Zixi White Tea

Zixi White Tea

Zixi White Tea is a protected geographical indication product.

Zixi White Tea is a certified geographical indication trademark.

　　White tea has long been regarded as a rare and precious type of tea, with a history spanning over 880 years since its elegant name first appeared. Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty (Zhao Ji) dedicated a section in his treatise *Daguan Tea Treatise* (written between 1107–1110 during the Daguan era, named after the reign title) specifically to white tea, stating: “White tea is a unique variety, distinct from ordinary teas. Its tender sprouts are spread out, and its leaves are thin and translucent. It grows sporadically among forests and cliffs, not something that can be cultivated by human effort. There are only four or five households that grow it, with just one or two plants yielding at most two or three ounces of tea. The buds are scarce, and roasting them is especially difficult—if the firing or heating is off, they turn into ordinary tea. Only through meticulous craftsmanship and proper processing can the tea achieve a quality as pure and flawless as jade still in its rough state, unmatched by any other. Even lightly fired versions exist, but their quality does not compare.”

　　 Zixi County is located at the western foothills of the Wuyi Mountains, where the natural ecology remains well-preserved and forest tourism resources are abundant. The county boasts a forest coverage rate of 87.2%, with the highest negative oxygen ion concentration reaching up to 270,000 units per cubic centimeter. Its ecological environment ranks first in the province and seventh in the nation. Xiangtan Mountain Tea Industry Co., Ltd. in Zixi County is situated near the primitive forest of Matoushan, an area with superior ecological conditions—surrounded by mountains, fresh air, ample rainfall, and fertile soil. It is this exceptional natural environment that gives rise to Zixi White Tea.

　　 The company began trial cultivation of 300 acres of white tea in Matoushan Town in 2005. To date, the planting area has exceeded 3,000 acres, and it has built 2,000 square meters of organic tea processing standard facilities and three organic tea production lines. It is the first tea producer in Fuzhou City’s history to obtain organic tea certification, as well as ISO9001 international quality system certification, ISO14001 environmental system certification, and QS quality safety certification. In 2007, the company was honored as a “Fuzhou City Agricultural Industrialization Leading Enterprise,” and its “Yuanzhiyuan” white tea won the “Gold Award” at the “First Jiangxi Provincial Tea Expo” in 2007. It also received the “Gold Award” at the 2008 Shanghai International Cultural Festival, was designated as the official tea for the 2008 China Green Food Expo, was a featured tea at the 2009 Shanghai International Tea Culture Festival, and won the “Grand Prize” at the 8th “China Tea Cup” evaluation.

　　“Yuanzhiyuan” white tea will bring new meaning to Chinese tea culture and offer blessings for long-term human health.

　　Zixi’s “Yuanzhiyuan” white tea and “Chuyunfeng” white tea have both obtained organic product certification. “Yuanzhiyuan” white tea has been awarded the title of “Famous Trademark of Jiangxi Province,” while “Chuyunfeng” white tea has been recognized as a “Famous Agricultural Product of Jiangxi Province.” The province’s Department of Agriculture has also designated the county as one of the “Top Ten Tea-Producing Counties.” Currently, the “Zixi White Tea” trademark certification has been approved by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.