Jiande Baocha

Jiande Baocha

Jiande Baocha is a geographical indication protected product.

Jiande Baocha is a geographical indication certification trademark.

　　Product origin: Jiande, Hangzhou

　　Product characteristics: The tea liquor is clear and bright, with an elegant aroma, intact yellowish-green color, and short, stout leaves.

　　Product components: Caffeine (pudding base type), amino acids, chlorophyll, erythrophyll, xanthophyll (flavonoid, anthocyanidin), young alcohol, vitamin C, as well as inorganic components such as potassium, phosphoric acid, and manganese, and organic compounds including carbohydrates, wax, resin, and enzymes.

　　Product benefits: Can enhance endurance, improve memory, prevent scurvy, detoxify alcohol and nicotine, refresh the mind,

　　expectorate and resolve blood stasis, improve vision, and reduce blood lipids.

　　Product introduction: Jiande Baocha, also known as Yanzhou Baocha, is produced in the mountainous valleys around Meicheng and Sandu in Jiande City. Jiande has a long history of tea production, and today it is one of China’s key tea-producing bases, with Jiande Baocha being the finest grade. Baocha is also called Dingcha, Lianxincha, or Micacha, highlighting its tenderness. When brewed, the center of gravity is away from the bud tip and leans toward the base, causing the bud tip to point upward—resembling unopened orchids floating in the clear, bright tea, like jade brushes dancing in the wind, extremely pleasing to the eye. This tea was first created in 1870. After the founding of New China, it was once exported to the former Soviet Union. Since the 1990s, through further refinement, both its shape and quality have improved significantly. It has been awarded multiple times as a high-quality famous tea of Zhejiang Province.

　　Product anecdote: Lu Yu (733–804), studious and indifferent to fame from a young age, shut himself away to write books and refused official positions. After the An-Shi Rebellion, he devoted himself to the study of tea and authored The Classic of Tea (Cha Jing), which played a significant role in promoting the development of China’s tea industry. Later generations honored Lu Yu as the “Tea Sage” in recognition of his contributions to tea. The Classic of Tea is the world’s first monograph on tea, divided into three volumes and ten chapters, covering the origin of tea, tea-making utensils, tea plucking and processing, brewing methods, historical tea events, and tea-producing regions. Its content is rich and detailed. Chapter Seven, “Records of Tea Events,” compiles accounts of tea-related matters from the ancient deity Shennong to the mid-Tang Dynasty, systematically and comprehensively introducing the evolution of ancient Chinese tea culture, making it especially valuable as a historical source. Among the eight major tea regions recorded in The Classic of Tea during the Tang Dynasty was Muzhou, the area where Jiande is located.

　　The geographical indication protection area for Jiande Baocha is defined according to the “Letter on the Delimitation of the Geographical Indication Protection Area for Jiande Baocha” (Jian Zheng Han [2007] No. 94) issued by Jiande City, Zhejiang Province. It covers the current administrative regions of nine towns and subdistricts in Jiande City: Xin’anjiang Subdistrict, Yangxi Subdistrict, Genglou Subdistrict, Xiaya Town, Yangcunqiao Town, Qiantan Town, Meicheng Town, Sandu Town, and Dayang Town.