Selenium-rich Qingming Tea from Leigong Mountain

Selenium-rich Qingming Tea from Leigong Mountain

　　Selenium-rich Qingming Tea from Leigong Mountain is a specialty of Leigong Mountain in Leishan County, Qiandongnan Prefecture, Guizhou Province. The tea boasts excellent quality, with plump and tender leaves, a rich and mellow aroma, a refreshing taste with a lingering sweetness, and a high tolerance to brewing.

　　Qingming tea refers to the tender buds picked during the Qingming season, making it the first tea harvest of the new year. With moderate spring temperatures and ample rainfall, Qingming tea features a fresh green color and soft leaf texture. Moreover, spring tea is generally free from pests and diseases, eliminating the need for pesticides, which ensures the tea is pollution-free and rich in vitamins and amino acids. It has a uniquely elegant fragrance and mellow flavor, making it a premium tea of the year.

　　The tea gardens of Selenium-rich Qingming Tea from Leigong Mountain are located within the Leigong Mountain National Nature Reserve, at an altitude of 1,300–1,400 meters. The soil is loose and fertile, often shrouded in mist with abundant diffuse light, plentiful rainfall, and fresh air — all of which contribute to the superior internal quality of the tea. Additionally, the tea contains up to 2.00 to 2.02 micrograms of selenium per gram, 15 times the average selenium content found in regular tea. Qingming tea is made from overwintering buds formed in the previous autumn and developed around the Qingming period. These buds accumulate abundant nutrients, resulting in tea with excellent quality, plump and tender leaves, a rich and mellow aroma, a refreshing taste with a lingering sweetness, and a high tolerance to brewing.