Episode 1 (Videos: People's Daily Online)

Photos: Screenshots of the videos

Longjing tea is a variety of green tea from Longjing village in Hangzhou, China’s Zhejiang Province. It is considered one of China’s most famous teas.

The best Longjing tea leaves should be picked and processed before the Qingming Festival (Pure Brightness Festival). This is called Mingqian tea (Pre-Qingming tea). Tea made of buds at this time has the best freshness and fragrance of the year.

Episode 2

Two weeks after Qinging comes the calendar period known as Guyu (Grain Rain). Leaves picked and processed after Qingming and before Guyu are a little inferior in quality, and are known as Yuqian tea (pre-rain tea). 

These two videos produced by People’s Daily Online will tell you how Longjing tea picked before the Pure Brightness Festival is produced. They also explore the latest developments in the tea-related catering and tourism industries. Please have a look and find out the secrets. 

(Compiled by Du Mingming)