According to historical records, Xiushui has a tea production history of more than a thousand years. In the second year of Qingtai in the later Tang Dynasty (935), "Tea Book" written by Mao Wenxi recorded: Hongcheng Shuangjing White Buds, extremely fine production. By the Song Dynasty, he was even more famous in China. In the Northern Song Dynasty, father and son Huang Shu and Huang Tingjian recommended the refined "Shuangjing Tea" from their hometown to the capital and presented it to famous celebrities such as Su Dongpo, which made the tea famous in Beijing. Ouyang Xiu's "Guitian Lu" is praised as "the best herbal tea". In the fourth year of Jiatai in the Southern Song Dynasty (1204), Han Miao, the prefect of Longxing, reported: "Longxing Prefecture only produces tea in Fenning, but there is no tea in other counties." At that time, the annual output of tea was more than 2 million kilograms, and teas such as "Shuangjing" and "Huanglong" were all considered top-quality.
Mr. Wu Juenong, a contemporary tea sage, said: "Ninghong is the earliest tribe in history. Ninghong preceded Qihong by 90 years, with Ninghong first and then Qihong." By the mid-19th century, Ninghong was selling well in Europe and the United States and became a famous tea in China. William Ux, an American tea expert, commented in the monograph "The Encyclopedia of Tea": "Ninghong has a beautiful appearance, tight knot, black color, and attractive red water color. It is extremely valuable in Pinhe tea." He praised "Ninghong, The aroma and taste are both excellent." In 1904, Ninghong produced Prince Tea as a tribute to the imperial court. During the Guangxu period, the "Houshenglong Tea Company" in Manjiang Luokunhua's specially made Prince Tea was sold to the Russians in Hankou at the price of 2 taels of silver per catty. In 1914, Ninghong's top-quality white brand Prince Tea participated in the Shanghai Competition, selling for 48 taels of silver per pound. The tea won the "Tea Covers China, Price is Best in the World" award from foreign merchants from five countries. In the second year of Xuantong in the Qing Dynasty, the special tribute tea made by Yitaixiang Tea Shop opened by Guo Minsheng in Manjiang, and the specially made tribute tea by Guo Mingqi in Manjiang in the fourth year of the Republic of China, won the first prize in the Nanyang Quanye Competition and won the best super diploma.
From the 18th to the 20th year of Guangxu (1892-1894), Ninghong Gongfu Tea entered its heyday in the international tea market, with an annual output of 300,000 boxes (25 kg per box). In the 30th year of Guangxu's reign, Ninghong's output reached 300,000 tons. At that time, there were more than a hundred teahouses and tea shops in the county, and there were many tea businesses. The more famous ones were Zhenzhi Company, Jichanghang, Dajixiang, Yihefu, Hengfengshun, Guangxinglong, and Zhengdaxiang. , Hengchun Line, Tongtian Valley Line, etc. The county's tea exports account for more than one-tenth of China's total. Mr. Wu Juenong told in 1985 that in 1934 he went to London, England for inspection. At that time, the small tea packages in the London market said Ningzhou black tea on the outside, but the inside contained black tea from Qimen and other places in China. This shows that Ninghong was extremely prosperous at that time.
After the 1830s, with the rise of the tea industry in India, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), and Japan, as well as imperialist invasions and political corruption, Ninghong was severely damaged and export sales were on the verge of extinction. The annual output of Ninghong Gongfu tea in Xiushui dropped sharply to 7,424 dan.
After liberation, Ninghong Gongfu tea developed rapidly. Now it covers an area of ??more than 100,000 acres. A batch of new high-yielding tea gardens are growing vigorously, and primary tea manufacturing plants are spread across every township. Ninghong's largest refining and processing factory - Ninghong Group Company (formerly Xiushui Tea Factory established in 1949), has complete equipment and advanced technology, and has become the largest professional factory in Jiangxi black tea production and processing. The super black tea sold to the former Soviet Union in 1958 was evaluated by Chinese and foreign experts as meeting the national high-grade black tea standards and received a congratulatory message from the China Tea Import and Export Corporation. In the same year, the high-grade Ninghong Gongfu tea "Valley Red" was sent to the State Council as a gift tea for entertaining foreign guests. The Super Ninghong Gongfu Tea sent to the Lushan Conference the following year was well received by central leaders. The Ninghong Special Gongfu Tea Ninghong Jinhao produced in 1985 is a treasure among the top ten Kungfu teas in China. This product uses the raw materials of "Prince Tea" and is carefully made with the guidance of modern technology based on traditional craftsmanship. Tightly knotted and beautiful, with golden hair exposed, many front seedlings, oily color, fresh and rich taste, red and tender leaves with many buds, and red soup color. It won high praise from experts at the 1985 China Quality Food Appraisal Conference and won the National Silver Award. . In 1988, it was awarded the gold medal at the first China Food Expo. The contemporary tea sage Mr. Wu Juenong wrote an inscription: "Ningzhou black tea is well-known in China, strives for innovation, and will last forever", "Ningzhou black tea and Qihong are both ranked first in the century."
With the rapid development of economy and technology, the habit of drinking tea has been severely impacted by the influx of health drinks such as Coca-Cola, Jianlibao, and mineral water. The sales of the old brand Ninghong dropped sharply. In the late 1980s, The company's losses amount to tens of millions of yuan, and Ninghong Group, a large enterprise with thousands of employees, is facing a situation where there is "no way out". But Ninghong people did not back down, but worked hard to develop. With the help of experts and professors from Shanghai Traditional Chinese Medicine Nutrition and Diet Therapy Research Association and other units, Ninghong health tea series products were born in the first spring of the 1990s. Today, Ninghong people win the domestic and foreign markets with quality, credibility and efficiency. The annual output reaches more than 7,000 tons, the output value exceeds 100 million yuan, the annual profits and taxes are 25 million yuan, the annual export exchange is one million US dollars, and the products are exported to more than 30 countries. and regions, and has successively won the titles of "The First Batch of Famous Brand Products in Jiangxi Province", "Famous Products in China's Food Industry", "Top 100 Stars in China's Food Industry", etc. The Ninghong trademark has been approved and registered by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce. On the journey to realize the Ninth Five-Year Plan, Ninghong people will further emancipate their minds, strive to create famous brands, and revive Ninghong's glory.
The finished products of Ninghong Gongfu Tea are divided into 8 grades. The special grade Ninghong is tight and thin, with peaks and sprouts exposed, dark and oily, fresh and rich, fresh and refreshing, tender and sprouty, and the soup is red in color.
As the export production base of "Ninghong Gongfu Tea", Xiushui County produced a new variety of "Ninghong Gongfu Tea" in 1958. The quality of Ninghong Gongfu Tea has reached international high-end tea standards after appraisal by Chinese and foreign experts. In 1980, he received a commendation order from the Jiangxi Provincial People's Government. In 1983, he received a certificate of honor issued by the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade. In 1984, it won the Jiangxi Province Quality Product Award, and in 1985, it won the Gold Cup Award and the National Silver Award from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries.
Ninghong Gongfu tea is a treasure of traditional Chinese tea-making technology, and Ninghong Gongfu tea art is also the inheritance of traditional Chinese culture. As the only legal registered party of the "Ninghong" trademark, Jiangxi Ninghong Co., Ltd. urgently hopes that the current sales of the "Ninghong" brand will bring new opportunities to the century-old Ninghong. Ninghong Slimming Tea developed by Jiangxi Ninghong Co., Ltd. is the sublimation and development of Ninghong Gongfu Tea. It uses the inherent lipid-lowering and weight-loss effects of Ninghong Gongfu Tea, combined with cassia seeds, hawthorn, etc., to make the traditional culture of Ninghong Flower Integrated into modern weight loss and health care, thus making Ninghong products popular at home and abroad again.
According to surveys, fewer and fewer young people know about Ninghong Gongfu Tea. The only remarkable thing is that there are still a large number of loyal fans abroad who love China's Ninghong Gongfu Tea. consumer. These people from the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, and the United States successively negotiated with the person in charge of Ninghong and offered sky-high prices, hoping to acquire the entire Ninghong brand, and even the raw materials, formulas and production processes of all products in the Ninghong Gongfu tea series. Promote your company's brand to the international market. Ninghong Company in Jiangxi Province believes that if a brand that has been famous in China for hundreds of years is given a "makeover" by foreigners, the national sentiment is really unacceptable, and it does not want the brand that has been famous for hundreds of years to be destroyed in its own hands. Although, the current power is not It’s not a big deal, but do your best and leave no regrets. After years of struggle, Ning Hong has gradually realized that protecting traditional cultural heritage cannot be done alone. For this reason, Ning Hong has contacted many newspapers in the recent stage, hoping to mobilize the power of the media and let the whole society pay attention to Ning Hong. The development of red brands.