March 2017. Hangzhou, Zhejiang. Among all of Chinese green teas, Long Jing is the most famous. Our tea is 2017 pre-Qing Ming pick, meaning it is harvested at the end of March, before rain season. The leaves that sprout at this time of the year are sweeter and more tender, with less bitterness and astringency. To make Long Jing, one bud and two leaves are plucked, The leaves are withered in the sun and then finished (fixed, shaped, dried) entirely in the pan The finished leaves are pale green and flat