Dafang tea Dafang tea Da Fang (; pronounced ), also named Zhupu Da Fang or Zhuye Da Fang, is a Chinese green tea. It is considered one of China's top ten teas by some Chinese tea experts. Like Longjing tea, it has sharp flat shapes and a similar production process. Some Chinese tea experts believe Da Fang tea is an ancestor of Longjing tea. It is more accepted that Da Fang tea is the earliest tea with flat leaves. Da Fang tea is produced near Lao Zhuling () mountain and Fu Guanshan () mountain of She County (), Anhui Province. Its dried
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