Hailing from the foothills immediately surrounding the beautiful and serene West Lake comes the famous Long Jing green tea. This tiny region has been famous for their green tea cultivation for centuries and the characteristic small tea trees grown there embody the most classic green tea leaf example. Beyond the beautiful leaves and their accompanying lake, it is the processing technique for Long Jing that is so well known and standardized in the tea world. The double process dry hand-frying produces a fresh green taste with a slight nutty astringency and a most mellow and purifying aroma.

The picturesque Mei Jia Wu region is one of the most classic West Lake areas for tea production and the Pre-Qingming festival tea (Usually occurring at the beginning of April) is the most highly prized. Tasting the first pickings and the most sought after green teas in China offers an unimaginably refreshing cultural experience.