China / Zhejiang, Eastern China
西湖
春，在平底锅中成形。.
In the tea landscape around Hangzhou's West Lake, fresh leaves meet a practiced hand. Longjing brings the story back to flavour, craft and the pleasure of a carefully made cup.
Atlas 05 / China · Landscape illustration
该地点一览。.
地区
Zhejiang, Eastern China
风景
Tea gardens and wooded lakeside hills
查找
Flat green tea leaves
风景
The name connects a place and a craft.
The China Agricultural Museum presents West Lake's tea culture as a system of gardens, tea making and local practice. Longjing's characteristic flat leaf gives the hand of the maker a visible form.
Spring brings attention back to the new leaf and the first pan work of the season. Spreading, firing, resting and finishing create a rhythm of movement and pause. The craft becomes visible in the leaves before the kettle is even filled.
制作方法
The leaf meets the pan.
Four moments in traditional hand processing, condensed from a much more attentive craft.
01
Spread the fresh leaf
Freshly picked leaves are spread before firing. This preparation is part of the maker's response to the condition of the leaf.
02
First firing
The first pan stage, qingguo, heats and begins shaping the leaves. Movement and contact with the pan form part of the technique.
03
Rest
The leaves are spread again between pan stages. This interval belongs to the process as much as the more visible work at the pan.
04
Finish the shape
The final firing, huiguo, completes the shaping and drying. The finished flat leaves are the starting point for the cup you prepare at home.
在日常文化中
Skill that continues in the cup.
UNESCO's account of Chinese tea practice brings cultivation, processing, drinking and sharing together. That is the spirit of this chapter: the tea garden and the kitchen table belong to the same conversation.
You do not need elaborate equipment to pay attention. Notice the dry leaf, follow the maker's brewing guidance and taste as the cup cools. The origin story gives you more to notice, while leaving room for your own preference.
这家店背后的故事。.
We have not yet published a verified West Lake tea maker profile. This is a guide to the place and its craft. A future feature will name the grower or maker and provide evidence for the tea's stated growing area, harvest and processing.
来源与背景。.
本指南介绍了某个地区及其传统习俗。本指南未对任何产品的来源、认证或功效进行核实。风景和食材图片均为人工智能生成的编辑插图。.
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