Baxian Yunwu Tea

Baxian Yunwu Tea

　　Baxian Yunwu Tea, originally named “Baxian Tea,” is produced in Songya Township of Baxian District, Pingli County, southern Shaanxi. It is a new famous tea developed in the 1980s by technical personnel from the Pingli County Tea Technology Station and local tea farmers. Its development began in 1984, passed provincial evaluation in July 1986, was rated as a high-quality product of Shaanxi Province in 1987, received the title of “High-Quality Famous Tea of Shaanxi Province” in 1988, won the “Lu Yu Cup” Award at the Western China Famous Tea Seminar in 1990, and earned the Gold Award for China’s High-Quality Health Products in 1991, emerging as a rising star among China’s and Shaanxi’s famous teas.

　　The main production area of Baxian Yunwu Tea is Songya Township in Baxian District, Pingli County. Originally, tea was not produced here. Legend has it that over 300 years ago during the Qing Dynasty’s Kangxi reign, an immigrant surnamed Zhang brought tea seeds from Hunan and planted them in Mizi Gully at the head of Yahe River. Due to the suitable climate, the tea plants thrived, exuding a rich aroma, resulting in exceptionally high-quality tea. Today, there are over 2,000 acres of tea plantations, producing more than 80,000 kilograms of tea annually.

　　Baxian Yunwu Tea benefits from uniquely favorable natural conditions. The tea gardens are mostly located in deep mountain valleys at altitudes of 1,000 to 1,400 meters. With moderate sunlight, loose and fertile soil, these areas provide an ideal environment for tea cultivation. Growing in such excellent natural surroundings and nourished by sunlight and rain, the tea leaves are tender and thick, embodying the advantage of “high-mountain, misty-clouds producing fine tea.”