Baohong Tea

Baohong Tea

　　   Baohong Tea is an exceptional small-leaf green tea variety, cultivated and propagated from ancient thousand-year-old tea trees originally introduced to Baohong Temple during the late Tang Dynasty. The finished tea is made from high-quality fresh leaves picked in the Baohong Mountain (at an altitude of over 1,850 meters) tea gardens on the plateau, and is a traditional historical famous tea. This tea is “fragrant upon brewing, leaves a lingering aroma on the lips after drinking, and boasts a fresh and mellow taste.” It has long been known for the legendary saying: “When brewed indoors, the fragrance fills the whole courtyard; when brewed in the yard, the aroma drifts beyond; and when one person makes tea, the fragrance pervades the entire room.”

　　   It possesses unique qualities with higher levels of main nutrients and vitamins compared to other teas, including 19.1% protein, 4.7% amino acids, 25.04% tea polyphenols, 4.75% caffeine, and 0.82% vitamins. In 1933, it was exhibited at the American Agricultural Expo and earned the title “Tea with Fragrance Drifting Ten Miles.” In 1980, it was rated the top high-aroma green tea in Yunnan Province. In 1982, it was recognized as a renowned high-quality tea of Yunnan. In 1985, during the National Famous Tea Varieties Evaluation Conference in Nanjing, it was named an excellent high-quality tea variety and included in China’s Tea Classics 《Famous Green Teas》. In 2002, it won the Gold Award for Famous Tea at the Spring Tea Trade Fair in Simao, Yunnan, China. In October 1993, the tea was registered under the brand name “Baohong Brand Tea.”