Including the thickness, length, weight, size of the tea leaves, and the tightness of the cords, whole, even, and clean, whether there are inclusions and adulterations, whether there are hard pieces of old leaves, and the lower plate, the degree of dryness and wetness, and the weight of the body and bones equivalent. The shape of green tea varies with the type of tea. For example, for eyebrow tea, the rope is tight and thin, like a fisherman. The curved part should be one-third. The upper tip is blunt and the body is heavy. The cords are uniform, clean and free from inclusions and hard pieces of old leaves. Longjing is flat and straight, the tip is not curved, and the body is tender. The hair peaks are slender and slightly curved at the tip. The Japanese Gyokuro is slender as a needle, but not curved. Bead tea is rounded like beads and very small. From the aspect of shape, the origin of tea can be identified. The origin is based on the place of origin, such as Huangshan Maofeng, Shifeng Longjing, and Lu'an Guapian, all of which are extremely valuable. However, the correctness of the origin cannot be absolutely determined only by the shape, and the characteristics of the fragrance must be considered to avoid mistakes.
