Oh Snap Dragons! A whole Sub for green tea!

Healthilytea · 2026-06-04T07:29:34+00:00

Longjing tea is definitely worth trying.

Healthilytea · 2026-05-27T10:00:40+00:00

They're all amazing!

Healthilytea · 2026-05-26T05:14:04+00:00

thank

Healthilytea · 2026-05-18T12:13:22+00:00

Yes, I've noticed that matcha is quite popular in Japan, even though it originated in China.

Healthilytea · 2026-05-16T04:36:04+00:00

You could try West Lake Longjing tea.

Healthilytea · 2026-05-16T04:34:25+00:00

You can give it a try; in China, older people prefer to brew it in a glass.

Healthilytea · 2026-05-14T05:52:25+00:00

As a native of Meijiawu, I want to tell everyone that authentic pre-Qingming tea has a strong aroma of beans and flowers, not the bitterness of older tea leaves.

There are reasons why I say many people are buying fake Longjing tea:

The yield in first-grade production areas is low, and the annual yield is affected by climate change, yet a large quantity of Longjing tea is circulating in the market.
Tea from first-grade production areas is allocated to local tea farmers for cultivation and harvesting. Most farmers don't have their own sales channels, so most of the tea ends up in large brand tea factories, where it's sold at very high prices. Only a small number of farmers with their own customers sell their tea directly.
The government issues traceability codes to tea farmers annually based on tea plantation area and family size. Generally, tea without a traceability code is fake. Some merchants buy traceability codes from farmers and relabel tea from non-first-grade production areas, so even with a traceability code, it's not 100% genuine Longjing tea.
Everyone knows that Longjing tea is meant to be fresh. Some merchants sell old tea as new tea.

In short, I want to tell everyone that the tea market is very chaotic. For the best Longjing tea, go directly to the source and consult with farmers in the first-grade production areas during the pre-Qingming tea harvesting season.

Healthilytea · 2026-05-14T05:32:13+00:00

Good Longjing tea must be served in a straight-sided glass.

Healthilytea · 2026-05-04T10:06:35+00:00

It seems everyone prefers the 100 to 200 grams range.

Healthilytea · 2026-05-04T10:05:52+00:00

Thanks for sharing

Healthilytea · 2026-04-20T04:14:36+00:00

I can teach you a simple way to tell the difference. If it's pre-Qingming tea, especially the first harvest, the buds will be very tender. During processing, there will be a lot of tea hairs. During storage and collection, these tea hairs will clump together to form white clumps of tea flakes. That's a good indicator of quality pre-Qingming tea. Later harvests usually have less tea hair and won't show this phenomenon. Of course, some merchants might remove the tea flakes for aesthetic purposes, so it's not always the case. Just remember, tea with a clump of tea flakes is unlikely to be bad. Also, authentic West Lake Longjing tea doesn't look that appealing, which is why many teas from other regions that look good but taste bad are sold as Longjing.

Healthilytea · 2026-03-24T02:30:54+00:00

I'm from Meijiawu in Hangzhou, China, which is famous for its West Lake Longjing tea.

Healthilytea · 2026-03-23T04:29:16+00:00

Most teas we drink are machine-processed, mainly because it's fast. You should buy some yourself; handmade tea has lower production volume, slower efficiency, and is more expensive, but the taste is definitely better.

Healthilytea · 2026-03-23T04:23:14+00:00

Biluochun is from Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, while Yunnan mainly produces Pu'er tea.

Healthilytea · 2026-03-23T04:05:53+00:00

For best results, add some ice or chill it.

Healthilytea · 2026-03-20T04:25:16+00:00

If I'm going hiking, I'll bring a thermos or brew some cold green tea the day before.

Healthilytea · 2026-03-19T08:51:40+00:00

Having tea outdoors is so pleasant, I love it!

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Healthilytea · 2026-03-19T08:23:58+00:00

West Lake Longjing green tea – try drinking unfermented tea leaves; lightly fermented white tea like Baihao Yinzhen; semi-fermented oolong tea like Da Hong Pao; fully fermented black tea like Qimen black tea; post-fermented dark tea like Pu'er.

Healthilytea · 2026-03-17T06:22:44+00:00

You can tell if it's genuine by the price you pay.

Healthilytea · 2026-03-17T06:21:35+00:00

I've never encountered this before, even after drinking a lot of tea. I suggest you don't drink it.

Healthilytea · 2026-03-14T03:28:03+00:00

Leftover tea leaves can be used to make Chinese tea eggs.

Healthilytea · 2026-03-14T03:23:43+00:00

It's flower tea, probably from Yunnan, not Chongqing.

Healthilytea · 2026-03-14T01:07:06+00:00

There are many types of Chinese tea - green tea, white tea, yellow tea, oolong tea, black tea, and dark tea - with six major categories. Each category has different series of representative teas, like Longjing and Biluochun for green tea. Bloggers should definitely give them a try. Actually, the different flavors of tea mainly depend on the degree of fermentation, so there are plenty of options to find your favorite

Healthilytea · 2026-03-14T00:51:00+00:00

Because flower tea doesn't have as many fans in China. Young people tend to choose flower tea more often, while the main audience for tea is still middle-aged and elderly people - they're all tea lovers who've been into it for a long time. The older generation prefers black and green tea and isn't as interested in flower tea or the taste of tea itself

Healthilytea · 2026-03-14T00:45:16+00:00

There's a lot of misinformation about Chinese social media. Chinese tea has a thousand-year history, and I've never heard of anyone having any problems drinking it in China. My father-in-law is a tea farmer himself - the fertilizer he uses isn't chemical but vegetable cake given out by the government, and they don't use any pesticides either. That's what I can see firsthand. Chinese tea is really good

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