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Historical stories of top ten famous teas
1, West Lake Longjing (Hangzhou, Zhejiang)

West Lake Longjing, produced in Longjing Village, West Lake, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, has a history of 1000 years. According to legend, when Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty went down to the south of the Yangtze River incognito, he visited the Longjing tea area of the West Lake many times to watch and pick tea, and named the 18 tea tree in front of Gong Hu Temple at the foot of Shifeng Mountain as "Imperial Tea".

2. Dongting Biluochun (Suzhou, Jiangsu)

Dongting Biluochun, produced in Taihu Lake area of Wuxian County, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, belongs to the green tea family like West Lake Longjing, and was included in the court tribute in the Tang Dynasty. Biluochun in Dongting is picked earlier, and the tea picked from vernal equinox to Qingming is the most precious, and the choice of tea buds and tea leaves is also very particular.

3. Huangshan Mao Feng (Huangshan, Anhui)

According to Huizhou Fuzhi, "Tea production in Huangshan started in Jiayou in Song Dynasty and flourished in Qin Long in Ming Dynasty". It can be seen that the tea produced in Huangshan, Anhui Province has a very long history and began to become famous in the Ming Dynasty. Huangshan Mao Feng, produced in Anhui Huangshan area, is also called Huizhou tea.

4. Lushan Yunwu Tea (Jiujiang, Jiangxi)

Lushan Wuyun Tea was produced in Jiujiang, Jiangxi, and was very famous as early as the Tang Dynasty. The famous poem "There is a stream head under a long pine tree, a sika deer is covered with white cloth and fur, a medicine garden is an industry, and a wild elk stork is a friend" was felt by Bai Juyi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, when he planted tea in Lushan Mountain.

5. Luan Guapian (Luan, Anhui)

Liu (lù) An Guapian, produced in Dabie Mountain area of Lu 'an City, Anhui Province, was called "Luzhou Lu 'an Tea" in the Tang Dynasty, and the name of "Lu 'an Guapian" did not come into being until the Ming Dynasty, and it was still a tribute to the emperor in the Qing Dynasty. Different from other teas, Lu 'an tea, as a special green tea, is made of a single raw leaf, and it is also the only kind of tea without buds and stems.

6. Junshan Silver Needle (Yueyang, Hunan)

Junshan silver needle, produced in Junshan area of Dongting Lake, Yueyang, Hunan Province, is named after it looks like a silver needle. As early as the Tang Dynasty, Junshan Silver Needle was very famous. According to legend, Princess Wencheng carried a silver needle from Junshan when she got married.

7. Xinyang Maojian Tea (Xinyang, Henan)

Xinyang Maojian tea, mainly produced in Xinyang, Henan Province, belongs to the green tea family. As early as the Tang Dynasty, Xinyang area had become a very famous "Huainan tea area" at that time, and local tea was also listed as a tribute.

8. Wuyi Rock Tea (Wuyishan, Fujian)

Wuyi rock tea, produced in Wuyishan Rock, Fujian Province, belongs to oolong tea series. Among the varieties, Dahongpao, Wuyishan Narcissus, Baijiguan and Tieluohan are famous, among which Wuyishan Dahongpao is also known as the "king of rock tea".

9. Anxi Tieguanyin (Anxi, Fujian)

Anxi Tieguanyin, produced in Anxi, Fujian, belongs to the oolong tea family, just like Wuyi Rock Tea mentioned above. But in the process of making tea, the two are slightly different.

10, Qimen Black Tea (Qimen, Anhui)

Qimen black tea, produced in Qimen, Anhui Province, belongs to the fine products of black tea and has the reputation of "the queen of black tea". Also known as "Qi Hong is the highest in the group, with high reputation and high fragrance."