Beijing Hotels: Nearby Longjing Tea Shop

I recently developed a strong interest in various kind of Chinese tea. By reading books and hearing from others, I know almost every kind of tea has its fairy legend. So in the following sections, I would like to introduce Chinese tea and share its tales.

In first part, let's say something about Longjing, a kind of green tea. Longjing tea was granted the status of Gong Cha, or imperial tea, in Qing Dynasty . According to a legend, Emperor Qianlong, visited Hu Gong Temple under the Lion Peak Mountain (Shi Feng Shan) around West Lake area in Zhejiang during one of his famous holidays.

He was presented with a cup of Longjing tea. In front of the Hu Gong Temple were 18 tea bushes. Emperor Qianlong was so impressed by the Longjing tea produced here that he conferred these 18 tea bushes special imperial status.

Hanyilou, in Beijing's Maliandao, is a tea shop carrying longjing from  Shi Feng Shan(Lion Peak Mountain ), where produces the best Longjing tea in China. Longjing  has fresh tasting, and its fragrance is sharp and long lasting.