China's Shandong Province Tea Area

1. Shandong Province China's Shandong Province Tea Area Shandong, referred to as "Lu", the provincial capital Jinan, is named after it lives east of the Taihang Mountains. In the pre-Qin period, it was affiliated to the states of Qi and Lu, so it was also named Qi and Lu. Shandong Province is located in eastern China, on the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It is connected to the sea to the east, land to the west (the inland west borders Hebei, Henan, Anhui and Jiangsu provinces from north to south), faces the Liaodong Peninsula across the Bohai Strait to the north, and faces the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea and the southern Japanese islands in the distance to the southeast. It is divided into two parts: peninsula and inland. Shandong Province covers an area of ??156,700 square kilometers, with 17 prefecture-level cities, 140 counties and cities, of which 49 are in urban areas, 31 county-level cities, and 60 counties. Shandong has a population of more than 93 million. It is the third largest province in terms of economy and the second largest population in China. Shandong is the birthplace of Confucian culture. The hometown of temperate fruits in China. The Pleistocene "Yiyuan Man" fossil discovered in Yiyuan County, Shandong Province, dating from the Pleistocene 4 to 50 million years ago, is one of the examples of Homo erectus in China. 2. Tea Area of ??Shandong Province China’s Shandong Tea Area The Shandong Tea Area currently has a wide tea planting area. Among the 17 cities in the province, 10 cities and 40 counties and cities are planting tea, basically forming the southeastern coast of Shandong, Shandong, and Shandong. The three major tea-producing areas of Zhongnan Mountain and Jiaodong Peninsula have shown a relatively obvious growth trend. In 2013, the total tea area in Shandong Province was 340,000 acres, of which the picking area was 236,000 acres, an increase of 65,000 acres and 55,000 acres respectively compared with 2010, an increase of 23.8 and 34.3. A number of tea brands with relatively high market visibility have been formed, such as "Xueqing", "Rizhao Green Tea", "Wanlijiang", "Laochi" and "Yiming". Five tea brands have won China's well-known trademarks; "Fulaiqing" 16 tea brands including Rizhao Green Tea, Laoshan Green Tea, Taishan Green Tea, Zhucheng Green Tea, Changqing Tea and other major tea producing areas have passed the Shandong Provincial Famous Trademarks. Obtained the National Agricultural Products Geographical Indication Certification. 3. Distribution of tea-producing areas in Shandong Province China's Shandong Province Tea Area There are three major tea-producing bases in Shandong Province: 1. Southeast coastal tea area: mainly including Laoshan, Jiaonan, Rizhao, Junan, Juxian, Wulian and Linshu counties and cities; 2. Shandong South Tea Area: mainly includes Jinan, Linyi, Tai'an and Laiwu; 3. Jiaodong Peninsula Tea Area: mainly includes Haiyang, Rushan, Wendeng, Rongcheng, Jimo, Laixi, Pingdu and other cities and counties. 4. Classification of Shandong tea Shandong tea in the tea area of ??Shandong Province, China currently includes green tea, black tea, oolong tea and other varieties. 1. Green tea: Rizhao green tea, Laoshan green tea, etc. 2. Black tea: Rizhao black tea, etc. 3. Oolong tea: Linshu Oolong tea 5. The main varieties of Shandong tea: Qing Dynasty Laiyang tea, Yunzhi tea, Laoshan green tea in the tea area of ??Shandong Province, China: Biya, Rizhao Xueqing, Biboqingfeng, ***green, Biyachun, Da Baiyinjian, Chunshan Snow Buds, Beilaochunhao, Mingjiachun, Baiman, Yuyuanchun Premium Tea, Wolongjian, Haiqingmaofeng, Fulaiqing, Lianshan Cuiyang, Yushan Spring Buds, Pine Needles, Snow Buds, Green, Snow, Fengmei Jingyangchun, Tianlaixin, Extreme North Yunxiu, Yushan Cuilong, Arctic Spring, Mingyuan Green Tea, Northern Leaf Green, Yuya Tea, Yimengqinyuan Spring Silver Needle, Jieqingya, etc. 6. Famous Tea Producing Areas in Shandong 1. Qingdao Tea Area in Shandong Province, China 2. Rizhao Tea Area in Shandong Province, China 3. Linyi 7. Famous Teas in Shandong Province 1. Laoshan Green Tea Laoshan Green Tea is produced in Laoshan District, Qingdao City, Shandong Province. Mount Laoshan is located on the coast of the Yellow Sea and has a temperate maritime monsoon climate. The soil is fertile and slightly acidic. It is known as the Little Jiangnan of the North. In 1959, the "Southern Tea to the North" project in Laoshan District was successful, forming Laoshan green tea with unique quality. Laoshan green tea has the characteristics of thick leaves, pea fragrance, strong taste, and resistance to brewing. It is divided into spring tea, summer tea and autumn tea according to the fresh leaf picking season; according to the fresh leaf raw materials and processing technology, it is divided into curly green tea and flat green tea. In October 2006, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine approved the implementation of geographical indication product protection for Laoshan green tea. 2. Zhucheng Green Tea Zhucheng Green Tea is known as “Northern Tea”. The cultivation of green tea in Zhucheng has a history of more than 800 years. According to the historical record "History of Jin Shihuo Zhi", in the first year of Taihe (1201), the Jin people vigorously promoted the production of tea wherever tea could be cultivated and made within the scope of their rule. In Zi (now Shandong) Zichuan), Mi (now Zhucheng, Shandong), and Hai (now Lianyungang, Jiangsu) each have a place to make tea.

Zhucheng green tea can be divided into flat green tea and curly green tea according to its appearance. It is divided into spring tea, summer tea and autumn tea according to the fresh leaf picking season. The unique geographical environment, excellent tea tree varieties, advanced cultivation technology and advanced processing technology have created the geographical characteristics of Zhucheng green tea: "fresh green soup, fresh and mellow taste, rich and refreshing chestnut aroma, thick leaves that are resistant to brewing". 3. Rizhao Green Tea Rizhao Green Tea is produced in Rizhao City, Shandong Province. Rizhao is one of the three coastal green tea cities recognized by world tea experts (the other two are Boseong, South Korea and Shizuoka, Japan). Rizhao green tea has unique and excellent qualities such as dark green dry tea, bright yellow-green soup after brewing, rich chestnut aroma, mellow aftertaste, thick leaves, high aroma, and resistance to brewing. It is known as "China's new green tea". In March 2006, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine approved the implementation of geographical indication product protection for Rizhao green tea. 4. Rizhao Black Tea Rizhao Black Tea is produced in Shenggushan, Lanshan District, Rizhao, Shandong. It was first created by Rizhao Shenggushan Tea Farm Co., Ltd. in the early summer of 2008. In August 2009, Shenggushan obtained the national industrial production license and became the first black tea company in Shandong Province to obtain the license. QS-certified enterprises have ended the history of Shandong only producing green tea. After that, Rizhao black tea was quickly recognized by the market and the production scale expanded rapidly. By 2012, the frying technology of Rizhao black tea was spread to other tea areas in Shandong.