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The Origins and Historical Development of Gongfu Black Tea & The History and Culture of Black Tea in China

Published: 2026-11-08 Author: FLG 👁 2 views
Last updated 2026-11-08 — China is the birthplace of tea and also where black tea originated and flourished. As mentioned in the previous historical section, it all began with Zhengshan Xiaozhong black tea from Tongmuguan Village in Wuyi Mountain, Fujian. Gradually, it evolved into the more refined Gongfu black tea across various parts of Fujian. By the 1870s, it had spread to Qimen in Anhui, as well as to Jiangxi and Hubei provinces. This period was also a time when...

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1950,,.After that, black tea cultivation also began to expand in all directions. Tea-growing regions in the Jiangnan, Southwest, and South China areas—including Yunnan, Sichuan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, and even Hainan—were gradually incorporated into the tea production map, flourishing everywhere.,, Orthodox .

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,.Next, let me introduce them one by one.It can be divided into small-leaf Gongfu and large-leaf Gongfu types.,;,.

:,,(,,),,,,,,,.Qimen black tea, Yunnan Dianhong, and Lapsang Souchong are the most internationally renowned.


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