Also known as the emperor's tea, this tea has a long and interesting history.
Legend has it that Emperor Qianlong who was presented with a cup of Longjing tea, in front of the Hu Gong Temple was so impressed that he conferred conferred 18 tea bushes in front of the Hu Hong Temple special imperial status. The trees are still living and the tea they produce is auctioned annually for higher price per gram than gold.

Longjing, which literally translates as "Dragon Well," is said to have named after a well that contains relatively dense water, and after rain the lighter rainwater floating on its surface sometimes exhibits a sinuous and twisting boundary with the well water, which is supposed to resemble the movement of a Chinese Dragon.

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