Xihu Longjing tea or Xihu longjing tea

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anpuster

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Chinese
I have a question about the capitalisation of tea names.

Xihu is a proper noun, referring to the place West Lake. Longjing is a type of tea, aka dragon well tea. Xihu Longjing tea means that this type of tea is produced in the area of Xihu.

I was wondering which format would be more acceptable: a) Xihu Longjing tea; b) Xihu longing tea; c) Xihu Longjing Tea.

Many thanks!
 
    • heypresto said:
    Do you have a complete sentence in mind, and some context, in which you want to write this?
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    I'm writing an article on this specific type of tea, the environment in which it is grown and how it tastes. A sentence might be "Xihu Longjing tea has a very mellow taste and long-lasting aroma."
     
    I have searched for that tea. It's printed name is very variable:
    Xi Hu Long Jing
    Xihu Longjing
    Xihu Long Jing
    Xi Hu Longjing
    Longjing - probably the commonest.
    Long Jing

    Although Xihu/Xi Hu is not often mentioned.

    Tea is sometimes capitalised and sometimes not.
     
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