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Great Green Tea: Half from West Lake, Half from Thousand Island Lake

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 When people think of China’s finest green tea, they picture West Lake in Hangzhou—the villages of Longjing and Meijiawu, Emperor Qianlong’s legendary “Eighteen Imperial Tea Bushes,” and a cup of flat, jade-green leaves releasing delicate chestnut notes. And they’re not wrong. West Lake Longjing is indeed one of China’s most iconic teas. But few know that 150 kilometers southwest of Hangzhou, amid the emerald waters of Thousand Island Lake, lies another chapter of tea history—one far older, equally profound, and unjustly overlooked. Here, during the Tang Dynasty (618–907 CE), tribute tea known as Jiukeng Maojian was sent to the imperial court. Lu Yu, the Sage of Tea, recorded its origin in his Classic of Tea (Cha Jing). Centuries later, seeds from this very land would travel to Japan, Kenya, and beyond, shaping green tea across continents. Today, protected as a Class-I national water source, this region bans chemical pesticides entirely—yielding tea of unmatched purity and freshnes...
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Making a living with tea, accompanying tea throughout life

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  Picture description: Tea, besides tea, it's still tea, with tea planted in front and behind the house! In China, there is a group of people who make a living with tea and spend their lives with tea. They are tea farmers, the main force in the planting, picking, processing, and selling of tea. Their lives are closely related to tea, and their emotions are closely linked to tea. When the first sunshine in the morning shines on the tea garden, the tea farmers start their day’s work. They need to pick fresh tea leaves in the tea garden and process and handle them. In the processing process, the tea farmers need to spend a lot of time and energy to ensure the quality and taste of the tea. They usually use traditional manual processing methods to ensure the quality and uniqueness of the tea. The tea farmers have a deep emotion for tea. They may have been growing tea in the tea garden for generations, and they have a unique understanding and awareness of the quality and taste of tea. Wh...
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