In fact, Guizhou is the "invisible big coffee" in China, and its tea garden area ranks first in China for six consecutive years. Moreover, the Longjing, "Biluochun", white tea and Jin Junmei you drink are probably not from Guizhou.
Guizhou is the only tea-producing area in China with low latitude, high altitude, sparse sunshine, fog and the whole plateau. Adequate precipitation, acidic soil rich in trace elements and foggy environment are especially suitable for the growth of tea trees.
There are many varieties of tea trees in Guizhou, especially a large number of wild arbor tea trees and shrub ancient tea trees. Most of the original ecological tea trees are planted locally, which is also an important reason for the diversification of tea processing and taste in Guizhou.
Superior geographical location, suitable climate and soil, long history of tea, inherent varieties of tea trees and vigorous development of modern tea industry make tea in Guizhou like a duck to water.
From 2007 to 20 17, the area of tea gardens in Guizhou increased by nearly 7 times. By the end of 20 18, the tea garden area in Guizhou ranked first in China for six consecutive years.
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Complete categories, weak sense of existence
Due to geographical and historical reasons, the six major teas in China have basically developed in scattered groups. For example, white tea and oolong tea are mainly produced in Fujian, Pu 'er tea is mainly produced in Yunnan, and green tea is the majority in Jiangnan tea area.
There are some wonderful flowers in Guizhou, and the six teas are basically involved. Nearly 70 of the 88 counties in the province produce tea, and the production process basically covers six major teas. There are many kinds of green tea, such as Maojian tea, Mao Feng tea, Cui Ya tea and bamboo tea, including flat tea, curly tea, straight tea and granular tea.
Guizhou tea seems to have a complete variety, but there is no famous brand, only one Duyun Maojian is struggling to support it.
Guizhou tea is not bad because of its unique natural environment. However, due to geographical and historical reasons, Guizhou tea is little known, so that for a long time, Guizhou tea has been doing OEM for the outside world, which is "invisible".
Longjing tea lovers may have heard of Longjing tea in Guizhou. In fact, this has a historical origin. During the Anti-Japanese War, Zhejiang University was involved in the war and moved to Meitan, Guizhou. At the same time, the production technology of Zhejiang famous tea Longjing was also brought to Meitan. Longjing tea produced in Meitan once sold well in Jiangsu and Zhejiang tea markets.
Zunyi black tea, another major tea variety in Guizhou, is also based on the processing technology of Fujian Zhenghe Gongfu black tea and Zhengshan small black tea. In addition, Jin Junmei, "Biluochun", white tea and other popular tea varieties can almost be found in Guizhou.
▲ Zunyi Red
This has an important relationship with the backwardness of modern tea-making technology caused by the relatively closed geographical environment and weak economy in Guizhou.
There are good tea trees and good tea greens, but only foreign monks can sing. There are good teas, but few famous teas, which is the deepest pain of Guizhou tea.
Compared with Yunnan, a good friend of Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, he is obviously superior in building tea brands. Pu 'er, once regarded as a side tea, has flourished in modern times and become one of the most resounding pronouns in Yunnan. Dianhong is also bottoming out in the black tea industry.
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The potential of regional expansion still exists.
Fortunately, Guizhou people have seen the weakness of Guizhou tea and the potential of Guizhou tea. Since 2007, the development of tea in Guizhou has entered a fast lane, starting with expanding the area and carrying out large-scale production.
Nowadays, the main "three greens and one red" in Guizhou, Meitan Cui Ya, Duyun Maojian, Zunyi Red and Emerald, are gradually entering the market for brand marketing.
▲ Meitan Cui Ya
Moreover, Guizhou tea pays great attention to organic and pesticide-free aspects. According to the release of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Guizhou Province, since 20 12 years, Guizhou tea has passed the quality and safety inspection of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs for 8 consecutive years, ranking among the top in the country.
To sum up, Guizhou tea has its deepest pain: there is no brand, but in other places, especially in the provinces and cities of Jiangnan and South China, it is impossible to expand to today's tea producing areas on a large scale due to economic development and environmental factors. Guizhou, which has a vast southwest tea plantation, obviously has potential.