The authentic home of orchid tea is Liwukeng in Jing County, Anhui Province. Here, rolling peaks, gushing springs, misty clouds, and fertile soil abound; lush forests and clusters of wild orchids thrive. Every early spring, the orchids bloom, filling the air with their delicate fragrance. The tea plants, rooted alongside the orchids, absorb their fragrant essence. Legend has it that the orchid...
Cai Shi Tea-Flavored Dried Tofu is produced in Ma'anshan City. It was one of the imperial tribute items during the Jiaqing reign of the Qing Dynasty and has a history of over 200 years. Made with unique ingredients, a refined recipe, and exquisite craftsmanship, it boasts excellent color and aroma. It is a perfect convenience food to enjoy with wine, tea, or while traveling. …
Hemai Green Tea is a specialty of Hanshan County, Ma'anshan City, Anhui Province. The "Hemai" brand green tea produced by Anhui Hemai Eco-Tea Co., Ltd. has been recognized as one of the "Top Ten Branded Famous Teas of Anhui" for its distinctive color, aroma, taste, shape, and charm. The Hemai green tea from Ma'anshan grows in the misty hills and streams of Changshan Dalong in Qingxi Town, Hanshan County.
Zhanggong Township Green Tea…
The county has 1,000 hectares of tea plantations, mostly located in the hilly hinterlands of Zhaoguan and Cangshan. The forests on these mountains cover over 95% of the area, shrouded in clouds and mist year-round with diffused sunlight. Tea and forest complement each other, and the unique climatic conditions give Hanshan tea its distinctive natural quality. The historically renowned “Zhaoguan Cui...”
“If the tune is wrong, Zhou will look up”—In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhou Yu, a brilliant nobleman and the Grand Commander of the Wu Kingdom, stationed his troops on a mountain in Wuwei County. As a result, the mountain came to be known as Governor’s Mountain. Today, Wuwei County has been upgraded to a city and administratively falls under Chaohu City.
Gaqing County is located in the northern part of Zibo City, Shandong Province, situated on the alluvial plain of the Yellow-Huaihai region in northern Shandong. It borders the Yellow River to the north and the Xiaoqing River to the south. It is part of both the National Comprehensive Agricultural Development Zone of the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain and the Yellow River Delta Agricultural Comprehensive Development Zone. The county boasts well-developed agricultural infrastructure and favorable natural conditions including temperature, sunlight, water, and air quality, making it a traditional high-quality melon and vegetable production base in northern Shandong.
"Zhaoguan Cui Xu" Tea is produced in the hinterland of the Changshan Mountain Range, where the scenic Zhaoguan Mountain in Hanshan County is located. It was developed under the guidance of Chen Duan, known as the "Tea Sage" of contemporary China and a professor in the Tea Department of Anhui Agricultural University, and successfully launched by Hanshan County Premium Tea Development Company. …
Maojian tea is made from the most tender parts of the tea plant. The tea buds typically harvested are called "one bud with one leaf just unfolding," and it usually takes about 53,000 to 56,000 buds to pan-fry 500 grams of premium-grade Maojian tea. This shows just how precious Maojian tea is. Some of the more well-known varieties include Xinyang Maojian and Duyun Maojian. Today,
Xin Qiao Tea-Flavored Dried Tofu, produced in the revolutionary old district of He County, Anhui Province, which boasts a long history. The area is rich in high-quality, pollution-free soybean varieties. The “Xin Qiao Tea-Flavored Dried Tofu” produced here sells well across the country and is widely renowned, having received numerous accolades at exhibitions and evaluations. It is a time-honored local specialty of He County.
Originating in the Jiaqing era of the Qing Dynasty, Caishi Jet Tea-flavored Dried Tofu has a history of over 200 years and was once one of the tributes to the imperial court. Beloved by consumers across the country, it is made primarily from high-quality soybeans and comes in more than 10 varieties, including shredded chicken, ham, beef, spicy, and seafood flavors. With its rich soy-sauce red color, unique taste, and long-lasting flavor that lingers even after prolonged chewing, it is both durable (won’t break when folded) and nutritious—rich in amino acids, plant protein, and various trace elements—making it an all-season travel snack suitable for all ages.
Regarding Guiding Yunwu Tribute Tea, Lu Yu, the Tea Sage of the Tang Dynasty, recorded in *The Classic of Tea · On Tea Origins*: “Fuzhou produces three types of tea, with Binhua being the finest, made in early spring.” “In central Qian, tea is produced in Sizhou, Bozhou, Feizhou, and Yizhou… Unfortunately, the yield is too small, and when one manages to obtain it, the flavor is exceptionally good.” The Tea Sage praised the taste of Yunwu Tribute Tea as extremely good but lamented its limited production.
White Bridge Tea-Flavored Dried Tofu: A renowned local specialty of Hexian County with a history of over 80 years. Made primarily from soybeans, the tofu is formed into dry blocks, boiled in aged soy sauce from the previous year, and then refined with star anise, cloves, licorice, angelica, cinnamon, rock sugar, and other ingredients. It features a rich red hue, a perfect balance of tenderness and chewiness, grows more flavorful the more you chew, and is highly nutritious...
Huangshan White Tea is a specialty of She County, Huangshan City, Anhui Province. Also known as Huizhou White Tea, it is produced in Fenghuang Bay of Qingshan Village, Fushuo Town, She County, Huangshan City, as well as Wugongling Village and Tiantang Village in Huangtian Township. Official historical records from Huizhou state: "Phoenix Mountain lies to the north of She, fifteen li away, thirty ren high, ten li in circumference, where phoenixes often gather. It used to produce tea..."
According to the *Shexian County Annals* (1995): “During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Dafang Tea was already produced in Liangzhe (eastern and western Zhejiang; during the Tang Dynasty, Shexian Prefecture belonged to western Zhejiang) and served as a tribute tea, boasting a history of over a thousand years.” Experts such as Hu Ping, a senior agronomist at the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Agriculture and former chairman of the Zhejiang Tea Science Society, elaborated in *The History of Longjing Tea* and
She (shè) County Orchid Tea is produced in She County, Anhui Province, and comes in varieties such as Zhulan Yellow Sprout Peak, Zhulan Dafang, and Zhulan Baked Green. The scenting process is divided into two stages: first, making the tea base, and second, scenting the flowers, also known as “flower fumigation.” The grade of the floral tea varies depending on the quality of the base tea ingredients. Floral teas made using Mao Feng or Dafang rough tea as the base are considered high-grade, premium teas; those made using Baked Green tea as the base are classified as regular floral teas. Making the tea base involves sorting and processing rough tea materials such as Mao Feng, Dafang, and Baked Green through a grading and batching process to produce various grades of green tea bases according to standard samples—this is called refined plain tea. The scenting process involves blending the refined plain tea with fresh Zhulan blossoms so that the base tea absorbs the floral aroma. After one or multiple rounds of scenting, Zhulan floral tea is produced.
Bitter Tea Wild Bitter Tea The Ancient Yī Bitter Tea produced by the Hǔyí Sìxī Natural Food Development Center in Huīzhōu (Yellow Mountain), is meticulously crafted from wild bitter tea leaves gathered deep in the mountains. The tea leaves are carefully handpicked, processed using refined techniques, and result in a product with a dark green appearance and an apricot-green infusion. The tea is refreshing, has a strong aftertaste, and can be steeped many times—starting off bitter and then turning mellow. Scientific research institutions have determined that bitter tea is rich in polyphenols...
Poliu Niangniang Tea is a distinctive tea from Poliu Village, Longchang Town, Zhenfeng County, Guizhou Province, and is one of the more ancient varieties of tea plants. So why is it called Niangniang Tea? This is because local girls would go out to pick and process some Poliu tea when they were getting married, which is why Poliu tea is also known as “Niangniang Tea.” However, looking at the shape of the tea, it also
Dushan Gaizhai Tea is a specialty tea from Dushan County in Qiannan, Guizhou. The tea leaves are thick, emerald green, fragrant, and mellow, leaving a long-lasting aftertaste and lingering aroma in the mouth. The reason why Gaizhai produces such fine tea lies in its superior ecological environment for tea cultivation. Research shows that the origin of tea plants can be traced to the rainy and humid primeval forests in southwestern China. Over a long period of historical refinement, these plants gradually developed a preference for warmth, humidity, and shade. The secret behind high-mountain teas lies precisely in these optimal ecological conditions that meet the needs for growing premium-quality tea.
Huangjian Highland Tea is produced in Huangjian Township, located at the southern foot of the Baiji Mountain Range on the southeastern edge of Xiuning County, Anhui Province. The area lies between 600 and 1,300 meters above sea level. Due to the influence of the subtropical monsoon climate, it enjoys abundant rainfall year-round, a moist climate, and frequent cloud cover—conditions that are highly conducive to tea cultivation. Huangjian’s tea gardens are situated at elevations above 800 meters.