Jinzhai County is located in the north of Dabie Mountain, bordering on the west of Anhui Province and adjacent to nine counties in Hubei, Henan and Anhui provinces. The county covers an area of 38 10 square kilometers, governs 23 townships, and has a total population of 670,000, including 560,000 agricultural people, 330,000 mu of cultivated land and 4.39 million mu of mountainous areas. Meishan and Xianghongdian two reservoirs with total storage capacity. Jinzhai county has a unique climate and is a national ecological demonstration area. The mountains here are high and foggy, with plenty of rain and sunshine, towering mountains, lush trees, mild climate, abundant rainfall and fertile soil. Climatic conditions and soil characteristics are very suitable for the growth of high-quality green tea. Since ancient times, it has been the main producing area of "Luan Guapian".
For example, the melon tea produced here has a flat shape, plump tea buds, slightly warped leaf edges, soft leaves and uniform size; Bright green color, high aroma, fresh and mellow taste, sweet aftertaste, clear soup color and light green leaves. "Luan Guapian" has been a tribute since the Ming Dynasty; Xu Guangqi, a scientist in the Ming Dynasty, called "Lu 'an Fu Pian Tea" the "best in tea" in "The Complete Book of Agricultural Administration". 1924 won the Panama gold medal in the World Tea Expo. At present, "Luan Guapian" is listed as one of the top ten famous teas in China by tea evaluation institutions at all levels in China.
Jinzhai County is one of the key tea-producing counties in China 100, and it is also the key demonstration county of famous tea production in Anhui Province. Since 200 1, the construction project of the national pollution-free tea production demonstration base of the Ministry of Agriculture has been implemented, becoming the first batch of pollution-free tea production demonstration base counties in China. There are 236 tea processing enterprises, 23 tea professional cooperatives and 5 municipal leading enterprises in the county, and 15 enterprises in the county have passed QS certification. There are 200,000 people engaged in tea production, processing and marketing, and they have three provincial-level famous trademarks: "Jinzhai Cuimei", "Jinlong Yuzhu" and "Antai". The county has certified 6,543,800 mu of pollution-free tea gardens and 8,000 mu of organic tea gardens. Tea has become an important leading industry, advantageous industry and characteristic industry in the economic development of Jinzhai County, an important source of income for farmers in mountainous areas to get rid of poverty and become rich and well-off, and an important industrial pillar to promote local economic development.
Jinzhai Cuimei is a famous tea newly created by three generations of tea science and technology workers in Jinzhai County in the 1980s, looking for the root of Jinzhai famous tea, investing in science and technology and adapting to local conditions. Because it looks like a thrush and its color is green, it was named Jinzhai Cuimei by Professor Chen Jue, a world celebrity and tea expert. Its main producing area is also around Xianghongdian Reservoir, the origin of Luan Guapian, and around Qitoushan, Youfangdian, Qingshan Town and Heyanzi Town, facing Zhutang tea market in western Anhui. The geology here is mostly composed of granite, with towering rocks, lush trees, streams and streams, and smog, forming a good microclimate and unique ecological environment. Jinzhai Cuimei, made from a single bud, contains no petiole, and is slender as an eyebrow, with white hair and green and oily color; Soaking in a cup, the bud head is as upright as a bamboo shoot, the leaf bottom is bright yellow-green, the green fragrance is tall and long, fresh and fragrant, the taste is fresh and mellow, sweet and refreshing.