Jianyang White Tea

Jianyang White Tea

Jianyang White Tea is a geographical indication certification trademark.

　　  The most distinctive traditional famous tea exported from Jianyang City. It has the effects of improving eyesight, clearing the mind, and relieving summer heat. Its color, aroma, taste, and shape are uniquely distinctive, with consistently high product quality that remains enduringly popular. It is highly favored by overseas Chinese in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and Southeast Asian countries. The city currently cultivates nearly 10,000 acres of white tea, with an annual output of 200 tons. (Jianyang)

　　  Jianyang White Tea, also known as Shuiji White Tea, is a traditional famous tea from Fujian. Its main products include Shoumei, Gongmei, Bai Mudan, and Baihao Yinzhen. The main export markets are Hong Kong, Macau, and Southeast Asia.

　　  Before 1985, Fujian white tea accounted for 85% of the country’s total exports, more than half of which came from Jianyang. Meanwhile, 90% of the raw tea material used by Jianyang Tea Factory was sourced from Zhangdun. Due to the large-scale annual production of white tea, Zhangdun was known at the time as the “Ten-Thousand-Dan Commune.”

　　  It is reported that Zhangdun Town has a white tea planting area of 16,500 acres and produces over 8,000 dan of tea annually, generating output value of more than 30 million yuan. The town exports over 100 tons of white tea to Southeast Asian countries and to Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan every year. While demand exceeds supply in foreign markets, the town's white tea sales still mainly rely on raw material exports, resulting in high volume but low value. In order to develop the domestic white tea market, grow and strengthen the tea industry, and increase income for local tea farmers, the town supports enterprises through industrial initiatives, actively funding the registration of the "Jianxi Chun" Gongmei white tea trademark. It also hires tea cultivation technicians to provide comprehensive technical training to farmers in the project area, using methods such as on-site guidance and technical training sessions to widely promote applicable and new technologies, thereby further improving tea quality. At the same time, the tea industry is being developed into one of the key sectors for increasing both enterprise efficiency and local farmers’ income.

　　  Zhangdun “Gongmei White Tea” is one of the unique types of famous tea in Fujian. Its production method is distinctive — without frying or rolling, it is directly withered into flat-leaf tea. The finished tea is covered with white fuzz and appears white in color, belonging to the lightly fermented tea category. Owing to its requirement for high tenderness during picking and its unique processing technique, it possesses a distinct quality that is highly favored by consumers.

　　  In 2012, "Jianyang White Tea" was recognized by the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce as a China National Geographical Indication Certification Trademark.