Mouding Huafo Tea

Mouding Huafo Tea

　　Mouding Huafo Tea is a specialty of Mouding County in Chuxiong Prefecture, Yunnan Province. Huafo Tea is a renowned tea from Yunnan. Its quality is characterized by tightly rolled leaves, a rich and long-lasting fragrance, an intense aroma when hot, a lingering subtle fragrance when cooled, a fresh and mellow taste, and bright leaf bases.

　　Huafo Tea is produced at Qingfeng Tea Farm in Mouding County, Yunnan, adjacent to the famous Huafo Mountain. At the foot of the mountain lies the county's largest Qingfeng Reservoir, creating a picturesque setting of mountains and water that provides an ideal environment for tea tree growth.

　　Huafo Tea is made from high-quality Shuangjiang Mengku tea cultivars, with picking standards ranging from one bud and one expanded leaf to one bud and two half-expanded leaves. Typically, nearly 20,000 buds are needed to produce one kilogram of dried tea. Huafo Tea is processed using a combination of manual and mechanical methods, with main procedures including fixation, rolling, shaping, drying, screening and sorting, and final firing — a total of six key steps.

　　Mouding Huafo Tea includes three varieties: "Huafo Dragon Claw," "Huafo Tea," and "Huafo Aroma Tea." In a narrow sense, it refers only to Huafo Tea. Huafo Dragon Claw is the premium grade, Huafo Tea is the standard grade, and Huafo Aroma Tea is a high-quality green tea. The tea features tightly rolled and slender leaves, clear and bright green liquor, a rich and long-lasting fragrance, a fresh and robust taste, and bright leaf bases. It is mainly sold in major cities such as Kunming, Shanghai, and Beijing.