Green Tea

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                   Wuyishan Jianxichun Tea Co., Ltd., the former Zheyang Tea-farmer and Maker Cooperative, is located in Zheyang of the core scenic spot area, Wuyi Mountain. Local people and government recognize this location area as the formal core rock area and the only region which produces the best and original Wuyi rock essence tea. Our workshop covers an area of over 500 square meters and owns complete production lines and equipment for all tea making. We gets tea leaves supply from 3000MU of tea mountain and cliffs which are planted, managed organically and harvested manually by local tea farmers. The tea trees grow in the rock gullies and valleys, enjoying abundant fogs, humidity and excellent early sunshine time all year long. In addition, we have 40 professional master tea-makers with over 30 years traditional tea-making experience, and all these factors make it possible to produce best Wuyi Mountain Teas. Nevertheless, We insist every step of original tea making processes, follow the traditional ways and processes manually as to make the best, original and unique Wuyi rock Oolong tea and black tea.

               And we also supplying overseas clients the following finest green teas directly from the original place:  Longjing Tea,Biluochun Tea and Xinyangmaojian Tea ect.

             Hangzhou is one of China's leading tea-producing areas. Longjing Tea, named after the local village whose name means "Dragon Well," is considered China's finest green tea. Longjing came into prominence three centuries ago, during the Qing Dynasty. On his three visits to Zhejiang province, the illustrious emperor Qianlong always made a point of visiting the village to have a cup of the delicious local tea. He enjoyed it so much that he designated eighteen of Longjing's trees as producers of "imperial tea." This royal mark of approval ensured Longjing tea's special reputation, and the imperial tea-trees have turned the Dragon Well village into a major tourist attraction.

                                            

Longjing Tea

The local people have a special bond with their famous tea. The pleasant climate and fertile land of the area are ideal for growing the healthiest tea trees, and for generations, Longjing has prospered.

Records of tea production in Hangzhou date back as early as the Wei and Jin Dynasties, 1500 years ago. In the 8th century, during the Tang Dynasty, the renowned scholar Lu Yu wrote the first book about Longjing tea culture, thus gaining the title of the "Sage of Tea." The story goes that Lu Yu was traveling to Guzhu Hill in Zhejiang, when he came across a tea named Gu-zhu-zi-sun. He took some leaves back to the imperial court, where the quality of the tea was much appreciated, and thus the area became famous for its tea. Today, on the site where the imperial tea was once produced, a monument still stands as testimony to the historical importance of the tea and its close association with Chinese culture.

Spring is the time when the tea trees sprout their new growth, and also the busiest time of year for the tea farmers. On average, more than sixty thousand leaves are needed to make up a single kilogramme of Longjing tea. Though much of the picking these days is done by machine, some farmers still maintain the tradition of picking by hand. They claim this ensures a superior product as the pickers can identify leaves of the proper colour and size. Machines, though they speed up the harvest, are not capable of grading the leaves for quality. So each April, at the height of the picking season, farmers throughout Longjing can be seen stooping over their tea trees, selecting the finest leaves. It's an ideal time for visitors to take a deep breath of the spring-scented air, sip the imperial infusion, and buy some famous Dragon Well tea leaves to take to family and friends back home

The fine green tea of Longjing is one of the "twin wonders" of Hangzhou. The other is the reputed magic water of Hupao Spring ,or Tiger Running Spring. When two natural wonders come together something very special happens. This can be seen each day as Hupao Spring is lined with people waiting to fetch water to make their tea. Longjing tea made with Hupao Spring water is known as Hu-Long-Yin, which means Tiger and Dragon Drink.

Locals enjoy their tea at the village tea-house, which has been a traditional part of Hangzhou life ever since the Song Dynasty a thousand years ago, when the city was the imperial capital. Today, the tea-house is Hangzhou people's favorite place to wile away their time.