> Hmm. I thought Chinese tea had little additives, if any. Am I
> wrong? I've drunk my share of Dragon's Well tea after visiting as a
> tourist the farm where they picked and boxed it. Other teas from
> China, I've trusted to not have 'additives."

If you want to get into it, a recent report found various heavy metals
including lead in LongJing (dragon well) tea at market. It also found
huge quantities of pesticides/herbicides as well as coloring,
flavoring, and scent additives. The adulteration of tea has caused
most people to give up drinking the more popular types and simply
drink "Pu'er" or countryside grown teas.

I visited Hangzhou in 2004 (home to Dragon Well) and was taught by my
friend's aunt how to pick the better quality leaves. We picked a
bunch, cooked it up, and drank it fresh there. I think that was maybe
some of the best Longjing I have ever experienced...but that still
doesn't count for the pesticides and other stuff that's in the soil.

China is a scary place.