Longjing tea Longjing tea Longjing tea (; Standard Chinese pronunciation ), sometimes called by its literal translated name Dragon Well tea, is a variety of pan-roasted green tea from the area of Longjing Village in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. It is produced mostly by hand and renowned for its high quality, earning it the China Famous Tea title. Like most other Chinese green tea, Longjing tea leaves are roasted early in processing (after picking) to stop the natural oxidation process, which is a part of creating black and oolong teas. The actions of these enzymes are stopped by "firing" (heating in pans)
Chinese sun and moon mirrors also named 'water and fire mirrors'." "Chénglùpán" 承露盤 "plate for receiving dew" is a near-synonym for "fangzhu" (Needham and Wang 1962: 89). The "huabiao", which is a type of Chinese architectural column traditionally erected in front of palaces and tombs, is topped by a mythical "hou" 犼 "a wolf-headed Chinese dragon" sitting on a round "chenglupan" "dew-collecting plate" cap. There are comparatively fewer English translations of the Chinese moon-mirror, which lacks a direct translation equivalent and is more frequently romanized, include: Metaphorically using "fangzhu" and "yangsui" mirrors to represent "yin" and "yang" reflects a more commonly used Chinese philosophical metaphor