Chinese Green Tea
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
Which green tea is right for you? This is something a lot of people end up asking but few people ever get the answer they need. Following is some information about different types of green tea and where in China they originated. Interesrting reading. Green tea is great stuff and now everyone knows it. That why our green tea products have become so popular!
Zhejiang Province
Zhejiang is home to the most famous of all teas, Xi Hu Longjing, as well as many other high-quality green teas.
- Longjing
- The most well-known of famous Chinese teas from Hangzhou, its name in Chinese means dragon well. It is pan-fried and has a distinctive flat appearance. Falsification of Longjing is very common, and most of the tea on the market is in fact produced in Sichuan Province and hence not authentic Longjing.
- Hui Ming
- Named after a temple in Zhejiang.
- Long Ding
- A tea from Kaihua County known as Dragon Mountain.
- Hua Ding
- A tea from Tiantai County and named after a peak in the Tiantai mountain range.
- Qing Ding
- A tea from Tian Mu, also known as Green Top.
- Gunpowder
- A popular tea also known as zhuchá. It originated in Zhejiang but is now grown elsewhere in China.