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)
Shantang Street Shantang Street Shantang Street (; Suzhou Wu: Se daon ka, ), also known as Seven-mile Shantang (), is a street in northwestern Gusu District, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. The street connects Changmen () in the east with Huqiu in the west, with a total length of about 3,829.6 meters (2.38 miles), or a little more than seven li or traditional "Chinese miles". In 2015, the Shantang Street Scenic Area was added to the list of China's "National Historic and Cultural Streets". Construction of the Shantang Canal (Chinese:山塘河) started in 825 AD, during the Tang Dynasty by Bai Juyi, a poet and