概览
龙井茶园泛指西湖西南群山中的西湖龙井茶核心产区，狮峰山、龙井村、翁家山、杨梅岭一带梯田层叠，茶树随山势起伏。西湖龙井以色绿、香郁、味甘、形美「四绝」冠绝群茶，清明前后的采茶季是茶山一年中最繁忙的时节。「狮龙云虎梅」五大老字号概括了核心产区的分布。[1]
历史沿革
西湖产茶始见于唐代陆羽《茶经》，北宋辩才法师在狮峰山种茶，龙井茶渐有名声；明代列为贡品，清乾隆皇帝六下江南四上龙井，亲封胡公庙前十八棵茶树为「御茶」，龙井自此名满天下。2008 年西湖龙井茶制作技艺列入国家级非物质文化遗产。2001 年西湖龙井茶获原产地域产品保护。[1]
看点
老龙井御茶园内十八棵御茶树相传为乾隆亲封，龙井泉清冽甘美；狮峰山十里琅珰山脊步道串起层层茶园，是杭州最受欢迎的登山线路之一。山脚下的中国茶叶博物馆双峰馆区系统展示茶文化，明前时节可在茶农家看手工辉锅炒制。杨梅岭深处的九溪烟树，是茶山与溪涧交织的秘境。[1]
参观贴士
公交 27 路、87 路可达龙井村，山道建议步行或骑行。清明前后买茶请认明「西湖龙井」地理标志与防伪标识，价格因芽叶等级差异极大。在茶农家品一杯明前茶配茶点是最地道的体验；春茶季民宿紧张，需提前预订。茶农家「买茶先品茶」是行规，请从容比较再出手。[1]
Overview
In the hills southwest of West Lake, the terraced gardens around Shifeng Peak, Longjing Village, Wengjiashan, and Yangmeiling form the core growing area of West Lake Longjing — Dragon Well — tea. Prized for its green color, rich aroma, mellow taste, and flat leaf shape, it is China's most celebrated green tea, busiest around the Qingming harvest in early April.
Tea from these hills entered Lu Yu's Tang-dynasty Classic of Tea; the Song monk Biancai planted on Shifeng, and by the Ming the tea was a tribute good. The Qianlong Emperor visited four times and, legend says, personally designated eighteen bushes by the Hugong Temple as 'imperial tea' — still growing in the Old Longjing garden today. The pan-firing craft was listed as national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. The Ten-Li Langdang ridge trail strings the terraces together, and the China National Tea Museum lies at the hills' foot.
Buses 27 and 87 reach Longjing Village; explore the hill paths on foot or by bike. When buying around Qingming, look for the 'West Lake Longjing' geographic mark and anti-counterfeit label — prices vary hugely by leaf grade. The most authentic experience is a cup of pre-Qingming tea in a tea farmer's courtyard; book spring guesthouses well ahead.
