Maoshan Qingfeng Tea

Maoshan Qingfeng Tea

　　 Maoshan Qingfeng Tea is a specialty of Jintan City, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province. The tea leaves are flat and straight like swords, with a glossy green color and smooth surface. They offer a high, refreshing aroma that is delicate and long-lasting, bright green liquor, a fresh and mellow taste, and tender, bright, and intact leaf bottoms.

　　 Maoshan Qingfeng is a flat, pan-fired green tea produced in the Maolu Tea Farm, Shimalin Tea Farm of Jintan, Jiangsu, and the eastern hilly regions of Maoshan. The predecessor of the Maolu Tea Farm, the “Maolu Company,” was established during the Qing Dynasty’s Guangxu reign and was famous for producing “Qiqiang” tea. In 1983, based on this foundation, “Maoshan Qingfeng” was developed, resembling short, green swords. It is harvested before Guyu (Grain Rain) from one bud and one leaf, and goes through processes such as withering, fixing, shaping, cooling, firing, and refining.

　　 Maoshan Qingfeng is divided into Special Grade, First Grade, and Second Grade. The leaves are flat, smooth, straight, and show distinct tips, with a high and refreshing aroma, bright green liquor, a fresh and mellow taste, and tender, even leaf bottoms. It is mainly sold in major cities across Jiangsu, as well as in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and exported to Japan and Singapore.

　　 In 1995, Jintan was named the “Hometown of Chinese Green Tea (Famous Tea).” Maoshan tea comes in many varieties and is of high quality. Among them, “Maoshan Qingfeng” has won a national gold award, while “Yuhua” and “Que She” have received gold awards at China’s first Food Expo. These teas sell well both domestically and internationally. The Maolu Tea Farm in Jintan has also been designated as a national-level tea breeding farm for superior tea varieties.