{"id":11429,"date":"2026-10-22T19:15:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T11:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sandao.com\/?p=11429"},"modified":"2026-10-22T19:15:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T11:15:21","slug":"authentic-west-lake-longjing-tea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sandao.com\/ja\/authentic-west-lake-longjing-tea\/","title":{"rendered":"Authentic West Lake Longjing Tea: 3 Checks Before You Buy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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To buy authentic West Lake Longjing tea<\/strong>, start with a traceable origin, then check the seller\u2019s information against the official label on the package. Flat leaves and a pleasant roasted aroma are useful clues to quality. They cannot, on their own, tell you where a tea was grown.<\/p>\n

Longjing, often called Dragonwell tea in English, is a Chinese green tea. West Lake Longjing is the more specific name: it refers to tea from the designated Xihu, or West Lake, production area in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. Longjing from the Qiantang and Yuezhou areas can be legitimate Longjing too; it should not be sold as West Lake Longjing. Hangzhou\u2019s consumer education guidance explains this distinction<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This three-part checklist combines a look at the tea itself with label verification and questions for the seller. It also explains the 2026 label examples shown in the original spring-harvest report.<\/p>\n