An area producing Longjing Green Tea in Xihu of Hangzhou,Zhejiang Province.

The West Lake is a beautiful scenic spot in hangzhou and is also the growing area of the world famous Lungching (Dragon Well) tea. West Lake tea gardens have a long history of plantation.

A folklore states that when the Qing emperpor Qianlong(reigned 1736-1795) in one of his six tours to many places south of the Yangtze, he was entertained with the Dragon-Well tea. The frangrance of the tea provoked the royal interest so that he named the eighteen tea tree planted there the " Imperial Tea". The royal patronage doubled the reputation of Lungching (Dragon-Well ) tea.