Longshen Tea from Kang County

Longshen Tea from Kang County

Longshen Tea from Kang County is a protected geographical indication product.

　　   As early as more than 200 years ago, tea trees were already growing along the stream in Madigou Village, Yangba Township, Taiping, Kang County. In 1958, Kang County introduced 25 kilograms of tea seeds from Hunan, which were successfully trial-planted in the Shangba Nursery in Yangba. In 1964, after the Gansu Provincial Department of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry allocated tea seeds sourced from Anhui, Hunan, and Jiangxi to Kang County, an additional 300 acres were successfully planted in areas such as Shangba and Longshen Valley in Yangba, as well as Taiping and Sanhe. The tea industry in Kang County has now developed for over 40 years.

　　    In order to expand and strengthen the tea industry, Kang County has adhered to market orientation, focused on efficiency, relied on science and technology, aimed at developing green and organic teas, and used the propagation and promotion of clonal tea plants as a breakthrough point. It restructured several existing tea factories, integrated brands, improved the industrial chain, and advanced industrialization. In August 2002, Gansu Shennong Tea Industry Co., Ltd. was established, forming an industrialized business model of “company + base + farmers.” It currently has 25,000 acres of ecological tea gardens, producing 300,000 kilograms of high-quality Longshen series tea annually, with an output value of over 11 million yuan.

　　    Gansu Longshen Tea Industry Co., Ltd. produces the “Kangyang” and “Cang” brands of Longshen Tea, comprising 7 series and 14 varieties. With their excellent color, aroma, taste, shape, and completely natural, pollution-free qualities, they are considered top-grade products among teas. “Longshen Cuifeng” and “Longshen Cuizhu” won gold and silver awards respectively at the 4th International Famous Tea Competition. The tea features a flat and straight or tightly rolled appearance, emerald green color, mellow and refreshing taste, fresh mouthfeel, and a chestnut-like fragrance. It has high levels of tea polyphenols, amino acids, and caffeine. Regular consumption can help improve liver health, enhance eyesight, strengthen the body, aid weight loss, lower blood pressure, and promote longevity, making it highly favored by tea drinkers.

　　    In 2003, the “Kangyang” brand of Longshen Tea was certified as organic tea by the state.

　　   The protected geographical indication area for Longshen Tea is based on the range proposed in the Gansu Province Kang County document “Proposal on the Protected Geographical Indication Area for Longshen Tea” (Kang Zheng Bao [2006] No. 35), covering the current administrative regions of four villages in Kang County: Yeziba Village, Chayuan Village, Wukeshi Village, and Laozhuang Village.