Mengding Mountain Stone Flower

Mengding Mountain Stone Flower

Mengding Mountain Stone Flower is a geographical indication certification trademark.

　　Mengding Stone Flower is a famous tea from Sichuan, produced in Mingshan County within the province. It is a type of green tea, first created in 1959. Its quality characteristics include a flat, straight, and uniform appearance, with sharp, upright buds that are fresh green and glossy, covered with silvery down. The inner quality features a rich, tender aroma, a mellow yet fresh taste, bright green liquor, and buds that are tender green with a slight yellow hue.

　　Mengshan tea is produced in Mingshan County, Ya'an City in southwestern Sichuan, about 110 kilometers from Chengdu. With a long history, it is one of China's oldest famous teas. Mengshan tea is also one of the birthplaces of China's tea planting industry and tea culture. As early as over two thousand years ago during the Western Han Dynasty, Wu Lizhen, known as the Tea Ancestor, began domesticating and cultivating wild tea trees on Mengding, marking the start of artificial tea cultivation. From the first year of the Tianbao era (724 AD) during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang to the end of the Qing Dynasty over 1,100 years later, it became the only officially designated tribute tea in Chinese history. Kyc

　　Every year during the Spring Equinox, when tea buds sprout in competition with spring, harvesting begins. The leaves are processed through withering, fixation, cooling, pan-firing, shaping and tipping, and drying. It is named "Stone Flower" due to its unique single bud appearance and visible white down. In the 1960s, it was rated as a national famous tea; after the 1980s, it received multiple provincial famous tea awards.