Tea Knowledge

Exterior of the Xihu Longjing Tea Museum shown on Gong Pai's official website

Gong Pai Tea: Company, Heritage & West Lake Longjing

Explore Gong Pai tea and Hangzhou Xihu Longjing Tea Co., Ltd.: its company history, Qi family craft, Longjing ranges, tea gardens and museum.

Panel at the closing summary meeting of the first China International Tea Expo in 2017

China’s Top Ten Regional Tea Brands: The 2017 List

Read the 2017 China Top Ten Regional Tea Brands list, including West Lake Longjing, and understand how regional names differ from company brands.

Wrapped Gelong West Lake Longjing sample in the supplied sensory evaluation

West Lake Longjing Sensory Evaluation: A Gelong Sample

Explore a supplied Gelong West Lake Longjing sensory evaluation, including brewing conditions, dry leaf, liquor, aroma, taste and infused-leaf scores.

Flattened green tea leaves presented on a wooden tea scoop

Longjing Tea Myths: Color, Buds, Harvests and Water

Avoid common Longjing tea myths: greener leaves, all-bud picking and the earliest harvest do not settle quality or origin. Learn what to compare instead.

Green Gongpai Jingpin Longjing tin and inner pouch from the supplied review

Gongpai Longjing Review: Jingpin vs AA Grade

Read a source-based Gongpai Jingpin vs AA Longjing review, with brewing details, three infusions, leaf photos and historical prices clearly distinguished.

Green tea served in a blue-and-white porcelain gaiwan

West Lake Longjing Tea Brands: Six Names to Know

Compare six West Lake Longjing tea brands, distinguish Shi from Shifeng, and learn which product details matter more than a famous logo.

Illustration of tea picking in green hillside gardens

West Lake Longjing and UNESCO: Five Challenges Ahead

What UNESCO recognition means for West Lake Longjing, and five challenges involving trust, competition, craftsmanship, drinking habits and customers.

Historical 2020 West Lake Longjing origin labels for enterprises and tea farmers, with an English reading guide

West Lake Longjing Labels: Origin and QR Checks

Understand West Lake Longjing labels, the 2020 origin-label system and the 2023 replacement rules, with QR-check advice and historical examples.

West Lake Longjing Brand Protection: Shanghai 2021

Revisit the 2021 Shanghai briefing on West Lake Longjing brand protection: regional enforcement, seller identification and digital tea traceability.

Lu Zhenghao Longjing Tea: A Meijiawu Family Story

Discover the family story behind Lu Zhenghao Longjing tea: a Meijiawu village leader, his daughter Lu Jiangmei, and a name carried into a tea brand.