Organic Wushuang Mingqian Longjing Green Tea

Description

Angel’s Comment:

Sip of spring in this Ming Qian Long Jing Tea: organic quality, delightful shape, refreshing and sweet taste.

Certification:

Traditionally handmade tea made from mostly buds with one unopened leaf (may contain a few two unopened leaves); this tea can reach your expectation of both the beautiful brewing tea shape and the organic quality. Long Jing Tea is commonly regarded as one of China’s top ten teas.

Definition of Ming Qian (pre-ming)

Qing Ming Day, the traditional Tomb-Sweeping Day is one of twenty four solar terms in Chinese lunar calendar, which is between 4th and 6th, April. Ming Qian means pre-ming, that is before April 4. The tea picked before Qing Ming Day are tender and precious. The temperature between Vernal Equinox Day and Qing Ming Day is low that cause the slow growing of tea buds sprout, result in limited amount of tea of that high quality. Therefore, tea lovers are very much fond of the high-grade Ming Qian Tea.

	Cup Method		Chinese Gongfu Method
	Teacup: 8.8oz / 250ml		Gaiwan: 3.8oz / 110ml
	176℉ / 80℃		176℉ / 80℃
	2 Teaspoons / 2g Tea		3g Tea
	Brewing time: 3 – 5 mins		6 steeps: 20s, 40s, 70s, 120s, 150s, 180s

Qiandao Lake Organic Tea Garden is located in Chun’an County, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. It belongs to the subtropical monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature of 17.0°C. The tea produced here has strong lingering aroma, taste mellow and smooth, and these features all thanks to:

Landscape of the tea garden after raining
Photograph by TeaVivre Member Chris

Sticky boards and solar insecticidal lamps were set up between the tea trees to induces and eliminates pests and also can avoid contamination of chemical agents.

Qiandao Lake, a national first-level water body, and been known as the natural oxygen bar

Chun’an County locates on the west of Zhejiang Province; here is the birth place of the first batch of national-level tea tree – Jiu Keng species, and also the most ancient tea area of China. The tea production history of Chun’an can date back to Eastern Han Dynasty, which is 2000 years from now. As the saying goes, good mountains and rivers produce good tea. A world-famous scenic spot, Qiandao Lake, is located in Chun’an. With fresh and clean air, over 95% forest coverage rate, Qiandao Lake is known as the “natural oxygen bar.” It is the unique natural environment that provides an unparalleled and irreproducible environment to tea leaves.

The fresh tea leaves are from tea plants of the Jiukeng species, also called Jiukeng Big-leaf. This variety of tea plant was originally found in Chun’an, Kaihua, in Zhejiang Province, and Shexian in Anhui Province. In the 1950s, it was introduced to tea-growing areas all around Zhejiang. In 1985 it was verified as a national species with number GS13023-1985 by the National Crop Variety Certification Committee. The dry leaves of the spring tea from this species contain about 3.4% amino acid, 20.9% tea polyphenols, 13.3% catechin and 4.1% caffeine, which makes them well suited for producing green tea.

Long Jing Tea has a long, distinguished history of over 1200 years. During the Ming Dynasty, it became very popular and was listed as one of the top grade teas in China. During the reign of Emperor Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, the Emperor’s love for this tea meant that it was frequently presented by petitioners as a royal tribute.

To be famous and flourish, it is based on the good quality and long history and culture of Longjing tea.