Hǎo de máojiān yèzi yòu xì yòu zhí, shàngmian yǒu yì céng báisè de róngmáo.
Good Maojian has thin, straight leaves covered in a layer of white down.
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毛 is the fine white down on young tea buds and 尖 the pointed tips, so the name describes the leaf. The two best known are 信阳毛尖 from Henan and 都匀毛尖 from Guizhou.