Tea Mountain Jasmine

Tea Mountain Jasmine

　　Tea Mountain Jasmine is a specialty of Heshan City, Guangdong Province.

　　　　Features:

　　　　After picking, it undergoes steaming and sun-drying or drying processes; the sun-dried variety is golden in color and shaped like needles, known as jasmine needles. According to medical texts, jasmine needles have the effects of soothing the lungs, relieving depression, clearing heat, and removing toxins. Therefore, they are commonly used in pharmaceuticals. When mixed with green tea, the tea becomes fragrant, sweet, and cool, both quenching thirst and clearing heat. This has been a longstanding tradition among the people of Tea Mountain and is also served as a fine treat for guests. The main product of the Tea Mountain Jasmine Needle Professional Cooperative in Heshan City is the unique jasmine from Tea Mountain in Gulaoyang Town, Gulaoshi, which is shaped like needles and has a long cultivation history. The jasmine flowers are harvested before sunrise and are picked while still in bud. They are manually collected, then go through steaming and drying processes. The sun-dried ones are golden in color and shaped like needles, called jasmine needles. Jasmine is an herbaceous plant, planted in spring, blooming in summer with golden or snow-white fragrant blossoms.

　　　　The main production area of Tea Mountain Jasmine is Gulaoshan Tea Mountain. Tea Mountain Jasmine is an herbaceous plant, planted in spring, blooming in summer with snow-white fragrant blossoms. It has been cultivated for nearly 50 years and was first introduced by a person known as Uncle Qiu Chang, later becoming widespread among local households. Currently, the planting area is about 1.5 hectares, with an annual yield of 7.5 tons. The flowers are picked before the buds open. Picking is done manually, with an average person harvesting 4 to 5 jin per day. The annual dry flower yield of Tea Mountain Jasmine needles in Gulaoshan, Gulaoyang Town, Heshan City, is about 10 tons, with an output value reaching up to 2 million yuan.