Yuanyang Mist Tea

Yuanyang Mist Tea

　　Yuanyang Mist Tea is a specialty of Yuanyang County, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province. The tea features straight, tightly rolled leaves of even appearance, with a silvery-gray hue and well-distributed fine tips. Its brewed liquor is emerald green, aromatic, mellow, rich in flavor with a sweet aftertaste. It offers notable benefits such as quenching thirst, aiding digestion, promoting urination, and improving vision and mental clarity.

　　Yuanyang County in Yunnan has a typical mountainous vertical climate, remarkable biodiversity, and abundant natural resources including light, heat, water, and soil—making it highly suitable for growing various cash crops such as tea, amomum tsao-ko, bananas, and sugarcane. The county’s total tea cultivation area reaches 35,000 mu, with an annual output of 520 tons and a production value of 9 million yuan. The local government has made great efforts in developing organic tea garden demonstration projects, green food certification, brand cultivation, and market expansion, resulting in year-on-year increases of 12% in tea output and 20% in production value. Among these, premium teas reached 3,600 kg with a value of 1.44 million yuan, showing increases of 19.2% and 25.5% respectively. Well-known brands such as "Terraced Scenery Peak Tea," "Mist Tea," and "Steamed Green Tea" enjoy fame both domestically and internationally, and are in high demand.

　　Yuanyang Mist Tea is meticulously crafted through processes such as fixation, rolling, and firing, all based on carefully selected raw materials. The tea features straight, tightly rolled leaves of even appearance, with a silvery-gray hue and well-distributed fine tips. Its brewed liquor is emerald green, aromatic, mellow, rich in flavor with a sweet aftertaste. It offers notable benefits such as quenching thirst, aiding digestion, promoting urination, and improving vision and mental clarity.

　　The Shuilonong brand Yuanyang Mist Tea, a standout among tourist-flavored specialties, is particularly distinguished. The Shuilonong brand Mist Tea has won consecutive awards at the Yunnan Provincial Premium Tea Quality Competition, including the Excellent Product Award, the Fine Product Award, and the Golden Rose Award for Quality Products over three sessions. The product is sold both within and outside Yunnan Province. Some overseas Chinese have even brought it back to their home countries as gifts for family and friends after returning to visit relatives in China, where it has received high praise from all who have tasted it.