Mengshan Tunba Tea

Mengshan Tunba Tea

　　   Mengshan Tunba Tea is a specialty of Tunba Mountain in Mengshan County, Wuzhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The tea leaves are tightly rolled and uniformly straight. When brewed, the liquor is clear, emerald green, with a high aroma, delicious taste, mellow and sweet aftertaste, and excellent quality. In 1981, Tunba Tea was listed as a National Famous Tea; in 1983, it ranked third among Guangxi Famous Teas; in 1989, it won the title of Famous Tea in the Guangxi Famous and High-quality Tea Evaluation; in 1990, it was awarded the Guangxi High-quality Food Prize.

　　   Tunba Tea is a strip-shaped, roasted green tea produced in Mengshan, Guangxi. It is made from one bud with one or two leaves, picked before Qingming, and goes through processes such as withering, fixing, light rolling, pan-firing to shape the strips, and drying. Tunba Tea took its final form in the 1960s and was listed as a National Famous Tea in 1981. With superior quality, it is a well-known tea variety in the Mengshan area.

　　   The quality grades of Tunba Tea are mainly Special Grade, Grades 1 to 6. It has a dark green color, dry tea aroma, a mellow and refreshing taste, and a high, lasting fragrance. It is mainly sold in Guangxi.

　　   Tunba Tea is produced on Tunba Mountain in Xinxu Town, Mengshan County, hence the name Tunba Tea. On October 18, 1965, 135 educated youths from Mengshan County came to Xinxu Tunba Mountain to establish a tea farm. In 1966, due to the Cultural Revolution’s mass movements, in 1969 they were divided into several groups and sent to various rural production teams. The current tea farm covers nearly a thousand acres.

　　   Tunba Tea leaves are tightly rolled and uniformly straight. When brewed, the liquor is clear, emerald green, with a high aroma, delicious taste, mellow and sweet aftertaste, and excellent quality. In 1981, Tunba Tea was listed as a National Famous Tea; in 1983, it ranked third among Guangxi Famous Teas; in 1989, it won the title of Famous Tea in the Guangxi Famous and High-quality Tea Evaluation; in 1990, it was awarded the Guangxi High-quality Food Prize.