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Dragonswell Lung Ching |
$7.80 2 oz |
$41.00 lb |
Origin: China. This extraordinary green tea comes from the city of Hangzhou in the West Lake region in Zhejiang province of China. Lung Ching is considered the standard bearer for Chinese green tea. Select harvesting and careful processing make Dragon Well an exceptional green tea. It is prepared using traditional methods from the most tender tea leaves through a 10 part process. It is prepared using traditional methods from only the bud and first leaf in this premium green tea. The flat leaves are harvested in early spring when the leaves are full of aroma and have a silvery shine. It is a wok-fired flat-leaf tea. In the People’s Republic of China, mists and fog often compensate of insufficient rainfall, at the same time cloaking the gardens in secrecy. Here tea is produced according to ancient time-tested methods and workers perform all tasks by hand, just like their ancestors. The tea leaves that become Dragon Well (a.k.a. Lung Ching) are plucked before the Clear Light Festival or at the least before the spring rains have fallen. The choicest come from a part of the mountain called Lion’s Peak. where plucking takes place before each tender shoot has more than one leaf. Legend has it that in 250 AD a Taoist monk affirmed that there must be a dragon lurking in a certain spring not far from Hangchow. The monk implored the well dragon to come to the rescue of the poor farmers suffering a crippling drought. Instantly the clouds came rushing in from every side and poured forth a timely rain. One account of this, an old temple adjoining the spring is know as Dragon’s Well Monastery, and the tea derives its name from the same legend. These leaves produce a soothing and refreshing champagne colored liquid full of freshness. Semi-sweet in taste and orchid-like in smell. One of the most famous green tea in China. Dragonswell Lung Ching was given as a gift to emperors and dignitaries, and today makes an excellent gift for family and friends. |
$25.85 1/2 LB |