What's the difference between Biluochun and Longjing?

Biluochun and Longjing are different in origin, shape, color, fragrance, soup color and leaf bottom.

Difference 1: Different places of origin.

Biluochun is distributed in Dongting Mountain and Dongting Mountain of Taihu Lake in Wuxian County, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province.

Longjing tea is distributed in Shifeng, Wengjiashan, Hupao, meijiawu, Yun Qi and the mountainous areas around Lingyin in West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang.

Difference 2: Different shapes.

Longjing tea looks flatter and smoother, and there is no fluff on the surface of tea, while Biluochun's appearance becomes more compact and twisted, like a snail, with a fine layer of white fluff evenly distributed on the surface of tea.

Difference 3: Different colors.

Longjing is yellowish like brown rice, and Biluochun is green. We can judge Biluochun and Longjing directly by their appearance.

Difference 4: The fragrance is different.

The fragrance of "Biluochun" is the most common floral fragrance, namely floral fragrance and chestnut fragrance, and the most common fragrance of Longjing is blue bean fragrance.

Difference 5: The color of the soup is different from the bottom of the leaf.

Longjing's soup is greener and more yellow, with a hazy feeling and tender leaves like flowers.

Biluochun soup is green and clear, especially clean, with bright and delicate leaves.

Extended data

Biluochun is a traditional famous tea in China and one of the top ten famous teas in China. It belongs to the category of green tea and has a history of 1000 years. Biluochun is also called "Biluochun in Dongting" because it is produced in Dongting Mountain and Dongting Mountain in Taihu Lake in Wuxian County, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province.

Longjing tea is a specialty of Zhejiang province and a symbolic product of chinese national geography. Super Longjing tea is flat and smooth in shape, light green and smooth in color, fresh and high in aroma, fresh and sweet in taste and tender and white in leaves.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia Entry-Biluochun

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia Entry-Longjing Tea