Longjing tea is a specialty product of Zhejiang Province and a national geographical indication product of China.
Longjing tea is known for its green color, beautiful shape, rich aroma and mellow taste. Its unique "light and distant" and "fragrant and clear" peerless spirit and extraordinary quality are among the many teas. It is unique and ranks first among the top ten famous teas in China.
Longjing tea picking has three major characteristics: early, tender and diligent. Tea farmers often say, "Tea is a time-worn grass. Picked three days early, it is a treasure, and picked three days late, it becomes grass." Longjing tea is also famous for its tenderness, and the tenderness and uniformity of the fresh leaves form the basis of the quality of Longjing tea.
There are ten traditional Longjing frying techniques: throwing, shaking, building, fanning, stretching, throwing, grabbing, pushing, buckling and pressing. Different quality tea leaves have different frying techniques.
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Origin environment
Zhejiang has a subtropical monsoon climate with significant monsoons, distinct four seasons, moderate annual temperatures, more sunlight, abundant rainfall, and moist air. , seasonal changes in rain and heat are synchronized, climate resources are diverse, and meteorological disasters are numerous.
The annual average temperature is 15-18℃. January and July are the months with the lowest and highest temperatures in the whole year respectively. May and June are the periods of concentrated rainfall. The extreme maximum temperature is 44.1°C and the extreme minimum temperature is -17.4°C;
The terrain slopes from southwest to northeast in a ladder-like manner. The southwest is mainly mountainous, the central part is mainly hills, and the northeast is low and flat alluvial plain. . It can be roughly divided into six terrain areas: the northern Zhejiang plain, the western Zhejiang hills, the central Jinqu Basin, the southern Zhejiang mountains, the southeastern coastal plain and coastal islands.