Top ten famous teas in China:
West lake longjing tea
West Lake Longjing mainly refers to a kind of fried green tea produced in Longjing area of Hangzhou West Lake Scenic Area [1] in China. Known for its "color, fragrance, taste and shape", it is one of the most famous green teas in China, and has the reputation of "appreciating paintings without painting, and reciting poems without poetry". 20 12 12, West Lake Longjing black tea made of autumn Longjing tea was officially launched, with an annual output of 65438+100000 kg. For many years, Hangzhou is famous not only for the beautiful West Lake, but also for Longjing tea. According to legend, when Emperor Qianlong visited Hangzhou, he wrote a poem in Tianzhu, Longjing Tea District, entitled "Watching Tea Picking and Making Songs". West Lake Longjing tea is ranked first with "lion (peak), dragon (well), cloud (border), tiger (running) and plum (home dock)", and West Lake Longjing tea ranks first. Longjing tea is straight and sharp, flat and handsome, smooth and even, and yellow in color. After brewing, the aroma is high and lasting, and the fragrance is fragrant; Tangse apricot is green, clear and bright, with light green leaves and upright buds, which are lifelike. Tea soup is refreshing, fragrant between teeth, and endless aftertaste.
Dongting Biluochun
Dongting Biluochun is produced in Dongting East and Xishan of Taihu Lake in Wuzhong District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, and belongs to green tea. One of the top ten famous teas in China.
Dongting Mountain, with Dongting East Mountain and Dongting West Mountain, is located on the shore of the vast Taihu Lake with clear water and vast smoke. Mild climate, warm in winter and cool in summer, fresh air and misty air are the unique environment for the growth of tea trees. In addition, it has fine picking and exquisite workmanship, forming a unique quality feature. Biluochun tea strips are slender, curled into snails, covered with fine hairs and green in color. After brewing, the taste is fresh and smooth, the fragrance is fragrant, the soup color is clear and the leaves are even and tender. Especially for the senior Biluochun, you can flush the water before putting the tea, and the tea still sinks slowly, and the leaves are scattered and fragrant. This is a strong performance of tea buds, which is incomparable to other teas.
Biluochun tea was harvested from the vernal equinox to the end of Grain Rain. The picked tea leaves are one bud and one leaf, and the picked bud leaves should be stripped of fish leaves, old leaves and long stems. Usually picking in the morning, picking Abel oil tea. The quality is poor around noon, and tea is fried in the afternoon to evening. At present, most of them are still fried by hand, and the technological process is: deactivating enzymes, frying, kneading and baking. The three processes are completed in one go in the same pot. The characteristic of frying is to knead while frying, and the key is to improve the fineness, that is, to knead and bake.
There is such an allusion about the origin of the tea name "Biluochun" in Wang Yingkui's "Liu Nan Essays" in Qing Dynasty. There are several wild tea trees on the cliff of Robi Peak in Dongting Mountain, and local people have been picking tea in the mountains for decades. During the reign of Kangxi, there was a bumper harvest of tea. When the local girl went into the mountains to pick tea, the tea basket was full, so she put the tea in her chest and skirt, and the tea was warm and fragrant. Tea pickers exclaimed "scary fragrance" and called tea "scary".
In the 14th year of Kangxi (1675), Emperor Kangxi made a southern tour of Dongting Mountain in Taihu Lake, and Luo Song, the magistrate of Wuxian County, bought Zhujiajian Island-made "Scaring Evil People" tea as a gift. Kangxi thought it was immoral to scare the wicked and gave him the royal name "Biluochun". Since then, local officials have bought Biluochun as a tribute every year.
Biluochun tea is tightly knotted, curled into a snail, densely covered with white hair, silvery green and dark green. Known as the "three fresh", it is fresh and refreshing, mellow in taste, bright in color, fragrant and fruity, refreshing and unique.
Li Qingchunko's poem "Water Tune Song Tou" said: "Sometimes the wind comes slowly, winning tender fragrance and green shirts."
Dongting Biluochun tea has a unique style and is well-known at home and abroad. It is designated for the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, and is often used to entertain foreign guests or as a luxury gift. Not only sold well in the domestic market, but also exported to Japan, the United States, Germany, Singapore and other countries.
Huangshan Mao Feng [green tea produced near the famous Huangshan Mountain]
Huangshan Mao Feng, green tea, is a famous historical tea in China. Because of its excellent color, aroma, taste and shape, and unique quality and flavor, it was rated as "Top Ten Famous Tea" by China Tea Company 1955, "Famous Tea" by China Ministry of Commerce 1982 and "Famous Tea" by China Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation 1983.
Huangshan Mao Feng is produced in the beautiful Huangshan Mountain in Anhui, China. The finished tea is tender and flat in appearance, with many peaks and smooth and oily color. The fog in the brewing cup surrounds the top, and the taste is mellow and sweet, fresh and lasting.
Huangshan Mao Feng was successfully developed by Hui merchant Xie Zheng 'an in Fuxi Village, Shexian County on 1875. Zheng Xie 'an was originally a wealthy family, but later he hid in Chongshanyuan of Fuxi Village because of the war. In order to revive his family business, he led his family to take care of the tea garden and pick fresh leaves, and carefully produced a batch of tongue-shaped tea and shipped it to Shanghai for sale. He was named after the shape of tea, "white hair is covered with hair and buds are like peaks", hence the name Huangshan Mao Feng.
Lushan Wuyun Tea [green tea produced in Lushan Mountain]
Lushan Cloud is produced in Lushan Mountain, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, and was called "Wen Lin Tea" in ancient times. It was regarded as "tribute tea" in the Song Dynasty. Because the tea trees in Lushan Mountain mainly grow in Hanpokou, Wulaofeng, Hanyangfeng, Xiaotianchi, Xianren Cave and other places above 800 meters above sea level, it is foggy all year round, and the number of foggy days in a year can reach 195 days. It has been called "Lushan Yunwu Tea" since the Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 300 years.
Lu' an guapian tea
Lu' an melon chips are produced in Qishan and other places in Lu' an area of Anhui Province, among which Lu' an and its subordinate counties such as Jinzhai and Huoshan are the best. This famous green tea variety is one of the top ten famous teas in China. It originated in Qishan Village, Jinzhai County, and now it is also produced in the Bat Cave area of Qishan Village, with the best quality, so it is also called "Qishan Guapian".
Lu 'an has a long history of producing tea. In the Ming Dynasty, Xu Cishu mentioned in Tea Sparse that "there are famous mountains in the world, and Cao Ling must be produced. Jiangnan is warm, so it has its own tea. North of the great river, it is called Lu 'an. "
Although Lu 'an tea has a long history of cultivation, the production of Lu 'an melon slices has been nearly a hundred years. It is difficult to distinguish between true and false, but three points can be determined: first, Luan melon slices were produced around 1905; 2. The origin of melon slices is near Qitou Mountain in Jinzhai County; Thirdly, the harvesting technology is gradually created on the basis of big tea and drawing lessons from the production technology of orchid tea and Maojian tea.
Lu 'an melon slices are shaped like melon seeds, with green color, high aroma, fresh and sweet taste and resistance to brewing. Piece tea refers to a tea variety made entirely of leaves without buds and stems. When making tea, the fog is transpiration and the aroma is overflowing. Also known as "Qishan Yungua Pian".
Junshan Yinzhencha
Junshan Yinzhen is a famous tea produced in Junshan Island, Dongting Lake, Hunan Province, China. It's just made of tea buds that have just been extracted and haven't opened yet. Because the bud is as thin as a needle, it is named junshan silver needle. This is a kind of yellow tea. One of the top ten famous teas in China. Because the range of origin is very small and the weight of fine buds is very light, the yield is very small, so it is very valuable.
In Qing Dynasty, Junshan tea was divided into "pointed tea" and "velvet tea". "Sword tea" is like a tea sword with white hair, so it is called tribute tea, so it is called "Gong Jian".
The soaked yellow soup and yellow tea have a faint bud tip. After the bubble is opened, the root stands upright in the cup, moving up and down like a sword. The buds are tender, and the tea residue can be eaten after drinking.
Xinyang Maojian Tea
Xinyang Maojian Tea is produced in the southwest mountainous area of Xinyang City, Henan Province, such as Che Yun, Li Anyun, Jiyun Mountain, Tian Yun, Wu Yun, Bailongtan, Heilongtan and Hejiazhai. Xinyang Maojian tea belongs to green tea. One of the top ten famous teas in China. Xinyang Maojian tea is one of the traditional famous teas and a famous specialty in Henan Province. It is named "Maojian" because of its delicate lines, straight peaks and white clothes, and named "Xinyang Maojian" because it is produced in Xinyang. It is famous for its "thin, round, bright, straight, white, fragrant, strong and green" style. 19 15 won the gold medal in Panama World Expo, and 1959 is known as one of the top ten famous teas in China. 1982, 1986 and 1990 were awarded the national famous tea by the Ministry of Commerce, 1985 won the silver prize of the national quality award, 1990 won the national quality award, and 1999 won the gold medal of the Kunming World Horticultural Exposition.
Xinyang Maojian tea has excellent quality and unique frying technology. Textbooks on Tea Making compiled by national tea colleges and universities, and many tea monographs such as China Agricultural Encyclopedia Tea Volume, China Tea Classic, China Tea Dictionary, Selected Works of China Famous Tea, Complete Works of Tea Industry, China Famous Tea Annals and China Tea Dictionary have been included in this book.
Wuyi Yancha
Wuyi Rock Tea is the best oolong tea in China, which is produced in Wuyishan area in northern Fujian Province. One of the top ten famous teas in China.
There are many cliffs in Wuyi Mountain. Tea farmers use caves, crevices and crevices to build stone dikes along the border to grow tea, which is called "potted" tea garden. There is a saying that "there is tea in the rock, but there is no tea in the rock", hence the name of rock tea. Wuyi Rock Tea is mainly divided into two producing areas: Yanming producing area and Yan Dan producing area.
Rock tea is famous for Dahongpao, Baijiguan, Luohan and Shuigui. Other varieties include melon seeds, golden keys and half-day waist.
Wuyi rock tea has been famous since the Southern and Northern Dynasties. In the Tang Dynasty, Sun Qiao called Wuyi Rock Tea "Late Sweet Queen", which was also the first tea name to know Wuyi Rock Tea.
Dahongpao is the best quality of Wuyi rock tea. Wuyi rock tea is produced in Wuyishan, Fujian. Wuyishan is located in the southeast of Chong 'an, Fujian, 60 kilometers away from Fiona Fang, with 36 peaks and 99 rocks. Rock has tea, tea is named after rock, and rock is distinguished by tea, hence the name rock tea. Wuyishan has a long history of tea production. Tea was planted in the Tang Dynasty and was listed as a royal tribute in the Song Dynasty. In the Yuan Dynasty, a royal tea garden was set up around Jiuqu River in Wuyishan to collect tribute tea. Oolong tea was created in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. There are many kinds of tea trees planted in Wuyishan, such as Dahongpao, Luohan, Bletilla striata, Shuijinggui, etc., and some are named after the growing environment of tea trees, such as invisible paradise and golden key. Named after the shapes of tea trees, such as drunken begonia, drunken Dong Bin, scarab, phoenix fern, jade unicorn, a fragrant branch, etc. Named after the shape of tea, such as melon seeds, money, bamboo, golden wicker, willow, etc. Named after the early and late germination of tea trees, such as spring willow and spring; Named after the aroma of tea, such as cinnamon and stone milk.
Due to the fame of Wuyi Rock Tea, the Yuan Dynasty set up a royal tea garden in Wuyishan to supervise the tribute Wuyi Rock Tea. The Royal Tea Garden was abandoned in the late Ming Dynasty, and now there is the Royal Tea Garden Teahouse on the site. Incense, white musk, etc.
Tieguanyin
Tieguanyin is a kind of oolong tea, which originated in Anxi County, Fujian Province. Tieguanyin is a semi-fermented tea between green tea and black tea, [1], which is considered as one of the top ten famous teas in China.
Tieguanyin was originally the name of tea varieties. Because it is suitable for making oolong tea, its oolong tea product is also called Tieguanyin. The so-called Tieguanyin tea is oolong tea made of Tieguanyin variety tea tree, and there is another saying that the name "Tieguanyin" was given by Emperor Qianlong. In Taiwan Province Province, Tieguanyin Chaze refers to oolong tea made by a specific method of Tieguanyin tea, so the raw material of Tieguanyin tea in Taiwan Province Province may or may not be the bud leaves of Tieguanyin tea tree.
Keemun Black Tea
Qimen Black Tea, also known as Qimen Kung Fu Black Tea, is a kind of black tea with bouquet and fruity fragrance, which is produced in Qimen County, Anhui Province in central China. Qimen black tea is the only black tea among the top ten famous teas in China, and it is also known as the world's three famous teas with high fragrance with Darjeeling black tea in India and Uva black tea in Sri Lanka.
Qimen black tea first appeared in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty. Prior to this, Anhui Province only produced green tea, which was known as "An Green". In the first year of Guangxu (1875), Yu Ganchen, a native of yi county, returned from Fujian to open a tea house and learned the secret of making black tea, that is, adding a special fermentation process in the early stage to make tea and tea soup appear red, hence the name "black tea". As a result, the produced black tea was very popular, exceeding his expectations, and soon became popular in Britain, becoming the main ingredient of mixed tea English breakfast tea, and also becoming the basic tea in earl grey, which was regarded as a symbol of aristocratic status. Qimen Black Tea 19 15 won the gold medal in the World Expo held in Panama.
Qimen black tea smells of fruit, pine (like the race of Yashan) and flowers, but it is not as gorgeous as Darjeeling black tea, so it is also called "Qimenxiang". The caffeine content of Qimen black tea is lower than that of Assam black tea. Due to the climate and soil, the best tea grass for making Qimen black tea is taken from Qimen South Town to Likouxi Town.
Qimen black tea is usually suitable for drinking without milk and sugar, but drinking with milk does not reduce the aroma of tea. Qimen black tea is considered to be one of the most suitable teas for afternoon tea and bedtime tea.
/kloc-After the 1980s, Qimen black tea won the National Medal of China for many times, and became an important tea variety hosted by China government and exported by China, with Britain as the main exporter. However, since 1960s, Qimen black tea has been widely criticized. Critics believe that the quality of Qimen black tea has declined due to raw materials, processing and vicious competition. For economic reasons, many local tea merchants even use tea grass to make black tea at the end of the tea season. At the same time, due to poor brand protection and supervision, some counterfeit products flooded the market. Under this pressure, the local government has taken measures to improve the quality, support leading enterprises, strengthen the certification of origin and trademark registration to promote the production of black tea.