Xihu of Hangzhou
XiHu(the West Lake) is a beautiful scenic spot and is also the growing area of the world famous Longjing(Dragon Well) tea. Xihu tea gardens have a long history of plantation, Record has it that in Tang Dynasty, two Buddhist monasteries - Tianzhusi and Lingyinsi owned their own tea gardens. The famous poet Su Dongpo(1037-1101) had the lines: “Two new flags under cloud-shouded peak I see So green and always fresh, the tea as bathed in spring rain.”
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 fragrance 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 Drgon-Well tea.

Jiangxi Wuyuan
Wuyuan is the north eastern mountainous district in Jiangxi Province has been a growing district of tea for export. Wu-Lǚ(Wuyuan Green) had been a chief species in the export in 17th and 18th centuries. A new type of processed tea – Zhu Lan Cha Jing(essence of Pearly-orchid tea, famous since centuries ago) resumed production recently made from Wu- Lǚ tea and pearly-orchid flower. Tea plantation mountains in this area are Wulongshan(five dragon mountain)Shier-shan(five dragon mountain), Juli shan, Zhang-gongshan and Gaohushan. When one travels along the River Xi one can see tea gardens dotted on both sides of the river all the way long.