Xianxi Oolong Tea -- 2015 National Famous, Special, and High-quality New Agricultural Product (Tea Category) Oolong tea, also known as blue tea, semi-fermented tea, or fully fermented tea, comes in a wide variety of types and is a uniquely distinctive tea category of the Han Chinese among China’s major tea types. Oolong tea is produced through processes such as picking, withering, shaking, …
Guishan Green Tea has been included in the *Selected Research on Famous Chinese Teas*. In October 1980, it was rated as one of the top five famous teas in China, and in 1988, it won the Quality Award from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries. Guishan Rock Green Tea is produced in the high-altitude mountainous areas above 800 meters in Luobachuan Village, Guiwei Village, and Shibingshan Village around the Guishan Peak area in Macheng City, Huanggang, Hubei Province.
Stir-fried Green Tea from Guishan…
Ben Shan tea originates from Xiyayang in Anxi and is a clonal variety. According to Ye Lei (leaf type) and Zhong Ya Zhong (medium sprouting variety) in Zhuang Canzhang’s 1937 "Anxi Tea Industry Survey," it has an open tree posture with slanting branches and dense, fine branching. The leaves are oval-shaped, thin and brittle, slightly curled inward on the surface, with distinct wavy leaf margins, unevenly sized teeth, dense buds, and slender stems. It produces plenty of flowers and fruits...
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Nanan Shiting Green, also known as Shiting Tea, is a pan-fired green tea renowned for its "three greens and three fragrances" quality characteristics. It has a tightly rolled shape, substantial body, silver-grayish green color, clear emerald liquor, and bright tender green leaves—collectively embodying the "three greens." Its taste is mellow and refreshing, with a rich aroma reminiscent of orchid flowers, as well as hints of mung bean and
Dehua Oil Tea is a specialty of Dehua County, Quanzhou City, Fujian Province. Dehua County is known as the "Hometown of Oil Tea in China." The tea oil produced here retains its natural color, has an authentic aroma, and is a healthy oil product. Oil tea is a major resource advantage of Dehua County, which currently has 120,000 mu of oil tea forest. Dehua is the "Hometown of Oil Tea in China" and one of the 12 key counties for national oil tea industry development in Fujian Province.
The Eighteen Scholars camellia is a rare and highly cherished variety among camellias. It boasts an elegant tree form and uniquely structured blossoms, with its hexagonal corolla composed of 70–130 petals arranged in distinct, orderly layers that create a strikingly beautiful visual effect. The petals on adjacent sides are arranged in about 20 whorls, most commonly 18, hence the name “Eighteen Scholars.”
Gede Township, Sanjie Village: Baicao Chan Brick Tea.…
Yongchun Buddha’s Hand Tea: The finished tea features tightly rolled, plump, and curly leaves with a sandy green and dark luster. It boasts a rich, long-lasting aroma, a mellow taste with a sweet aftertaste, and a bright orange-yellow liquor, along with a unique fruity fragrance. Locals often use it to make salted tea and pomelo rice tea to treat dysentery, heatstroke, high blood pressure, and other ailments. Yongchun Buddha’s Hand Tea is also known as Citron Tea or Snow Pear Tea, named for its resemblance
The Culture of Tea in the Land of Tea Do you want to learn about tea? Head to Anxi, where songs drift through the air carrying the fragrance of tea, where every sip holds deep cultural meaning, and where tea culture is profound and extensive. Anxi is China’s largest producer of oolong tea and the birthplace of the world-renowned Tieguanyin. Its tea-growing history dates back to the late Tang Dynasty…
Big Leaf Oolong, also known as Da Ye Wu, originates from Shanping in Changkeng, Anxi. Legend has it that in the ninth year of the Yongzheng reign during the Qing Dynasty (1731), Su Long from Changkeng, Anxi, planted it in Jianning Prefecture (now Nanping City). During the Republican era, in honor of Su Long, the discoverer of this variety, it was also called Da Ye Su Long. This tea has many strains, including Ruan Ji Wu, Xiao Ye Oolong, and Jian Ye Oolong. Currently, in Anxi, it can be further divided into strains such as Lantian Oolong, Honggu Oolong, Hongxin Oolong, Aijiao Oolong, Shu Oolong, and Zao Oolong. The main producing areas in Anxi are towns such as Changkeng and Xiping, covering an area of about 10,000 mu. It has also been widely introduced to tea-growing regions both within and outside the province. In 1984, Big Leaf Oolong was recognized as a national high-quality tea variety. (Anxi County)
Anxi is a major production area for famous oolong teas and the hometown of renowned teas such as "Tieguanyin" and "Dan". It has a long history of tea cultivation. "Tieguanyin" is celebrated both domestically and internationally for its characteristic "red-edged leaves and lingering fragrance even after seven infusions." To accommodate visitors wishing to tour tea plantations, a dedicated viewing area has been set up at the Jingu Yuan'gang Tea & Fruit Workshop in Anxi County, while the Yaoshan area in Xiping features
Junying Village in Lianhua Town, Tong'an District, Xiamen City, is located at the foot of Xiamen’s second highest peak, Zhuangyuanjian, at an altitude of over 1,000 meters, making it one of the highest-altitude villages in Xiamen. The village neighbors Anxi County, known as the hometown of Tieguanyin tea, and shares similar soil and climatic conditions—pleasant temperatures, abundant sunshine, rich water resources, and no industrial pollution—resulting in high-quality tea production.
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“Hidden away from the world, yet stunning once revealed”—this is how Xi Jinping, then Party Secretary of Fuzhou, described Yongtai. Located in central Fujian, Yongtai County is Fuzhou’s first national-level ecological county, often referred to as the “back garden” of the city. The area features high-altitude terrain, misty mountains, and a forest coverage rate of 76.8%. It enjoys a mild climate.
“Qijing” is located in Xilan Township, a mountainous area in the western part of Luoyuan County, with an average temperature of 18 degrees Celsius, abundant rainfall year-round, and frequent mist. Thanks to its unique natural and geographical advantages, it produces the premium tea known as “Qijing Hall,” historically referred to as “Luoyuan Tip,” also called “Yuanming Green,” and commonly known as “Qijing Tea.” The earliest records of Qijing Tea can be found in the Tang Dynasty in Lu Yu’s *The Classic of Tea*.
Main ingredient: one piece of pork liver. Ingredients: three eggs, one green bell pepper and one red bell pepper, an appropriate amount of garlic, ginger, and cilantro. Seasonings: lard, sate sauce, salt, chicken essence, cooking wine, pepper, starch. How to make Sate Pork Liver: 1. Prepare the ingredients. 2. Remove seeds from the green and red bell peppers and cut them into small pieces, beat the eggs, cut the cilantro into long sections, and flatten the garlic.
Chakou is a village located at the source of the Meixi River. The village got its name "Chakou" (literally "Tea Mouth") because the well water there is fragrant and delicious, as if infused with the aroma of tea. For over 800 years, the villagers of Chakou have been producing rice noodles. Thanks to the high-quality water, meticulous craftsmanship, premium ingredients, and natural air-drying methods, the noodles produced here are snow-white, uniformly long, fine, smooth, and resilient. They do not break easily even after prolonged boiling,
Fuzhou is the birthplace of jasmine tea, with a history of nearly a thousand years. Jasmine is one of the four sacred flowers in Buddhism and was introduced to Fuzhou, the "Buddhist Kingdom of the Southeast," during the Qin and Han dynasties along with Buddhism. Gradually, Fuzhou became known as the "City of Jasmine." Due to the widespread use of aromatic therapy during the Song Dynasty and the comprehensive understanding by traditional Chinese medicine of the health benefits of tea and jasmine, Fuzhou jasmine tea emerged in this context. Many historical records from the Song Dynasty document the processes of picking, making, and appreciating Fuzhou jasmine tea. During the Xianfeng era of the Qing Dynasty, Fuzhou jasmine tea began large-scale commercial production as a royal tribute tea. In the *Chronicles of Famous Teas in China*, Fuzhou jasmine tea is recognized as the only historically famous jasmine tea in its category. Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Fuzhou jasmine tea has consistently served as the country’s diplomatic gift tea. Before the reform and opening-up, all jasmine tea exported from China came from Fuzhou. Bing Xin once wrote: “China is the first country in the world to discover and utilize tea, the homeland of tea. My hometown Fujian is not only a land of tea but also the birthplace of jasmine tea. Before liberation, although Sichuan, Hubei, Guangdong, and Taiwan also produced jasmine tea, their varieties and scenting techniques were all transmitted from Fujian.”