Longjing tea is considered one of best china teas and hangzhou is known for producing the best longjing tea in china driiving from shanghai to hangzhou takes around 3 hours the tea is grown on the longjing mountain area in hangzhou southwest of the west lake the flat and smooth tea leaves resembling pine needles with a yellow to dark green color brew a pot of tea in light to dark green color with sophisticated taste and aroma hangzhou tea culture day tour will take you away from the crowded