Drinking tea is a traditional culture in China. Many people have formed the habit of drinking tea in their life. Tea contains many beneficial ingredients needed by the human body. Therefore, drinking tea has a good health care effect. China is the hometown of tea, but many people don't know much about Chinese tea. What are China's top ten famous teas? This article brings you the list of China's top ten famous teas. Let's have a look.
Top 10 Chinese famous teas
1. West Lake Longjing: Hangzhou is one of the seven ancient capitals in China. The West Lake Longjing tea area is located in the unique microclimate of the natural barrier surrounded by mountains on three sides. It has been a place of nostalgia for scholars since ancient times. Su Dongpo, a poet of the Song Dynasty, once had a hymn: 'if you want to compare the West Lake to the west, you will always have a good tea like a beautiful woman'.
2. Huangshan Maofeng: Huangshan Maofeng, a famous tea of the Qing Dynasty, belongs to the green tea baking category. For a long time, people have used the view that "famous mountains produce famous tea" to infer that Huangshan Maofeng is called after Huangshan cloud and fog in the Ming Dynasty. Huangshan Maofeng is produced in Huangshan, Shexian County, Anhui Province. One of the top ten famous teas in China.
3. Tieguanyin: Tieguanyin belongs to oolong tea and is the representative of Oolong tea, one of the top ten famous teas in China. It is between green tea and black tea and belongs to semi fermented tea. It is one of the six categories of green tea, black tea, green tea (oolong tea), white tea, yellow tea, black tea and black tea in China.
4. Biluochun in Dongting: Biluochun belongs to green tea. It is mainly produced in Dongting mountain (now Wuzhong District, Suzhou) in Taihu Lake, Wu County, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, so it is also called 'Dongting Biluochun'. Biluochun tea in Dongting is produced in the East and West Mountains of Dongting. It has many buds, tender fragrance, clear soup and mellow taste. It is one of the top ten famous teas in China. Biluochun tea has a history of more than 1000 years.
5. Xinyang Maojian: Xinyang Maojian, also known as' Yumao peak '. Xinyang City, which is produced in Dabie Mountain Area of Henan Province (mainly concentrated in mountainous areas), is named 'Xinyang Maojian' because it is tight, straight and sharp, and its fur is exposed. It is also produced in Xinyang, Henan Province. In 1958, it was rated as one of the top ten famous teas in China.
6. Qimen Kung Fu: Qimen black tea, a famous black tea boutique, is produced in Qimen County, Huangshan branch in the southwest of Anhui Province, China. Local tea varieties have high yield and good quality. They are planted in fertile red loess soil, with mild climate, sufficient rain and moderate sunshine. Therefore, the leaves are soft and rich in water-soluble substances, and the quality collected in August is the best.
7. Wuyi Rock Tea: Wuyi rock tea is produced in Wuyi, a famous mountain in the southeast of Xiujia in Northern Fujian. Tea trees grow in rock cracks. Wuyi rock tea has the fragrance of green tea and the mellow of black tea. It is the best of China's oolong tea. Wuyi Rock Tea belongs to semi fermented tea, and its preparation method is between green tea and black tea. Its main varieties are 'Dahongpao', 'white chicken crown', 'Narcissus',' Oolong ',' cinnamon ', etc.
8. Lu'an Guapian: Lu'an Guapian is a national historical famous tea and one of the top ten classic Chinese famous teas. Lu'an melon slice (also known as slice tea) is a special kind of green tea. It is a piece of tea in the shape of melon seeds, which is collected from local unique varieties and made through unique traditional processing technology.
9. Taiping Houkui: Taiping Houkui is a famous Chinese tea with a long history. It was created in 1900. Taiping Houkui displayed the quality award in Nanjing Nanyang Industry Promotion Association and the Ministry of agriculture and Commerce in 1912. In 1915, it won the Gold Award and the special tea for "ten thousand people tasting tea" at the Panama world expo. It was exhibited in Bolivia and other countries in the 1930s. After the founding of new China, Taiping Houkui was rated as one of the top ten Chinese famous teas in 1955.
10. Junshan silver needle: Junshan silver needle is produced in Junshan in Dongting Lake, Yueyang, Hunan Province. A treasure in yellow tea. The finished tea bud head is strong, with uniform length and size. The inner surface of the tea bud is golden yellow, the outer pekoe is exposed completely, and the package is solid. The shape of the tea bud is very like a silver needle, so it is named. Junshan tea has a long history. It was produced and famous in the Tang Dynasty. Princess Wencheng took Junshan tea when she married Tibet. It was listed as tribute tea in the Later Liang Dynasty, and it was followed by successive dynasties.