Guilin Li River Silver Needle Tea

Guilin Li River Silver Needle Tea

　　    Li River Silver Needle Tea is a premium specialty tea developed in the late 1980s by the Guilin Tea Research Institute of Guangxi, taking advantage of the outstanding ecological conditions of the Yaoshan Scenic Area in Guilin. It is crafted from the tender buds and leaves of top-tier national tea cultivars such as Fuyun No. 6, Fuyun No. 7, Fuding Dabao, and Lingyun Baihao. This distinguished tea was awarded the Product Excellence Prize at the 1991 Zhejiang International Tea Culture Festival, recognized for its exceptional color, aroma, flavor, and shape.

Its quality characteristics include: a silvery-white appearance covered in fine down, resembling silver needles; a delicate and long-lasting fragrance; a fresh, mellow, and refreshing taste that is highly resistant to brewing; clear, bright infusion; and tender, bright green leaf bases. Li River Silver Needle Tea is harvested around the Qingming Festival each year, primarily using one bud with one leaf just beginning to unfold. The picking standards emphasize tenderness, uniformity, cleanliness, and completeness, adhering to the "five no-pick" rule: no picking of buds with rain or dew, diseased or pest-infested buds, thin or weak buds, purple buds, or incomplete buds.