Origin:
West Lake Longjing is produced around West Lake District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, mainly in Longjing Village, Hupao Mountain and Longjing Mountain of West Lake, with Longjing Village of West Lake being the best.
Shifeng Longjing is produced in Shishan Town, Lin 'an City, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. Shishan is known as "the hometown of green tea in China".
Appearance:
The tea strips of West Lake Longjing are delicate and green in color. Gently twist by hand, bending like shrimp whiskers, neat and symmetrical in appearance, and similar in style to jade feathers. They are called "green, symmetrical like feathers".
The tea leaves of Shifeng Longjing are slightly longer in shape, with thick clusters of green, but slightly tender yellow, which is known as "clusters like finches' tongues and green leaves like pine needles".
Aroma:
The aroma of West Lake Longjing is fresh and elegant, with faint floral fragrance and rich almond fragrance, leaving fragrance at the entrance.
The aroma of Shifeng Longjing is slightly fruity, and the entrance has a faint fragrance and aftertaste.
Taste:
The tea soup of West Lake Longjing is yellow-green, with rich and mellow taste, a certain sweetness and lubrication, a clear throat top and a long sweetness.
The tea soup of Shifeng Longjing is bright yellow-green, smooth in taste, elegant and fresh in taste, slightly bitter in entrance, sweet and long.
Quality:
West Lake Longjing is a national geographical indication protection product and a national organic product. It is one of the top ten famous teas in China and one of the top three green teas in China, enjoying a high reputation at home and abroad.
The quality of Shifeng Longjing is also very good. Known as the "sister product" of West Lake Longjing, it is an outstanding representative of China green tea.
In a word, although West Lake Longjing and Shifeng Longjing are both green tea varieties, they have certain differences in appearance, aroma, taste, quality, etc. due to different origins and techniques, and they all have their own characteristics and unique charm.