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This tea is created differently to other Chinese green teas, as it is wok-roasted by hand to give its leaves the flat appearance and the rich nutty flavour.
The tea takes its name from the eponymous “Dragon Well” located near Longjing village, the origin of this tea; due to the nature of the water that the well contains, after rainfall, one can supposedly see shapes in its waters that were thought to resemble the Chinese dragon.
According to the legend, The Kangxi Emperor’s grandson of the Qing dynasty, the Qianlong Emperor, visited West Lake during one of his famous holidays and was so impressed by this tea that it was granted the status of Gong Cha, or imperial tea, by the Kangxi Emperor.
Origin: Highlands of Zhejiang, China – 2016.
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