Category: Chinese Tea Culture

White Tea Dubbed as the Most Elegant and Mellow Tea 清雅醇香当属白茶

白茶在我国有着悠久的历史。关于白茶,还有一个美丽的传说。相传尧帝时,太姥山脚下有位叫蓝姑的女子为避战乱躲在鸿雪洞内,那年太姥山周围麻疹流行,乡亲们想尽办法为孩子治病,但都徒劳无功,乐善好施的蓝姑更是急在心里。一天,蓝姑夜梦南极仙翁,指点她在鸿雪洞顶上有一株小树叫绿雪芽,叶子是治疗瘟疫的良药。蓝姑惊喜而醒,找到了那株茶树,将绿叶晒干后送到患儿手中。不久,患儿个个痊愈,白茶神奇的拯救了整个村落。从此,蓝姑就开始精心培育这株仙茶,并教予乡亲们种植,这便是今天的白茶。 White tea enjoys a long-standing history in China. A beautiful legend has it that in the period under the

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Yunnan Tuo tea 云南沱茶

沱茶从面上看似圆面包,从底下看似厚壁碗,中间下凹,颇具特色。沱茶的种类,依原料不同有绿茶沱茶和黑茶沱茶之分。绿茶沱茶是以较细嫩的晒青绿毛茶为原料,经蒸压而制成;黑茶沱茶是以普洱茶为原料,经蒸压而制成。用晒青绿茶压制而成的称云南沱茶;用普洱散茶压制而成的称云南普洱沱茶。 Tuo tea is of special characteristics. When looking from upside, it looks like a bread roll, and from the

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Huangshan Maofeng Tea: One of the Top Ten Chinese Teas 中国十大名茶:黄山毛峰

黄山毛峰茶产于安徽省太平县以南,歙县以北的黄山。黄山是我国景色奇绝的自然风景区。那里常年云雾弥漫,云多时能笼罩全山区,山峰露出云上,像是若干岛屿,故称云海。黄山的松或倒悬,或惬卧,树形奇特。黄山的岩峰都是由奇、险、深幽的山岩聚集而成。 Huangshan Maofeng Tea grows in the Huangshan Mountain region to the south of Taiping County and the north of

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Junshan Yinzhen Tea: One of the Top Ten Chinese Teas 中国十大名茶:君山银针

君山银针是我国"十大名茶"之一,产于湖南省洞庭湖中的君山岛上,属于黄茶类针形茶,有"金镶玉"之称。君山茶,始于唐代,清代纳入贡茶。旧时曾经用过黄翎毛、白毛尖等名,后来,因为它的茶芽挺直,布满白毫,形似银针而得名"君山银针"。 Known as the "gold inlaid jade" tea, Junshan Yinzhen tea is one of the top ten famous Chinese teas.

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Xinyang Maojian: One of the Top Ten Chinese Teas 中国十大名茶:信阳毛尖

信阳毛尖,亦称"豫毛峰"。产于河南大别山区的信阳市信阳县(现为浉河区),因条索紧直锋尖,茸毛显露,又产于河南信阳,故取名"信阳毛尖"。信阳毛尖品质高上,外形细秀匀直,显峰苗,色泽翠绿,白毫遍布。内质汤色嫩绿、鲜亮,香气鲜嫩高爽,叶底嫩绿明亮、细嫩、匀齐。特级品展开呈一芽一叶初展。 Xinyang Maojian is also called "Yu Maofeng" (Yu is shorthand for Henan Province in Chinese tradition). The name can

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