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中国茶对于中国人来说，已经不仅仅是一种饮品，经过几千年的传承，茶已经演变成为具有浓郁中国风情的文化。品饮中国茶，即是体味中国文化。本系列图书图文并茂地介绍了茶与茶具、烹茶技艺、普洱茶、绿茶和乌龙茶，介绍中国名茶的基础知识，并回答与茶与茶具有关的一些常识性问题，引导外国读者认识中国茶，具有很强的实用性和可操作性。中国茶对于中国人来说，已经不仅仅是一种饮品，经过几千年的传承，茶已经演变成为具有浓郁中国风情的文化。品饮中国茶，即是体味中国文化。对于来中国学习、工作的外国人，不了解中国茶文化，便相当于没来过中国。本系列图书图文并茂地介绍了茶与茶具、烹茶技艺、普洱茶、绿茶和乌龙茶，介绍中国名茶的基础知识，并回答与茶与茶具有关的一些常识性问题，引导外国读者认识中国茶，具有很强的实用性和可操作性。

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Since the first cup brewed almost 5,000 years ago, green tea's popularity has increased to the point that it is presently the second most popular beverage in the world. As the name suggests, the tea is green in color.

At first glance, all brewed tea appear the same, but a connoisseur is able to identify the different varieties of green tea through the appearance and color of the dried tea--the flat Long Jing tea; the snail shell-like outwardly curling Bi Luo Chun tea and the bamboo-green Zhu Ye Qing, all tell their own stories.

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I. Famous Green Tea in Zhejiang ProvinceLocated south of the Yangtze River tea production area, Zhejiang Province is an important base for green tea production. Tea plantations include Jiaxing, Hangzhou, Huzhou, Shaoxing, Yuyao, Jinhua, Cixi and Quzhou. The major famous green tea brands include Xi Hu Long Jing, Da Fo Long Jing, White An Ji, Chang Xing Zi Zhu, Jing Shan, Hu Ming, Xue Shui Yun Lu, Ling Hai Pan Hao, Yan Dang Mao Feng, etc.1. Long Jing Tea “Dragon Well Tea”Known as the “Queen” of green tea for its “green color, strong fragrance, mellow taste and pretty contour,” Long Jing fresh green tea leaves are harvested before the Grain Rain of the Solar Term, and the typical sample of this tea is fl at, tastes sweet with a fragrance of leguminous fl owers. Traditional and modern high-quality Long Jing tea is completely manually roasted. Roasting of the Long Jing tea requires great attention and skilled hands during the tea-leaf processing. In 1757, visiting the South Yangtze area, Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty also commented upon the process of roasting in his poem The Song upon Inspecting the Tea Craftsmanship. Today, although roasting is usually performed with electric pans, the processing skills remain highly demanding. The harvested fresh leaves must be spread thinly on the ground to deactivate and roll (15 minutes); the deactivated and rolled leaves are spread for cooling and regaining moisture, ready to be sifted. Then they are desiccated and shaped in the pans. The desiccated crude tea is sifted and then re-roasted before the processed crude tea is sifted again to remove any residue fragments and dust. Finally, it is piled up and stored according to their grades.Long Jing tea is a fl at, smooth and bright green leaf, with a mellow and refreshing taste and a light aftertaste. The liquid is clear and bright, pleasantly fragrant and with evenly immersed and settled tea leaves at the pot bottom (henceforth referred to as brewed leaves). Long Jing tea is produced in three areas, namely, Xihu, Qiantang and Yuezhou, with such famous brands as Xi Hu Long Jing, Qian Tang Long Jing and Yue Zhou Long Jing.1. Xi Hu Long Jing (The West Lake Long Jing)Lake Xihu, Longwu, Liuxia, Zhuantang and Zhoupu of Xihu district of Hang Zhou City are home to Long Jing tea and the famous Xi Hu Long Jing. Both the picked and the processed varieties are collectively named after the place of origin, Lake Xihu (the West Lake).2. Shi Feng Long JingShi Feng Long Jing is the best of Xi Hu Long Jing, which is the best among all Long Jing teas. It is also believed to be the most authentic Long Jing tea because of its place of origin from Long Jing town, surrounded by Mt. Shi Feng in the hilly Xihu District of Zhejiang Province.3. Long Jing WhiteLong Jing white tea actually belongs to a green tea variety locally known as “Long Cha,” mainly produced in the Anji and Pang’an counties of Zhejiang Province. Using the technique of Long Jing, the tea is processed from the fresh white tea leaves from local tea plantations...