Lung Ching Tea lóng jǐng chá　
                                   龙　  井　 茶　
Longjing (Dragon Well) Tea is most famous for its unique fragrance and flavor; flat, slender strips of tea leaves in bright green liquid. Furthermore, Longjing tea aids one's health in many ways regardless of your age. It is used to deter food poisoning, refresh the body, stop cavities, fight viruses, control high blood pressure, lower the blood sugar level, and to prevent cancer. Hence, Longjing tea is regarded as the elixir for health and is widely sold and accepted all over the world. The name Longjing is from a small village on the Fenghuang Hill, in Hangzhou Zhengjiang Province. It is said that residents in ancient times believed that a dragon dwelled there and controlled the rainfall. As a result, people went there from all the surrounding areas whenever there was a drought to pray for rainfall, from as early as the Three Kingdoms Period (221-280).

Longjing tea is grown in the Longjing mountain area of Hangzhou, southwest of the West Lake. The fertile land is both rich in phosphorus and sub-acidic sand. This region prevents the cold current from the north and holds back the warm current from the south, thus the growing area of Longjing tea can be coated by cloud and mist for long periods of time. With such favorable growing conditions, needless to say, Longjing tea is considered the best tea in China.

According to local custom, the right time for picking the tea leaves is very short. The period between Qing Ming and Grain Rain (from April 5 to 21) each year is generally considered the prime time to get the highest quality Longjing tea. The brewing method we highly recommended is to put a pinch of dry, roasted tea leaves into a porcelain or transparent glass cup and pour hot water at about 85℃ into the cup.

In a word, Longjng tea is famous for both its good quality and its historical interest and the cultural connotation it has endured. Chinese Longjing tea has not only the value of tea when it is consumed, but it is also the symbol of cultural values of China.

                                                         龙井茶

龙井茶以其独特的香气和味道而闻名，叶片平展，还带有细长的条纹，而且茶水清澈鲜亮。此外，龙井茶还有益于身心健康，老少皆宜。它的功效主要有排毒，放松身心，防蛀牙，杀菌，控制高血压，降低血糖含量和防癌。因此，龙井茶被看做是长生不老药并且销往世界各地，广受欢迎。龙井的名字主要来自浙江杭州凤凰山的一个小山村。据传，古时候的人认为那里有一条龙，掌握着降雨。因此，从三国时期开始，只要这里有干旱，人们就都会到这里来求雨。

龙井茶主要生长于杭州西湖西南部的龙井山。这里土壤肥沃，富含磷和酸性沙土。这个地方既防止了北方冷空气的入侵，又很好地抑制了南方暖湿气流的散失。因此生长龙井茶的这片区域才会长时间云雾缭绕。有着这样得天独厚的生长环境，不用说，龙井茶绝对是中国最好的茶。

根据当地的风俗，龙井茶的采茶期其实是很短的。每年清明到谷雨（从四月5号到21）这段时间是采茶的黄金时段，这时采得的茶也是质量最好的。我们极力推荐的泡茶方法是先放一小撮干茶叶到瓷杯里或者透明玻璃杯里，然后再倒入约85度的热水。
简言之，龙井茶之所以有名，不仅仅是因为它质量好和它的历史价值，更为重要的是它所承载的文化内涵。龙井茶作为茶被人们消费的时候，有的不仅仅是茶价值，更多的是它所象征着的文化价值观。