A list of China s top ten famous teas, taste the thousand year old tea rhyme

Mondo Culture Updated on 2024-01-30

Tea was originally Jiamu in southern China, and tea is a well-known health drink. Tea drinking began in Shennong and has a history of more than 4,700 years. Tea, along with cocoa and coffee, is known as the world's top three non-alcoholic beverages.

Chinese tea is divided into several categories such as green tea, black tea, green tea, dark tea, white tea, yellow tea according to the production method, and many varieties of tea are included in various types of tea.

Green Tea Green tea is tender and bright, and it is a tea that has not been fermented. Famous varieties of green tea include Hangzhou West Lake Longjing Tea, Jiangsu Biluo Spring Tea, Xinyang Maojian Tea from Xinyang City, Henan Province, Maofeng Tea from Huangshan Mountain, Anhui Province, and Lu'an Gua Pian Tea from Lu'an City, Anhui Province.

Black Tea Black tea is a fermented tea, and the tea is made with a bright red color. China's famous black teas include Wuyi Mountain Zhengshan Xiaozhong and Jin Jun Mei, Qi black tea from Anhui and Yunnan black tea.

Green tea Green tea is also known as oolong tea, green tea has a thick appearance, the color is green and gray, the tea soup is golden, the aroma is rich and fragrant, the floral fragrance is obvious, and the bottom of the leaves is green and red. Tieguanyin: The appearance of the rope is round, spiral-shaped, the particles are heavy and solid, the color is sand green, the tea soup is golden, the floral fragrance is obvious, the taste is slightly bitter and then sweet, and it is resistant to brewing. Mainly include: Wuyi rock tea;Wuyi Cinnamon;Tieguanyin;White-haired monkeys;Octagonal Pavilion Dragon Whisker Tea;**Gui;Yongchun Buddha's hand;Anxi color species;Phoenix Narcissus;Taiwan Oolong;Taiwan Bao Species;Big Red Robe;Iron Arhat;White-crowned chicken;Water beetle.

Black tea is dark brown in color, orange to dark brown in soup color, and has pine smoke fragrance. Mainly include: Hunan black tea;Old green tea;Sichuan side tea;Liubao loose tea;Pu-erh tea.

White tea is silvery white, the buds are fat, the soup is yellow and bright, the taste is fresh and mellow, and the bottom of the leaves is tender and even. Mainly include: silver needle white hair;White peony;Tribute eyebrows.

Yellow tea Yellow soup yellow leaves, most of the buds and leaves are delicate and delicate. Mainly include: Junshan silver needle;Yellow buds;North Harbor Maojian;Huoshan Yellow Buds;Weijiang white hair;Wenzhou Yellow Soup;West Anhui Yellow Tea;Guangdong Dayeqing;Seahorse Palace tea.

Flower tea is a type of reprocessed tea that is brewed from the flowers or leaves of plants or their fruits, which is unique to China. Also known as fragrant tablets, the use of tea is good at absorbing peculiar smells, the fragrant flowers and new tea are stuffy together, and the tea absorbs the fragrance and then sifts off the dried flowers, and the flower tea made is rich in fragrance and dark in color. Flower tea can be subdivided into herbal tea and flower and fruit tea. Those who drink leaves or flowers are called herbal teas, such as lotus leaves and stevia leaves. Those who drink its fruits are called flower and fruit tea, such as: figs, lemons, hawthorns, monk fruits, and figs. It smells fragrant and has health benefits. Flower tea is mainly made of green tea, black tea or oolong tea as a tea blank, with flowers that can spit fragrance as raw materials, and is made by kilning technology. According to the different varieties of fragrant flowers used, it is divided into jasmine tea, magnolia tea, osmanthus tea, pearl orchid tea, etc., among which jasmine tea has the largest output.

West Lake Longjing, one of the most distinctive teas in green tea, is known as the "treasure of heaven" and ranks first among China's famous teas. It is produced in the mountains around West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Hangzhou is not only famous for the beautiful West Lake, but also famous for the West Lake Longjing tea. Tea has been produced in the mountains of West Lake for thousands of years, and it was famous in the Tang Dynasty.

West Lake Longjing tea is ranked with "Lion (Peak), Dragon (Well), Cloud (Perch), Tiger (Run), Mei (Jiawu)", with West Lake Longjing Tea as the most. Longjing tea has a straight and sharp appearance, flat and handsome, smooth and even, and the color is green and yellow. After brewing, the aroma is high and long-lasting, fragrant and fragrantThe soup color is apricot green, clear and bright, the bottom of the leaves is tender green, evenly formed into flowers, the buds are erect, lifelike. Drinking tea soup, refreshing people's spleen, fragrant between teeth, endless aftertaste.

The Longjing tea area is distributed on the beautiful mountains and mountains on the shore of the West Lake. Here by the lake and the mountains, the climate is mild, the perennial clouds and mist are shrouded, the rainfall is abundant, and the soil structure is loose, the soil is fertile, the roots of the tea tree are deep and leafy, and the perennial green is green. From the weeping willow spit buds, to the layer of forest dyeing, the tea buds continue to germinate, the tea buds picked before the Qingming Dynasty are called the tea before the Ming Dynasty. Stir-fry a pound of Ming Qian tea requires seventy or eighty thousand buds, which is the best of Longjing tea.

Lu'an Gua Pian is a national historical tea and one of the top ten classic green teas in China. Lu'an Gua Pian (also known as Pian Tea) is a special type of green tea. Harvested from local endemic varieties, the flaky tea leaves resembling melon seeds are made through a unique traditional processing process. It is also mentioned in the great writer Cao Xueqin's masterpiece "Dream of Red Mansions".

"Lu'an Gua Pian" is well-known at home and abroad, and also benefits from its unique origin, technology and quality advantages. The main production area is Jinzhai County, the old revolutionary area, the county is located at the northern foot of Dabie Mountain, surrounded by high mountains, clouds and mist, mild climate, good ecological vegetation, is a green drink bred in nature. At the same time, the picking of "Lu'an melon slices" is also different, the tea farmers take from the tea branches and tender shoots and strong leaves, therefore, the leaves are mellow and nutritious, and it is the only piece of tea in China's green tea that removes stems and buds.

Huangshan Maofeng tea is produced in Huangshan, Anhui Province. Mount Huangshan is a natural scenic spot with extraordinary scenery in China. There are perennial clouds and mist, when the clouds can cover the whole mountainous area, the mountain peaks are exposed to the clouds, like a number of islands, so it is called the sea of clouds. The pine of Yellow Mountain or upside down, or lying down, the shape of the tree is peculiar. The rock peaks of Huangshan are all formed by the strange, dangerous and deep mountain rocks. The unity of clouds, pines and stones constitutes the mysterious Huangshan Scenic Area, which also gives the Huangshan Maofeng tea a variety of mysterious colors. Huangshan Maofeng Tea Garden is distributed in Yungu Temple, Songgu Nunnery, Suspension Bridge Nunnery, Ciguang Pavilion and 1200 meters above sea level around the Banshan Temple, in the high mountain dock deep valley, the slope reaches 30-50 degrees. The climate here is mild, rainfall is abundant, the soil is fertile, the upper layer is deep, the air humidity is high, and the sunshine hours are short. Under this special condition, the tea tree is immersed in the clouds and clouds every day, so the tea buds are extraordinarily fat, soft and delicate, the leaves are thick, durable and resistant, the aroma is rich, the taste is mellow and sweet, and it has become the top grade in the tea.

Dongting Biluo Spring Tea is produced in Dongting Mountain, Taihu Lake, Wuxian County, Jiangsu Province. Taihu Lake is vast, with rippling blue water and vast smoke waves. Dongting Mountain is located on the shore of Taihu Lake, Dongshan is like a giant boat stretching into the peninsula of Taihu Lake, Xishan is an island that stands in the lake a few kilometers apart, the climate of Xishan is mild, warm in winter and cool in summer, the air is fresh, the clouds and mist are filled, it is a unique environment for the growth of tea trees, coupled with fine picking, exquisite workmanship, forming a unique quality characteristic. Biluo spring tea is slender, curled into a snail, full of hair, and the color is green. After brewing, the taste is fresh and fresh, fragrant and fragrant, the soup is green and clear, and the bottom of the leaves is fine and tender. Especially the high-grade Biluochun, you can flush the water first and then put the tea, the tea leaves are still sinking slowly, and the leaves are fragrant, which is the performance of the strong tea buds, and it is also incomparable to other teas.

Lushan Yunwu Tea has been moistened by the Lushan flowing springs and waterfalls for many years, and the influence of the clouds and fog, thus forming its unique mellow quality: the leaves are thick, mellow and sweet, rich in nutrients, and prolonging life.

Lushan Yunwu tea buds are fat and green and moist, the cord is compact and beautiful, the aroma is fresh and lasting, the taste is mellow and sweet, the soup color is clear and bright, and the bottom of the leaves is tender and green. Lushan Yunwu tea is usually described as "six uniques", that is, "the cord is thick, verdant and multi-milli, the soup color is bright, the leaves are tender and even, the fragrance is long-lasting, mellow and sweet". The flavor of Yunwu tea is unique, due to the influence of the cool and foggy climate of Lushan Mountain and the short time of direct sunlight, the formation of its leaf thickness, milli more, mellow and sweet bubble.

Junshan Silver Needle, one of the famous yellow teas. Junshan tea began in the Tang Dynasty and was incorporated into tribute tea in the Qing Dynasty. Junshan is an island in Dongting Lake, Yueyang City, Hunan. The soil on the island is fertile, mostly sandy, with an average annual temperature of 16 to 17 degrees, an annual rainfall of about 1340 mm, and a high relative humidity. In spring and summer, the lake water evaporates, the clouds and mist are filled, the island is overgrown with trees, the natural environment is suitable for the growth of tea trees, and the mountains are full of tea plantations. In the Qing Dynasty, Junshan tea was divided into two types: "sharp tea" and "furry tea". "Jiancha" is like a tea sword, white hairy, accepted as tribute tea, known as "Gongjian". The aroma of Junshan silver needle tea is clear and high, the taste is mellow and sweet, the soup is yellow and clear, the buds are strong and strong, the strips are really even, and the hair is light yellow. After brewing, the buds rise to the surface of the water in the vertical hanging soup, slowly sink, rise and sink again, three ups and three downs, and become an interesting view.

The main production areas of Xinyang Maojian are in the western part of Shihe District, Xinyang City, Henan Province, Dongjiahe, Wujiadian Township, Dongshuanghe, Liulin, Lijiazhai, Tanjiahe, Shisanliqiao, and Pingqiao Town, Pingqiao District, Henan Province. Xinyang Maojian has always been known at home and abroad for its unique style of "fine, round, light, straight, white, fragrant, strong and green".

Wuyi rock tea is an oolong tea, with the reputation of the king of tea, produced in Wuyi Mountain, "southeast of Qixiujia" in Fujian, and the tea tree grows in the rock crevices. Wuyi rock tea has the fragrance of green tea and the sweetness of black tea, which is the best oolong tea in China and one of the top ten famous teas in China. Wuyi rock tea is a semi-fermented green tea, and the production method is between green tea and black tea, among which the famous Da Hong Pao is famous all over the world. The quality of Wuyi rock tea is unique, it has not been flowered, but the tea soup has a strong fragrance of flowers, sweet and delicious when drinking, and the aftertaste is endless. After it was introduced to Europe in the 18th century, it was loved by the local people and had the reputation of "the cure for all diseases".

Anxi Tieguanyin is one of the famous oolong teas in China. Anxi Tieguanyin tea is produced in Anxi County, Fujian Province. Anxi Tieguanyin tea has a long history and is known as the king of tea. According to reports, Anxi Tieguanyin tea originated in the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty (1725-1735). Anxi County is mountainous, the climate is warm, the rainfall is sufficient, the tea trees grow luxuriantly, and there are many varieties of tea trees. Anxi Tieguanyin tea, can be picked four times a year, divided into spring tea, summer tea, summer tea, autumn tea. The quality of tea making is best in spring tea. The climate on the day of tea picking is sunny and northerly wind, and the quality of the tea is the best. Therefore, the local tea picking is mostly carried out before 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on a sunny day, and the production process of Tieguanyin is basically the same as that of general oolong tea, but the number of shaking green is more, and the cooling time is shorter. Generally, it is dried before the evening, shaken the green and cool green overnight, and the fermentation is completed the next morning, and then it is fried and baked, which lasts for a day and night. The production process is divided into 9 processes: sunning, shaking, cooling, killing, cutting and kneading, initial drying, wrapping and kneading, re-drying and drying. The excellent quality of Anxi Tieguanyin tea is fat and strong, the quality is as heavy as iron, the hibiscus sand green is obvious, the green is green, the red dots are bright, the sweet floral fragrance is high, the sweetness is mellow and fresh, it has a unique taste, the aftertaste is sweet and rich, and there is still a residual fragrance after brewing 7 timesThe color of the soup is golden, the bottom of the leaf is thick and soft, bright and even, the leaf edge is red spots, and the green heart is red bordered. It has participated in domestic and foreign exhibitions and has won many awards and enjoys a high reputation.

Qimen Black Tea, a famous black tea boutique, referred to as Qihong, is produced in the area of Qimen County, Huangshan Branch District, southwest Anhui Province, China. The local tea varieties are high yield and high quality, planted in fertile red and yellow soils, and the climate is mild, the rain is abundant, and the sunshine is moderate, so the leaves are tender and rich in water-soluble substances, and the quality of the harvest in August is the best. Qi Hong's shape is tight and even, the front seedlings are beautiful, and the color is dark (commonly known as "Baoguang");The inner quality is fragrant and has a honey fragrance, and the top tea contains an orchid fragrance (known as "Qimen incense"), which is rich and long-lastingThe color of the soup is bright and red, the taste is sweet and mellow, and the tea residue soaked at the bottom of the leaves is red and bright. The clear drink can best taste the timeless aroma of Qi Hong, even if fresh milk is added, it will not lose its mellowness. It is the best place to drink black tea in spring, and it is also suitable for afternoon tea and bedtime tea. Qimen tea has been famous since the Tang Dynasty. According to historical records, before Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty, black tea was not produced here, but green tea was abundant, and the preparation method was similar to Lu'an tea, so it was once called "Anlu". In the first year of Guangxu, Yu Ganchen, a native of Yixian County, returned to his hometown from Fujian to do business, established a tea house, and Qimen reformed into black tea and became a rising star. The tea leaves of Qimen are tight and slender and long, and the soup color is red and bright, especially its aroma is similar to fruit, and it has the fragrance of orchids, which is fresh and lasting. It can be brewed on its own or mixed with milk. Qimen black tea is the leader of "black tea", and it is famous for its "high fragrance, mellow taste, beautiful shape and bright color".

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