Cloud Mist Tea

Cloud Mist Tea

　　　   Cloud Mist Tea is a specialty of Lianyungang City, boasting a long history and excellent quality.

　　   The "History of Food and Goods" in the History of Jin records that in March of the fourth year of Emperor Zhangzong's Cheng'an reign (1199), "a workshop was established in Haizhou (now Lianyungang City) to produce new tea." In the 24th year of the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty (1898), local gentry such as Shen Yunpei and Song Zhiji raised funds to develop Mount Yuntai, establish the "Tree Cultivation Company," and cultivate Cloud Mist Tea. The tea produced there won an award at the Nanyang Industrial Exposition.

　　   In recent years, Cloud Mist Tea has seen significant development. The city now has nearly 2,000 acres of tea fields, producing nearly 100 dan of Cloud Mist Tea annually. The production process of Cloud Mist Tea is scientific and standardized, with strict technical requirements from fresh leaf picking, fixation, rolling, shaping and drying, to brewing. In 1980, at the Jiangsu Province Tea Tasting Event, it was ranked alongside Nanjing Yuhua Tea and Suzhou Biluochun as one of Jiangsu’s three famous teas, noted for its tightly rolled, eyebrow-shaped leaves, slender and pointed buds, glossy green color with visible fuzz, high and lasting fragrance, rich and fresh taste, clear soup color, and uniform leaf base.

　　   Expert analysis shows that Cloud Mist Tea is rich in theine, tannins, and vitamins. Drinking Cloud Mist Tea can refresh and quench thirst, clear summer heat and promote urination, relieve bloating, remove greasiness and lower blood pressure, dispel fatigue, and enhance memory.