INTRODUCE One of the best kinds of green tea in the world, most people believe that the best black tea in the world is from Sri Lanka; the best green tea in the world is from China.

Most Chinese people believe: The best green tea in China is from West Lake, Hangzhou. The best green tea in West Lake of Hangzhou is Longjing (Dragon Well).

The Longjing fresh green tea in West Lake for public market has 5 classes used nicknames (only ladies collect tea leaf to make tea in China) or number of stars by quality:

Some super class fresh Longjing, e.g. Jingzhi (first collection in early spring) or Wild Tree Longjing used to serve Kings or leaders in Beijing before, is for special auction, served for Queens Elizabeth or other high class people today and can not be found in regular market.

Please note that all cheap green teas, included "Longjing" which you may buy from Asian grocery stores are NOT fresh tea and most of them are not from mountain of West Lake.

2008 Longjing (Dragon Well) Fresh Green Tea -4 Stars

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Package: 1 oz. (28.4 g) for 5-6 serving (12-18 cups)

Quality: Longjing (Dragon Well) green tea is the most famous green tea in China and in the world. The fresh tea is collected from mountain of West Lake District, Hangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China in 2008. It is one of Top 10 famous Chinese tea

Tianfang Ku Ding Wild Green Tea -most alkaline tea, lest caffeine

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Package: 30 teabags/box; Please Note that: You may drink it even if you are NOT over weight!

This Kuding tea comes from Guniuxiang, a virgin forest on the high mountains in the South-East of China. Also called "Bitter Tea", Ku Ding is made from Broadleaf Holly leaf (Folium llicis Latifoliae), not like the regular green tea which is from Camellia Sinensis. It tastes like regular green tea but bitter. Ku-Ding Wild Green Tea contains more antioxidants and much less (about 1%) caffeine than regular tea. Add a tea bag into hot water to make green tea in just a few seconds. It has strong "cleansing" effects used in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Each tea bag can be made 4-5 cups of tea, the package lasts about one month if drinking every day.

Yunnan Green Tuocha Blocks

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Package: 200 grams, about 35-40 single wrapped loose Green Yunnan Tuo-cha tea blocks in a sealed bag. S Mark (Safe Quality Food) by Chinese government.

Use as a famous anti-cholesterol tea. French nutritionists have confirmed that Yunnan Tuocha Tea is capable of keeping balance and control over Cholesterol. (source: Paris Henrylendo Medical College and the Orson’ Laboratory of Nutrition, France).

• Fresh green tea has green color -the fresher the more green;
• High quality fresh green tea leaf is soft and can be taken like vegetable after brewed;
• High quality fresh green tea is made from only bud, or bud plus one top leaf or just tips (top two leaves) while cheap green tea is made from large leaves. You would find that after brewed;
• You may find many tiny white hairs on a leaf of high quality green tea and on top of tea drink after brewed;
• High quality green tea is "early tea", the earlier and fresher the better;
• High quality green tea is weight lighter usually, but it would be stayed on bottom after brewed;
• High quality tea may be brewed more than 5-10 times and still has taste.

How to Take (Not just drink) Fresh Green Tea?

• Add about one teaspoon of tea leaf into a tea cup or more in a tea pot, add boiling water to rinse for a few seconds and throw water away;
• Use boiling fresh water to brew loose tea and drink it;
• You may add boiling water again and again for up to 3-7 cups (or until no taste) of tea, but add just enough water for one cup each time. Do not add water once or brewed for a long time before drinking;
• Take tea leaf like vegetable before or after drinking several cups of tea.

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