Wanghai Tea

Wanghai Tea

Wanghai Tea is a geographical indication certification trademark.

　　Ninghai Wanghai Tea is a specialty of Ninghai County, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province. It is produced at the Wanghaigang Tea Plantation in Ninghai County. Quality characteristics: The appearance is delicate, slender, and elegant, with a fresh green color and visible fine hairs. The internal quality features a lasting, fragrant aroma, a refreshing and sweet aftertaste, bright tender green liquor, and tender green leaves that form distinct buds.

　　Wanghai Tea plantations are mostly located on high mountains over 900 meters above sea level, surrounded by clouds and mist all year round. The air is mild and moist, the soil is fertile, and the ecological environment is particularly suitable for tea tree growth. Nourished by clouds and mist and enriched by the essence of nature, Wanghai Tea has a delicate and slender appearance, a fresh green color with visible fine hairs, a high and lasting fragrance, a refreshing taste, and a sweet aftertaste. Its clear and bright liquor and tender green leaves forming distinct buds stand out among many famous teas. Especially notable are its dry tea’s fresh green color, the clear green liquor, and the tender green leaves, which give it a distinctive style as a high-mountain mist tea among numerous varieties.

　　Wanghai Tea was first created in 1980. Though it has not been around for long, it has developed rapidly. Initially, Wanghai Tea was relatively unknown and little recognized. Due to its rapid growth, some have referred to it as the “dark horse” of the tea industry. By 2005, the production scale of Wanghai Tea had expanded from 200 acres before 1999 to 40,000 acres across the county, with an output of 410 tons and a production value of 41.28 million yuan. A high-standard organic tea production base of 7,500 acres was also established. The Wanghai Tea production base has been recognized as one of the first pollution-free agricultural product bases in Zhejiang Province, as well as a green agricultural product base and holder of the green agricultural product title in Ningbo City.

　　In 1984, Wanghai Tea was awarded the title of Provincial Famous Tea, and it has received numerous accolades since then. In 1995, it won the Gold Award at the Second China Agricultural Expo, in 1998 it was granted the Silver Award for High-Quality Agricultural Products by the Zhejiang Provincial Government, and in May 1999, Wanghai Tea was designated as the official tea for the '99 Zhejiang Investment and Trade Fair and as a recommended travel item for Ningbo City. In December of the same year, it was recognized as one of the first agricultural brand-name products in Ningbo City.