The scent of warm spring in Hangzhou is deep in the gentle breeze, extending warmth to the new shoots of West Lake Longjing Tea.

Tea gardens of Wengjiashan Hill, Meijiawu Village, Fancun Village and amid others have witnessed no small number of tender shoots. Days as sunny and temperatures as constant as those at the time being can promise a small amount of picking up early next week West Lake Longjing Tea^#43 at sunny sides high on mountains before massive picking in the days to come later