Dragon Well Tea（龙井茶） has a long history, the first record of it can be found in Classic of Tea（《茶经》）, the first book on tea in the world which is written by Lu Yu（陆羽）, a tea expert in the Tang Dynasty（唐朝）.
Dragon Well Tea was first planted in the Tianzhu Temple（天竺） and the Lingyin Temple（灵隐） in Hangzhou. The tea was given the name of “Dragon Well” in the Song Dynasty（宋朝）, and the name was spread in the Yuan Dynasty（元朝）. In the Qing Dynasty（清朝）, the Emperor Qianlong（乾隆）visited to Hangzhou and designated 18 teas as royal teas（御茶）. After that, Dragon Well Tea began to be the most famous tea in China.
Dragon Well Tea is well known for its four special features: green color, fragrant aroma, nice taste and pretty appearance（色绿、香郁、味醇、形美）. The tea produced in spring is the best, and you can imagine that the price of it is certainly on the high side.
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