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Longjing Tea Village in Hangzhou

by kumamonjeng June 15, 2020
written by kumamonjeng June 15, 2020
Longjing Tea Village in Hangzhou

West Lake Longjing tea is famous in China. Longjing is translated as “dragon well” and Longjing tea is a variety of pan-roasted green tea from this area of Longjing Village in Hangzhou. It is well-known for its high quality but the price is not cheap and it depends on the grade that you choose.

During our visit to Jiuxi Yanshu, we also passed by the Meijiawu Longjing tea plantation. This village is one of the most famous areas for growing Longjing tea.

Legend of Longjing tea

The best-known legend of Longjing tea tells the story of the Qianlong Emperor, who visited Shifeng Shan (“Lion Peak Mountain”) near West Lake and was enamored of the local tea style. One story tells how he returned to his ailing mother’s bedside with a sleeve full of fresh leaves, which were so fragrant she had them brewed immediately. He later conferred imperial status on 18 tea bushes planted in front of a temple on Lion Peak Mountain, reserving all the tea harvested from them for imperial use.

In more recent history, Longjing got another reputation boost from Mao Zedong, who liked the tea so much that he served it to Nixon during his visit in 1972.

Well, if you compared with West Lake, this are is relatively unpopular as there are not many buses coming here. People who visit the tea plantation usually hire a private car. Most villagers here own a farmhouse or tea house which serves tea and food for the visitors.

Parking can be a challenge as the roads in the tea plantation is very narrow.

Longjing Tea Village in Hangzhou

The prime tea harvest season is generally from late March to the end of summer. The price of Longjing is not cheap at all, it can vary and sell at the highest rate at RMB 6,000 (USD 845) per kg.  Some owners will try to push for sales but if you are not interested in buying, you can still drink tea there and enjoy the surroundings as the whole area is covered with tea leaves, just like a beautiful tea mountain.

Longjing Tea Village in Hangzhou

Hangzhou Signature dish – Longjing Prawn

Longjing prawn is one of the signature dishes in Hangzhou. It is prawn stir-fried with Longjing tea.  When eaten, you will smell the flavor of the Longjing tea fragrance which can be a little bitter, but not too obvious.

Longjing Tea Village in Hangzhou

Final thoughts:

Since the Longjing tea plantation is near Jiuxi Yanshu, you should also include the Longjing tea village in your itinerary.

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9 comments

TheSuperMomLife June 16, 2020 - 12:25 am

Prawns stir fried in tea sounds amazing! I would love to try that dish.

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Mubin Ansari June 16, 2020 - 4:53 am

I cant wait to try lingjing prawns !!
Thank you for sharing

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Olivia Robins June 16, 2020 - 7:47 am

i would also love to see the green tea plantation ! also really enjoyed the legend Kind regards Pati Robins at style -squeeze blog

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yeahfoodie June 16, 2020 - 8:11 am

I have never been to a green tea plantation and would love to see in in person especially since I do love drinking green tea.

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Yeah Lifestyle June 16, 2020 - 8:12 am

I have never been to a green tea plantation and would love to see in in person especially since I do love drinking green tea.

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Lisa June 16, 2020 - 2:15 pm

I enjoy reading about lesser known places. Longjing is so pretty, and I’d like to try those prawns too!

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Catherine June 16, 2020 - 3:06 pm

The open fields are stunning! What a beautiful village to visit.

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Jay Aguirre June 17, 2020 - 12:54 am

Ooh it looks like a nice destination. I’ve been to a few tea villages before and loved them, but they were all in Sri Lanka. I’ll have to check this one out one day.

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Rosey June 17, 2020 - 3:12 am

That’s interesting that the price is high. That surprises me. This looks wonderful to me.

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