Laozhu Dafang tea. Xiuning Song Luo tea. Jingting Green Snow tea. Rui Cao Kui tea. Taiping Hou Kui tea. Tianzhu Jian Hao tea. Mee tea. Shucheng Orchid tea. Yongxi Huoqing tea. Tingxi Lanxiang tea. Jinzhai Cuimei tea. Jingting Green Snow tea. Hou Kui tea. Taiping houkui (Chinese: 太平猴魁; pinyin: tàipíng hóukuí lit.
"peaceful monkey leader") tea is grown at the foot of Huangshan (黄山) in Taiping County, Anhui. The tea has been produced since the beginning of the 20th century and is produced around the small village of Hou Keng (猴坑). It won the "King of Tea" award in China Tea Exhibition 2004 and is sometimes listed as a China Famous Tea. The best Tai Ping Hou Kui is grown in the villages of Houkeng, Hougang and Yanjiachun. Teas produced in the surrounding areas are called by the same name, but cost much less. It's renowned for its "two knives and one pole": two straight leaves clasping the enormous bud with white hairs. The tea shoots can be as long as 15 centimeters.
Yuexi green orchid tea. Yuexi green orchid tea Yuexi green orchid tea ( 岳西翠兰 ) is green tea , specialty tea of Anhui. Quality characteristics of Yuexi green orchid tea: Shape: shoots connected leaf Color: green jade Soup color: light green and bright Aroma: aroma high long Taste: fresh and mellow. Tun green. Huang Shan Mao Feng tea. Huangshan Maofeng tea (黄山毛峰) is a green tea produced in south eastern interior Anhui province of China.
The tea is one of the most famous teas in China and can almost always be found on the China Famous Tea list. The tea is grown near Huangshan (Yellow Mountain), which is home to many famous varieties of Green Tea. Huangshan Mao Feng Tea's English translation is "Yellow Mountain Fur Peak" due to the small white hairs which cover the leaves and the shape of the processed leaves which resemble the peak of a mountain.
The best teas are picked in the early Spring before China's Qingming Festival. When picking the tea, only the new tea buds and the leaf next to the bud are picked. Legends of Huangshan Maofeng tea[edit] According to local legend, a young scholar and a beautiful local girl fell madly in love. See also[edit] Maofeng References[edit] Lu'an Melon Seed Tea. Examples of Lu'an Melon Seed tea Melon Seed tea Lu'an Melon Seed (Chinese: 六安瓜片; pinyin: Lù'ānguāpiàn), also known as Liuan Leaf, is a green tea from Liu'an County in Anhui Province, China.
This is a famous Green Tea and is listed on virtually all China Famous Tealists. The literal translation for Liu An Gua Pian Tea is Liu An Melon Seed Tea. Its name is derived from the shape of the processed tea leaves, which are flat and oval and resemble a melon seed. History stories[edit] According to the recorded history books, Liu An Gua Pian tea was first recorded in the book called The Classics of Tea.[2] It was the first book about general tea knowledge, and contained a brief introduction about tea categories and how to prepare tea. See also[edit] References[edit]