, fragrant between teeth, and endless aftertaste. During the Republic of China, the famous West Lake Longjing Tea became the first famous tea in China.
After the founding of New China, the state actively supported the development of Longjing tea, which was listed as a national diplomatic gift tea. Under the care of the government, people in tea areas changed the old wooden pots into electric pots, cultivated new fine varieties of Longjing tea, popularized advanced cultivation and harvesting techniques, and formulated grading quality standards for Longjing tea, which made Longjing tea production embark on a scientific and standardized development path.
20 1 1 On June 28th, the national geographical indication certification trademark of "West Lake Longjing" was finally registered successfully. 20 14 On April 3rd, West Lake Longjing Qian Ming Tea Auction was held in Hangzhou.
Starting from 20 14, Hangzhou West Lake Longjing Tea Management Association will award the license to the national West Lake Longjing Tea Store.