{"id":900055,"date":"2026-10-24T11:14:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T03:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sandao.com\/?p=900055"},"modified":"2026-10-24T11:14:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T03:14:15","slug":"jiangshan-lumudan-green-tea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sandao.com\/hi\/jiangshan-lumudan-green-tea\/","title":{"rendered":"Jiangshan Lumudan Tea: Zhejiang Green Tea Beyond Longjing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Jiangshan Lumudan is a green tea from Jiangshan, in Quzhou, Zhejiang, China.<\/strong> It offers another way into Zhejiang tea beyond the familiar name Longjing. The two should not be confused: a shared province\u2014or even a shared tea cultivar\u2014does not make them the same product.<\/p>\n

You may see the name written as Jiangshan Lu Mudan or \u6c5f\u5c71\u7eff\u7261\u4e39. Keeping the Chinese name alongside the English spelling is useful when asking a seller exactly which tea a listing describes.<\/p>\n

Where is Jiangshan Lumudan from?<\/h2>\n

Jiangshan belongs to Quzhou, rather than Hangzhou. Zhejiang\u2019s intellectual-property service<\/a> records the name \u6c5f\u5c71\u7eff\u7261\u4e39\u8336 as a certification trademark associated with Jiangshan. A regional tea name is distinct from the individual producer whose name appears on a packet.<\/p>\n

Peijiadi village is one place to know in this tea\u2019s local story. A Zhejiang Shuren University fieldwork account<\/a> describes visits to its tea gardens and Lumudan craft workshop. That gives useful context about a producing community; it is not evidence that every tea sold under the regional name comes from the same village.<\/p>\n

The tea plant and the finished tea are different questions<\/h2>\n

The association\u2019s November 2023 publication notice<\/a> includes T\/ZTIA 0001-2023, Jiangshan Lumudan Tea<\/em>. The published text describes a green tea made in Jiangshan from local fresh leaves, including Longjing 43, Zhenong 117, Yingshuang and local seed-grown populations. Its processing includes spreading, heat fixation, rolling, shaping and drying.<\/p>\n

That definition explains why \u201cmade from Longjing 43\u201d does not mean \u201cLongjing tea,\u201d and certainly does not establish West Lake origin. Cultivar identifies the plant material; the finished tea name also depends on where and how it is made.<\/p>\n

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Photo accompanying mocoanda\u2019s April 2018 account<\/a>. This is historical source imagery, not a current Sandao tea-garden visit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How does it differ from West Lake Longjing?<\/h2>\n
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Question<\/th>\nJiangshan Lumudan<\/th>\nWest Lake Longjing<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Which origin?<\/td>\nJiangshan, Quzhou, Zhejiang.<\/td>\nThe designated Xihu production area in Hangzhou.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Which identity?<\/td>\nA distinct regional green tea.<\/td>\nA specific origin within the Longjing category.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Does Longjing 43 prove the name?<\/td>\nNo. Ask about the finished tea and actual producer.<\/td>\nNo. Cultivar alone cannot prove West Lake origin.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

The 2023 Lumudan text describes a tight, bud-and-leaf form and fresh flavor. Longjing is known for its flat leaf. Those observations are useful for learning, rather than a substitute for provenance records. For the wider distinction, read our Longjing production-area guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What about charcoal drying and the stories in older articles?<\/h2>\n

A producer may describe a particular batch as charcoal-dried or partly handmade. Ask which stages that describes instead of extending one workshop\u2019s practice to every Lumudan tea. The process and the batch matter more than a romantic label.<\/p>\n

The 2018 account that prompted this guide is a personal tea-garden visit. Its old auction price, individual tasting experience and statements about farming inputs are not current facts about all Jiangshan Lumudan. A landscape photograph cannot establish how a particular crop was managed.<\/p>\n

What to ask before buying<\/h2>\n