Yuebei Dabai Tea

Last updated 2026-11-08 — A famous tea from Hunan. Hengshan has a long history of tea production, with records in Lu Yu’s *Classic of Tea* from the Tang Dynasty stating, “Hengzhou tea is produced in the valleys of Hengshan and Chaling counties.” Yuebei Dabai Tea comes from Guantang in Hengshan County. Its name combines “Yuebei,” after the “Yuebei Peasant Association” personally established by Mao Zedong in 1927, and the tea’s characteristic of being covered in white downy buds, with a greenish-white hue. In 1970, Guantang Tea Farm successfully created Yuebei Dabai Tea by drawing on traditional local tea-making techniques and incorporating advanced methods from other renowned tea-producing regions. Yuebei Dabai Tea is divided into three grades: high, medium, and low. The high and medium grades have an annual production of about 4,000 kilograms. The high-grade tea features plump, tightly rolled leaves with visible bud tips, covered in white down, a glossy emerald color, and a fragrant aroma. When brewed, it yields a yellow-green liquor with a mellow, sweet, and refreshing taste, and tender, bright-colored leaves. Since 1980, it has been consistently rated as a provincial-level famous tea in various competitions.