Zhouning High Mountain Mist Tea

Last updated 2026-11-09 — Zhouning Mist Tea -- 2015 National Famous, Special, and High-quality New Agricultural Products (Tea Category) As the county with the highest elevation in Fujian Province, Zhouning nurtures exceptionally high-quality high mountain mist tea thanks to its unique geographical and climatic conditions. Located in the northeast of Fujian, Zhouning is the highest-altitude county in the province. The area is covered with dense vegetation, has no polluting industries, boasts beautiful mountains and clear waters, and enjoys particularly good air quality. With an annual rainfall of about 2,000 millimeters and over 100 foggy days per year, the tea plantation soil is loose, rich in organic matter, and has a pH value of around 6.0. Zhouning possesses unique geographical and climatic advantages for growing premium tea, and its tea cultivation history can be traced back to the Song Dynasty. The high mountain tea, grown in this outstanding landscape, absorbs the essence of sunlight and moonlight as well as the vitality of the earth. It offers a richly fragrant and mellow taste that lingers long on the palate. As early as the last century, it won a silver award at the Panama International Exposition. For over a hundred years, the tea has maintained its renowned quality and acclaim, and in recent years, it has won multiple awards both domestically and internationally. Zhouning has thus been honored as a “National Key Tea-Producing County.”