tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61704704967805230002024-03-18T20:00:41.639-07:00TeaSeekAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01499599234150955882noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170470496780523000.post-20007965594194681432018-03-29T20:00:00.002-07:002018-04-08T04:37:34.892-07:00Something More About Huangshan Maofeng Tea<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/huangshan-mao-feng.html">Huangshan Maofeng</a> , among “<a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/directory/tea-encyclopedia/top-ten.html">Top Ten Famous Teas</a>” in China, is a <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/green-tea.html">green tea</a> which came into being and became famous during Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty(1875-1908).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There are so many kinds of <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/green-tea.html">green tea</a> in China. Then what green tea can be called as “<a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/huangshan-mao-feng.html">Huangshan Maofeng</a>”. A general view is that it should meet the following three points.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">First, it should be produced from Huangshan. which we mean here a municipal-level administrative area, including 7 county-level administrative areas: Tunxi Qu, Huangshan Qu, Huizhou Qu, Shexian, Yixian, Xiuning, Qimen. Generally speaking, another two adjacent county-level areas, Wuyuan and Jixi should be also included because they both belonged to Huizhou which existed as as an administrative area equivalent to Huangshan City and doesn’t exist now. Huizhou seen as the old name of Huangshan City was in fact bigger than it and is still studied by scholars because of its cutural and historical significance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Second, it should be made as a fired or baked <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/green-tea.html">green tea</a> with the plucking standards of one bud with 1-3 leaves, generally speaking, harvested before “Gu Yu”(Grain Rain, around 20th April).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Third, it should be made of tealeaves harvested from Huangshan local cultivar named as”Huangshan Qunti Cultivar”. It is a sexual reproduced cultivar with genetic commingling<span style="background: rgb(255 , 255 , 255); color: #333333; letter-spacing: 0pt;">.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Normally, <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/tribute-huangshan-maofeng.html">Huangshan Maofeng</a> was graded according to the plucking standards. One bud with one preliminarily extending leaf is considered as the highest grade, followed by one bud with one fully extending leaf, one bud with two leaves and one bud with three leaves. Of course, for tea produced from the same place, higher grade comes into market earlier than the lower grades. Here a precondition must be given because Huangshan is a mountainous area at an altitude between 200-1800meters. Every year, tea trees sprout at low altitude 5-15 days earlier than high altitude so it is possible that tea of low grade from the low altitude area may come into the market earlier than that of high grade from high altitude. One common misconception is that high grade guarantees good taste. In fact, plucking time can affect the quality of tea but it definitely doesn’t play the biggest role. For tea produced from the same place, tea harvested earlier normally gives more delicate taste than later one.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then, what do we think is the most important factor in forming the unique taste and flavor of Huangshan Maofeng? We think it should be the producing place, exactly speaking, what is the natural village, even what hill or peak it is produced from. A producing place involves several vital parameters including soil, altitude, sunlight, rainfall.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There are more than 1300 natural villages and countless hills and peaks in Huangshan. <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/mao-feng-tea.html">Huangshan Maofeng</a> producd from different natural villages, hills and peaks differs widely in taste and flavor. It is a challenging task to find out good producing places.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fuxi, a Township-level administrative area, covering an area about 92.6 Square kilometers, is seen as the birthplace of Huangshan Maofeng. It is located in the north of Huizhou Qu, adjacent to Shexian on the east, bordering with Tangkou, the Southern Gate of Huangshan Scenic Area on the north, at an average altitude of 800 meters. <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/green-tea/fuxi-huangshan-maofeng.html">Fuxi Huangshan Maofeng</a> is outstanding in taste and flavor. That is why it always enjoys the highest premium prices among Huangshan Maofeng produced from all around Huangshan. Around in 1875, Xie Zheng’an, a man of Fuxi set up a tea house and make speciality green tea with improved traditional skills. He insisted using fresh tealeaves of one bud and one leaf. The first batch of tea was sent to Shanghai and made a great success unexpectedly. In the next few years, <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/huangshan-mao-feng.html">Huangshan Maofeng</a> became famous not only domestically but also abroad. In Fuxi, a large numbers of tea trees planted from 1875 have been more than 100 years old. They still send forth tender buds and leaves of extraordinarily high quality every year because their long and robust roots deep into the earth can absorb much more sufficient nutrition than young tea trees.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In Huangshan, a few other places also produce outstanding Huangshan Maofeng although they are not as so famous as Fuxi. Wu Gong Ling is one of them. It is a village belonging to Shexian, covering an area about 1.4 Square kilometers, with a population about 2000 at an average altitude of 800 meters, featuring with terraced tea gardens about 0.82 Square kilometers reclaimed during 1960s and 1970s in high mountains. Wu Gong Ling literally means Centipedes Hill in Chinese. We are unable to figure out why it was given the name now. <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/green-tea/wgl-huangshan-maofeng.html">Wu Gong Long Huangshan Maofeng</a> is also mellow, floral and flowering with good aftertaste.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We are glad to share with you more information of outstanding Huangshan Maofeng produced from different places in Huangshan in the future. Thank you!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01499599234150955882noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170470496780523000.post-28075260342143962992017-12-06T23:56:00.000-08:002017-12-06T23:56:46.479-08:00An Introduction To The Whole Production Process Of Phoenix Dancong Oolong With IllustrationsOriginally produced from Phoenix Mountains, Chaozhou, Guangdong Province. <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/phoenix-oolong.html">Phoenix Dancong Oolong</a> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">are noted for their ability to naturally imitate the flavors and fragrances of various flowers and fruits, such as orange blossom, orchid, grapefruit, almond. Often, these teas are named after what that particular harvest is reminiscent of: '<a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/phoenix-oolong/mi-lan-xiang.html">Mi Lan Xiang(Honey Fragrance)</a>', '<a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/phoenix-oolong/huang-zhi-xiang.html">Huang Zhi Xiang</a>",‘<a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/phoenix-oolong/yu-lan-xiang.html">Yu Lan Xiang</a>’,'Xin Ren Xiang(Almond Fragrance)', etc.</span><br />
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Tea trees mostly are growing among Phoenix Mountains at an altitude between 400 to 1400 meters. The oldest tea trees are believed to be more than 700 years old.<br />
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It is time for harvesting the spring crops <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/phoenix-oolong.html">Phoenix Dancong Oolong</a> at the beginning of April every year. The harvesting takes around one month, lasting from Qing Ming (4-5th April) to Li Xia(5-7th May). There are many cultivars of phoenix Dancong with different buds-sprouting time. Harvesting begins from Bai Ye and Mi Lan Xiang cultivars and ends at Ba Xian and Zhi Lan Cultivars every year.</div>
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Old tea trees are high and it isn't easy to pluck tea leaves. People need to use ladders.<br />
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The first step for the production process is sun-drying. If sunlight isn't too strong, sunshade nets can be used. The time length of sun-drying depends on tea cultivars, climate and the water content of the fresh leaves. The water content should be reduced to 85%-90% by means of sun-drying.</div>
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After sun-drying, the fresh leaves are to be put on the bamboo trays to cool down in preparation for oxidation. </div>
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Locally, oxidation is usually called“Lang Cha". Commonly, there are five times with an interval of two hours. Each time, the oxidation extent depends on the colors and thickness of the leaves, the level of sun-drying, the temperature and humidity of the environment. The experience and skill of the tea masters play a vital role. It is usually manual work for the first four times of oxidation and machines are used last time in Phoenix Town.</div>
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After five times oxidation, the leaves are left on the bamboo trays for one night. In the next early Morning, it is time for firing. </div>
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The temperature for firing is normally between 200-250<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">°C.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The time is about 4 minutes. The temperature should be properly controlled. If too high, the leaves would be burnt. If too low, the color of the leaves would be dull and the end tea would produce turbid </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tea soup.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The aim of firing is to ruin the activity of enzymes, end oxidation and evaporate water in the leaves </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">by means of high temperature at a weight loss of 20%-30%. At the same time, firing makes the leaves to become soft and it is easy for rolling. After firing, in fact, the essence quality of the <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/phoenix-oolong.html">Phoenix Oolong</a> has been fixed.</span></div>
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Leaves just coming out of the stove should be stirred in order to give out heat. When leaves become not hot and still warm, it is time for rolling. Rolling lasts about ten minutes with an aim to make leaves tight and neat.</div>
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Undoing caking again, cooling and second time roasting. The temperature of second time roasting should be slightly lower than the first time roasting. After second time roasting, the preliminarily made tea usually called maocha has been ready.</div>
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Maocha(preliminarily made tea) is mixed with yellow old leaves and stems. It is to be hand-selected and third time roasted before it becomes refinement tea(end product).</div>
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There are two selecting way, manual work and machine. Manual work can let the tea intact and pure at the cost of low efficiency. Machine is on the contrary. Generally speaking, manual work is adopted when premium <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/phoenix-oolong.html">phoenix dancong oolong</a> is selected. </div>
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Now, the end <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/phoenix-oolong.html">Phoenxi Dancong oolong</a> is ready finally. Just one look on the appearance of the beautiful leaves, i think it is delicious. Don't you think so? :)</div>
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<span style="color: #3e3e3e; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Fully manual Huangya need to be fermented three times after manual fixation. Each time tea of about six to seven Liang is wrapped up with bamboo-made coarse paper and fermented for 24 hours at the temperature of around 40 degrees Celsius. The paper should be tasteless and absorptive. During this period, tea makers need to open the bag to check the color and moisture and stir to enable it to heat evenly from time to time. After 24 hours, the tea needs to be scattered, heated, and then wrapped up again with coarse paper to ferment for another 24 hours. For the third 24 hours, the tea needs to be fermented as a whole. After the first fermentation the tea is fresh and fragrant, and for the second time it becomes fragrant and sweet. During this process the experience of tea makers plays a big role.</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01499599234150955882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170470496780523000.post-42231985036908564472016-03-06T23:11:00.000-08:002016-03-07T21:46:36.527-08:00The Difference Between Tie Guan Yin Oolong(Iron Goddess) And Huang Jin Gui Oolong(Golden Osmanthus)<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Some of our customers told us it wasn't easy to tell apart <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/tie-guan-yin.html">Tie Guan Yin Oolong(Iron Goddess)</a> and <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/oolong-tea/golden-osmanthus-oolong.html">Huang Jin Gui Oolong(Golden Osmanthus)</a>. In fact, some people who have been in tea business for many years are even confused by them. It is very common that <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/oolong-tea/golden-osmanthus-oolong.html">Huang Jin Gui Oolong</a> is sold as <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/oolong-tea/ti-kwan-yin.html">Tie Guan Yin</a> intentionally or unintentionally. To be professional, you need to learn about them. Here we will let you know the difference between them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At first, you should know that <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/oolong-tea/ti-guan-yin.html">Tie Guan Yin Oolong</a> is made of tealeaves harvested from tea cultivar named <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/organic-tea/organic-tie-guan-yin.html">Tie Guan Yin</a> while <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/oolong-tea/golden-osmanthus-oolong.html">Huang Jin Gui </a>is Huang Jin Gui cultivar. The two cultivars both originated from Anxi, Fujian, China. Now, they are widely planted in Anxi as well as other Chinese tea producing areas. They both rank among the four most famous Anxi Oolong along with Ben Shan and Mao Xie. <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/tie-guan-yin.html">Tie Guan Yin</a> cultivar belongs to shrub while Huang Jin Gui belongs to small tree(arbor). Huang Jin Gui usually sprouts in the Mid- April, the cultivar </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">sprouting earliest </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in Anxi, every year, about 20 days earlier than Tie Guan Yin. Tie Guan Yin is commonly only used to make </span><a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/oolong-tea.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">oolong tea</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> while Huang Jin Gui is also used to make </span><a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/green-tea.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">green tea</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/black-tea.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">black tea</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> except oolong tea.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can easily find the difference between the fresh tealeaves of Huang Jin Gui and Tie Guan Yin.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The first photo is of Tie Guan Yin and the second is of Huang Jin Gui. The fresh leaf of Tie Guan Yin is kinda fat with a smooth and even borderline while that of Huang Jin Gui is thinner and longer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Compare the brewed tealeaves. It is also obvious.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> The Core Characteristic</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/organic-tea/organic-tie-guan-yin.html">Tie Guan Yin Oolong (Iron Goddess)</a>: The dried tea is heavy in dark green. The taste is complex and thick. The brewed tealeaves is elastic, fat and bright.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/oolong-tea/golden-osmanthus-oolong.html">Huang Jin Gui Oolong (Golden Osmanthus)</a>: The dried tea is light in yellowish green. When brewed, it smells like juicy peach or osmanthus flower. The brewed tealeaves are thin and long.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Anyway, the best way is to make comparison tasting for several time. You would know well about them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Supplement:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A cross was mentioned between a Ti Kuan Yin cultivar and the Huang Jin Gui cultivar in the Linkedin group where the article was discussed. I think it was probably <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/wuyi-rock-tea/huang-guanyin-hk1.html">Huang Guan Yin(Gold Kuan Yin)</a>. the newest member of Fujian Oolong family, is a cross-bred/hybrid tea varietal developed by the Tea Research Institute, Fujian Academy of Agricultural in 1980s with an attempt to let it have the good qualities of both Tie Guan Yin and Huang Jin Gui. <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/wuyi-rock-tea/huang-guanyin-hk1.html">Huang Guan Yin(Yellow Goddess of Mercy)</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> has been widely grown in the Wuyi and Anxi regions since 1990. Now, here i showed more photos of them for your reference:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. Find a Chinese name for your tea room(tea house, tea cafe). If you can find a Chinese </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">calligrapher to write the Chinese characters of the name on a piece of paper and make it mounted and framed and then hung on the wall, that would be fabulous.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2. Various kinds of Chinese gongfu tea wares are necessary including gaiwans, gongdao mugs, samples tea cups, tea trays and filters. It is excellent to exhibit various tea pots, tea cups and tea accessories in display cases.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3. Hang Chinese calligraphy and paintings on the walls. And Chinese paper-cutting artwork and Chinese traditional Knots can be also used to decorate the walls.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4. Place potted landscape, plants and rockery. The first choices are always Plum Blossom, Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum because they collectively known as “Four Nobles of Flowers”in China, symbolize nobility and virtues in human beings. They are often the central theme or motif for Chinese poetry and paintings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">5. Statues of <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/">Chinese tea</a> sage Luyu or carvings of Buddhas can also enhance the Chinese</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">6. If you can find furniture of Chinese traditional style, that would be great! If you really can't, make sure that the furniture matches well with the Chinese elements. If you aren't sure about it, consult with an interior designer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea/man-song-pu-erh-pearl.html">Mansong Pu Erh tea</a> absorbs the essence of the heaven and earth. Spring buds with small leave, really don’t look like the larger leave species, however, it has mild and delicate taste, long-lasting tea flavor. The green tea leaves in the clay pots sometimes are dancing and sometimes are quite and stand still like a leave in the deep pond. Every vegetation has its soul. I’m wondering that, was the tea leaves poetic lady falling into the earth or a wealthy and gifted gentleman wondering about all corners of the country. After all, it’s extraordinary. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the history, a catastrophe once happened in the Prince Mountain. In order to escape the killing of the rulers of the Qing Dynasty, a 16-year-old prince of Nanming family (Nanming is a regime founded in the Southern China by the members of the royal family and dignitaries of the Ming Dynasty escaped from Beijing) went and seek refuge from the grandchild of the king of tribute tea with the help of his servants. The grandchild of the king of tribute tea withdrew from society and lived in solitude to protect the boy. Afterwards, the grandchild of the king of tribute tea buried the prince of the Nanming regime. Then, this mountain was called as the Prince Mountain. The horizontal inscribed board with “Rui Gong Tian Chao” was burnt down before the death of the grandchild of the king of tribute tea. The glory of <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea/man-song-pu-erh-pearl.html">Mansong pu erh tea</a> disappeared with the predestined relationship between the emperor and his officials. The ruin of Yibang was caused by a conflict between ethnic minorities. People of Youle Mountain revolted and attacked Yibang. Yibang was being burnt down after a fire lasting for about three days and nights, left nothing in ancient town built for hundreds of years. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tea farmers of Yibang couldn’t be traced any more. In Late Qing Dynasty, tea farmers should present 5,000 Kg tea to royal court and 10,000 Kg tea to officials with all kinds of level, which was a heavy burden to the farmers. The farmers of the Prince Mountain within an area 25 Km in circumference cannot bear the burden, therefore, they cut down the tea trees and escaped, and never returned to Mansong. The local tea farmers have left Mansong however the migrants who later came from Shiping and Sichuan were not good at tea-planting, thus, the annual output of no more than 100 Kg <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea.html">pu erh tea</a> is taken as the legacy of Mansong tribute tea. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There are 8 pair of leaf vain in every piece of mature Mansong tea leaves, a kind of standard middle leaf tea </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">species</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">. Why is the Puer tea made from large leaf </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">species </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 24px;">not better than Mansong pu erh tea? I doubt it’s due to the mild nature of <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea/man-song-pu-erh-pearl.html">Mansong pu erh tea</a>, that is, fairness and peace. The light yellow tea infusion is extremely beautiful. It tastes mellow without bitterness and astringency. Its aftertaste is sweet accompanying with aroma. There will be no regret leaving for you. <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea/man-song-pu-erh-pearl.html">Mansong pu erh tea</a> really like Confucians, perfect showing the inner spirit of the doctrine of induced positive.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">During Chenghua Years of Ming Dynasty, an unnamable local official selected the famous tea of “Six Big Tea Mountains” in order to get promoted. At last, he chose the <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea.html">Pu Erh Tea</a> produced at Mansong of Yibang Mountain due to its preferable favor and its magical upright spirit after being immersed into the hot water. He purchased a batch of this magical tea and divided into two portions: one was presented to the bigwig in the royal court, one was to the Xianzong Emperor by the bigwig. Xianzong Emperor spoke highly of this Mansong tea and appointed it as the tribute tea for the royal court. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">Yibang Tea Mountain became famous since then and Mansong Village became widely known as the “5,000 KG Tribute tea per year”. Qing Government built a bridleway from Kunming, Puer to Yibang and Yiwu Tea Mountain in 1845. Deep and shallow horseshoes imprinted in the bridleway can still be seen. Although the bridleway is now overgrown with weeds, it can still reflect the glory at that time. Some remarkable people and wonders have been passed down, contributing the mystery to the tribute <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea.html">Pu Erh Tea</a>.<br /></span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01499599234150955882noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170470496780523000.post-17542262098151038762015-03-31T23:51:00.000-07:002015-03-31T23:51:48.204-07:00Kun Lu Shan Mountain- The Royal Tea Garden During The Qing Dynasty<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kun Lu Shan ( Kun Lu Shan Mountain, Shan literally mean mountain in Chinese), a part of the extension of Wuliangshan Mountains, ministratively belonging to Kuanhong village, Lin'er township, Lin'er Hanni and Yizhu autonomous county, Pu'erh city, Yunnan province, lies 31 kilometers to the north of the urban area of Pu'erh county. At an elevation between 1410 and 2271 meters above sea level, the main body of Kun Lu Shan Mountain extends for more than 10 kilometers from the north to the south and several kilometers from the east to the west. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kun Lu Shan</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Mountain covered with thick trees has nice scenery. The ancient tea gardens are mainly located at the two villages: Fengyang village and Baxiang village. There is an area of 10122 mu (about 675 hectares) in total, among which 1939 mu (129 hectares) categorized as semi cultivated type exist in the primeval forest of Kuanhong village, Lin'er township. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kun Lu Shan boasting about its more than 10000 mu ancient tea garden and believed to be one of the royal tea gardens during the Qing Dynasty is now praised as"the museum of tea tree". The recorded NO 3 ancient tea tree growing here, about 25 meters in height and 2.53 meters in diameter is the biggest human cultivated tea tree ever found. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01499599234150955882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170470496780523000.post-79565731036166588192015-03-11T22:33:00.000-07:002015-03-11T22:33:41.571-07:00Jing Mai Shan- A Place A Pu Erh Tea Lover Shouldn't Miss <div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">According to
what we know, most of <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea.html">Pu Erh Tea</a> lovers would wish to visit <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Yunnan</st1:place></st1:state> province and have a look at the
ancient tea trees. For most of foreign tea lovers, it seems rather difficult
unless you follow a local tourist guide or join a tea tour. For most of the
places in <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Yunnan</st1:place></st1:state>
province, it is not easy to access without the help of a local tourist guide
while there is an exception. This place is called <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/wild-puerh.html">Jing Mai Shan</a> (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Jing</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Mai</st1:placename>
<st1:placename w:st="on">Shan</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Mountain</st1:placetype></st1:place>
or just Jing Mai, Shan literally mean mountain in Chinese). It has vast area of
ancient tea gardens. If you love <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea.html">pu erh tea</a>, you would not get bored even
staying there for quite a few days. Going there during the tea harvesting
season, you may also see tea plucking carried out by the local minority
ethnics. If you are lucky, they may allow you to pluck the fresh tea leaves and
learn the way of making tea.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/wild-puerh.html">Jing Mai Shan</a> (<st1:placename w:st="on">Jing</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Mai</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Shan</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Mountain</st1:placetype>),
one of the historical </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: 宋体; mso-bidi-font-family: 宋体; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">“</span><st1:placename w:st="on"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Six</span></st1:placename><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"> <st1:placename w:st="on">Tea</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Mountains</st1:placetype></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: 宋体; mso-bidi-font-family: 宋体; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">”</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">, is located in
<st1:placename w:st="on">Huiming</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Township</st1:placetype>,
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Lang Cang Luhu Minority Autonomous
County</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">Yunnan</st1:state></st1:place>
Province. The history of growing tea there can date back to more than 2000
years ago. There are nine villages formed by local Bulang, Dai and Haini
Minorities named Jingmai, Mangjing, Manghong and etc in Jing Mai Shan. At an
elevation between 1100 and 1662 meters above sea level, the ancient tea gardens
there total 16173 mu (1078 hectares), the biggest area among the historical </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: 宋体; mso-bidi-font-family: 宋体; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">“</span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Six</span></st1:placename><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"> <st1:placename w:st="on">Tea</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Mountains</st1:placetype></span></st1:place><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: 宋体; mso-bidi-font-family: 宋体; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">”</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Several years
ago, due to the road condition, the access to <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/wild-puerh.html">Jing Mai Shan</a> was very tough. However,
the road condition was dramatically improved during the recent years. Now, Jing
Mai Shan is one of the places nearest to the airport. In Jing Mai Shan, hotel
is not common yet. You may need to stay in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Meng</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Hai</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">County</st1:placetype></st1:place> and then take a taxi to Jing Mai
Shan. As far as what we know, Jing Mai Shan is one of such best place where
whether tourists or professional tea businessmen can enjoy a pleasant tour.</span><span style="font-family: 宋体;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now it is estimated that there is still about 2930 Mu (195 hectares) ancient tea gardens existing in Man Zhuan Shan Mountain. Ancient tea trees are mostly scattered among thick forests with different cultivars mixed at an elevation between 565 and 1540 meters above sea level. Yunnan Large Leaf Camellia sinensis var assamica dominats here while about 25% tea trees are categorized as small leaf cultivars which is called by locals as "Liu Ye Cha"(willow leaf tea).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is of course the most famous Wuyi Yancha (Wuyi Rock Oolong) but it is also most difficult to be found of satisfactory quality. In fact, most of Dahongpao you can find in the market are blended ones. Some made of in fact Shuixian or other tea cultivars can be very cheap. Purebred Dahongpao has only a small market share partly due to its small production. Blended Dahongpao has market share of more than 80%. In Chinese tea industry, which one is the genuine Dahongpao is still debated. Some consider it is Qidan while some think it is Beidou. Anyway, the two are of course the ones most suitable to be called as pure Dahongpao.</span><br />
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According to the legend, QiDan, the original name for Dahongpao, refers to tea from the six trees that look red from far away because of their purple-red gender shoots in early spring in Jiulongchao, Mount Wuyi.</span><br />
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Since 2007, <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/wuyi-rock-tea/qidan-dahongpao.html">Dahongpao</a> tea trees in Mount Wuyi have been specially protected. It is forbidden to pluck their tea leaves to make sure they grow well; tea specialists look after them in a scientific way and detailed record of management is established; the nearby environment is strictly protected. Many years ago Chinese tea specialists started to cultivate Dahongpao trees by stem cutting propagation (asexual propagation). </span><br />
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Tie Luo Han produced in core Zhengyan area is very limited in quantities every year and almost unavailable in markets. Tie Luo Han is pursued by Yancha fans because of its supreme quality. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">One of Wuyi top four teas, <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/wuyi-rock-tea/shui-jin-gui.htm">Shui Jin Gui</a>, which means "Golden Turtle" is strong and rich tea with a very slight hint of fruity aroma. According to Chinese legends, Shui Jin Gui tea plant is a transmigration of a turtle god. Despite achieving godhood after a thousand years of meditation, the turtle god soon felt discontented as his hard effort as the Heaven's Tea Gardener often went unnoticed. One morning, he awoke to the noise of tea farmers celebrating their harvest of first flush tea leaves happily. Upon seeing this, the turtle god realised that he would be better appreciated as a tea plant and thus he gave up his immortality to become the Shui Jin Gui tea plant.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><st1:placename w:st="on"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Tailaoshan</span></st1:placename><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Mountain</st1:placetype>
located in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Fuding</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">Fujian</st1:state></st1:place> province is a place famous for its
scenery or historical relics. An ancient Chinese legend told during the time of
Xuanyuan and Huangdi Emperors' reign, a celestial being of Taoists named as
Rong Chengzi used to inhabit here and during the time of Yao Emperor‘s reign ,
there was a young girl who spent all day growing orchid and tea trees here
and teach local people how to make
"White Tea". The White Tea she made was so delicious, fragrant and
amazing that people who drank it all the time finally became celestial beings. The
young girl lived so long time, becoming to be mother, grandmother and
grand-grand-mother, before she grew out wings and became to be a goddess. The
local people respected her very much and called her "Taimu"(meaning
grand-grand-mother) and called the mountain she lived as "<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Taimushan</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Mountain</st1:placetype></st1:place>". According to the record
of "Pan Tao Ji", a book written
by Wang Lie in Han Dynasty, Emperor Han Wudi once ordered Dong Fangsuo, a his confidential
secretary to visit all the famous mountain in the world. Dong Fangsuo thought
among all the famous mountains he visited, Taimushan Mountain is rich in
distinctive nimbus and beauty so he called it "the First Mountain of the
World" and replace "Mu"(meaning mother) with
"Lao"(meaning grandmother) to show respect for the past person. It is
common that "famous mountain produce famous teas". <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Tailaoshan</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Mountain</st1:placetype></st1:place>
is the same. The Fuding area of <st1:placename w:st="on">Fujian</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">Province</st1:placetype> where <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Tailaoshan</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Mountain</st1:placetype></st1:place>
is located is well known as "the hometown of Chinese White Tea" now. <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/white-tea.html">WhiteTea</a> was initially brought into being here and now still mainly produced in
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first year of the reign of Qing Emperor Jiangqing, the tea businessmen of
Fuding realized the potential business opportunity of <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/white-tea.html">White Tea</a> so they learned
the skills of making white tea from the people of Tailaoshan Mountain and
succeeded in making "native needle" with the local tea cultivar
called "Caicha". It was seen by Chinese tea industry as the sign of
the birth of modern White Tea. In 1857(the 6th year of the reign of Qing Emperor
Xianfeng), a dutiful son thought to be given direction from Tailao (The Goddess
of the Tailaoshan Mountain) found a tea seedling neighboring to an ancient tea
tree called Lu Yueya(literally Green Snow Bud) around the Hongxue cave of
Tailaoshan Mountain and he uprooted and replanted the tea seedling in the area
outside Tailaoshan Mountain. Tea makers of Fuding successfully made <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/silver-needle.html">Baihao Silver Needle White tea</a> with buds
harvested from the tea trees cultivated from the tea seedling. Now, the Lu
Xueya tea seedling seen as a fine breed and named as "Fuding Dabaicha Cultivar"
has been now propagated by stem cuttings in more than 10 provinces of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> since
1960s. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01499599234150955882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170470496780523000.post-85370024529616314962014-09-14T23:02:00.000-07:002014-09-14T23:02:00.313-07:00Guangdong Morning Tea<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Drinking fine tea
over delicious snacks is a supreme treat for Guangdong people. They like to do in teahouses during the morning. Locally k</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">nown </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">as "one cup of tea and two
snacks," the morning tea is regarded by the </span><st1:state style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Guangdong</st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> people as "a joy of
life."</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Teahouses in <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Guangdong</st1:place></st1:state> serve various kinds of teas and famous
Guangdong-style snacks. The tea includes <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/black-tea.html">black tea</a>, <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/green-tea.html">green tea</a>, <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/oolong-tea.html">Oolong tea</a>,
<a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/jasmine-tea.html">jasmine tea</a> and <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/liu-bao-tea.ht">Liubao tea</a>. The snacks include steamed buns stuffed with diced
grilled pork, diced pig fat and sugar, minced pork, shrimp or crab meat,
steamed dumplings with the dough gathered at the top with various fillings; and
all kinds of flaky cakes. Before going to work in the morning, drinking a
fragrant pot of tea and relishing the delicious snacks in a teahouse, proves a
most relaxing experience. In recent years, with business burgeoning in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Guangdong</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Province</st1:placetype></st1:place>, people like holding business
talks in teahouses. In <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Hainan</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">Province</st1:placetype></st1:place>, the practice
has reached the extent that you can not enter the business circles without
frequenting a teahouse. Drinking tea for business purposes has become a
peculiar way of life in <st1:state w:st="on">Guangdong</st1:state> and <st1:place w:st="on">Hainan</st1:place> provinces, although it is far removed from the
Chinese traditional purpose of tasting tea.</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unlike those in <st1:state w:st="on">Jiangsu</st1:state>
and <st1:state w:st="on">Zhejiang</st1:state> provinces, and in <st1:state w:st="on">northern provinces</st1:state>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:state w:st="on">Guangdong</st1:state></st1:place> teahouses provide breakfast for
customers. Called "morning tea" by <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Guangdong</st1:place></st1:state> people, it evinces the importance
of tea at breakfast. Today Guangdong-style morning tea has gone beyond <st1:state w:st="on">Guangdong</st1:state> and Hainan provinces and found its way into
large hotels in <st1:city w:st="on">Beijing</st1:city>, <st1:city w:st="on">Tianjin</st1:city>
and <st1:city w:st="on">Shanghai</st1:city>, although patrons do not number as
high as those in <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Guangdong</st1:place></st1:state>.</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01499599234150955882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170470496780523000.post-73634632212331406712014-08-31T03:41:00.000-07:002014-08-31T03:42:38.796-07:00Tea-Drinking Customs In Fujian And Guangdong Of China<h2>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">"Gongfu" Tea In Fujian And Guangdong Provinces Of China</span></h2>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">China is the home of tea, and drinking tea is a national obsession. Chinese are the most likely to delight in drinking tea as well as being the most discriminating in the way tea is made and served.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Tea-drinking tradition from the Ming and Qing dynasties, which features infused tea, has been inherited in most parts of China. But people from different areas favor different teas. Generally, people in northern China, northeastern China and Sichuan Province, love <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/jasmine-tea.html">jasmine tea</a>; those living in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces favor <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/green-tea.html">green tea</a>; and along the southeast coast, <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/oolong-tea.html">Oolong tea</a> is preferred. People from Hunan Province have an interesting habit: they chew and swallow the tea leaves after drinking the infusion.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Distinct customs in different areas and minorities compose the variety of China's tea-drinking tradition.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Preparing and drinking "Gongfu" tea involves elaborate procedures. This tea is popular in Yunxiao, Zhangzhou, Dongshan and Xiamen in southern Fujian Province, and Chaozhou and Shantou in Guangdong Province.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">The antique-looking "Gongfu"tea set includes "Four Treasures for Tea-Making": one is a reddish-brown kettle, "yushuwei," with an oblate body that holds only 200g of water; the second is "Shantou Wind Stove," which is a small, exquisite and vented stove, used to boil water. Today, for convenience, many people use the electric stove. The third is a teapot, "Mengchen Pot," the size of a goose egg, made of zisha, a fine clay from Yixing that holds just over 50g of water. The last is "Ruochen'ou," an extraordinarily small cup about the size of half a pingpong ball, which holds only 4ml of the brew. Usually, four cups make a set and are placed on an oval tea tray. Besides pottery tea sets, there are porcelain ones, which look distinct with blue floral patterns glazed on a white background.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">With "Four Treasures", you can make tea. In preparing "Gongfu" tea, you must undertake a unique process. First, rinse the tea set in clean spring water and place it on a tea tray. When the water in the kettle is boiling, use some to warm the pot and cups. Then put tea leaves in the tea pot until it is half-full and add boiling water until it reaches the brim. Purists will immediately pour out the first infusion and warm the tea cups with it. Again, fill the pot with boiled water, using the lid to skim off the foam before covering the pot to preserve the aroma. Arrange the four cups in a square, their mouths all touching. Wait a moment (less than one minute) before lifting the pot and moving it in circles over the cups while pouring tea until each cup is filled. Known locally as "General Guan Patrollinging the Town," this ensures that the density of tea is the same in each cup. Even the final and most dense bit is poured evenly into the four cups-- known as "General Han Xin Dispatching Troops."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Once the tea has been poured in the tea cups, that does not mean you can drink it immediately. According to the practice of "Gongfu" tea, you should first lift the cup to your nose and inhale the fragrance. Then take a sip, and hold it in your mouth to taste its flavor; in no time you will feel your nose and mouth filling with the fragrance, your throat moistening, and the secretion of saliva increasing, which will comfort your whole body. Add more water to the pot and enjoy another round of tea. After, at most, the fifth round, replace the tea dregs with new tea and start over.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">The best tea for "Gongfu" tea is Oolong -- for green tea has a "cold nature" that pains the stomach and black tea has a "hot nature" that seems to dry the stomach; neither is suitable to be drunk undiluted. Only the half-fermented Oolong, having a "warm nature" and enduring infusion, is best for "Gongfu" tea.</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01499599234150955882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170470496780523000.post-52901854492791442472014-07-17T21:54:00.000-07:002014-07-17T21:54:39.316-07:0010 Famous Tea Paintings<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tea has been popular during Victorian age, so the tea cups or pots
were also frequently part of the paintings depicting the everyday life.
The Impressionists often included tea in their visual stories, which
shows the increasing popularity of the beverage. The contemporary art
also has a taste for tea, as you will certainly discover in our top 10
famous tea paintings.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <b><span style="color: #993300;"># 1 Five O’Clock Tea by Julius LeBlanc Stewart </span></b></span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Julius LeBlanc Stewart (1855 – 1919) was an American artist from
Philadelphia who spent his career in Paris. He exhibited regularly at
the Paris Salon from 1878 into the early 20th century, and helped
organize the Americans in Paris section of the 1894 Salon.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">This painting is suggestively named “Five O’Clock Tea”, depicting an
afternoon tea meal which was highly popular during the painter’s time.
“Five O’Clock Tea” was finished in 1884 and presently can be admired in a
private collection of Iris and Gerald Cantor, New York.</span></span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #993300;"><b># 2 Tea in the Park by Edward Cucuel</b></span></span></h4>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Edward Alfred Cucuel (1875-1954) was born in San Francisco,
California. He is best known for his paintings of sunny genre scenes of
boating, afternoon tea, sleeping or reading in landscape settings.
According to Fritz von Ostini, in his book “Der Maler Edward Cucuel” the
artist never employed professional models, preferring instead to
represent his friends and family.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is an impressionist painting depicting what was really
fashionable back in the days of Edward Cucuel, long walks in the park,
the joy of admiring the nature and the afternoon tea custom highly
enjoyed by society elites.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #993300;"><b># 3 Tea by George Dunlop Leslie</b></span></span></h4>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">George Dunlop Leslie (1835 – 1921) was an English genre painter,
author and illustrator. His early works, showed the strong influence of
the Pre-Raphaelites, but he settled into a more academic, aesthetic,
style of painting with the aim of showing pictures from the sunny side
of English domestic life. Leslie was also an author and had several
books published.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“Tea” was painted in 1885. It depicts a very young woman in the dress
of the 1700s, standing behind a table covered with a white cloth. She
is about to serve <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/">tea </a>from a blue willow tea set. Cups with spoons,
cream jug, and sugar bowl with lump sugar are all ready on a tray.
Behind her is a wooden chair and a white paneled wall.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mary Stevenson Cassatt (1844 – 1926) was an American painter and
printmaker. She lived much of her adult life in France, where she first
became friends with Edgar Degas and later she exhibited her work among
the Impressionists. Cassatt often created images of the social and
private lives of women, with particular emphasis on the intimate and
affectionate bonds between mothers and children.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This painting was a gift from the painter to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. She donated the painting in 1923.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #993300;"><b></b></span>Georges Croegaert (1848-1923) was a Belgian academic painter. Though
he was born in Antwerp, Belgium, he spent most of his life in Paris. His
name is associated with both classicism and anti-clerical art.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The painting is depicting a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
enjoying a cup of <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/tea-wholesale.html">tea</a>. The body position of the priest and the luxury
which surrounds the cleric makes this picture a silent critic brought to
the higher representatives of the Catholic Church and the luxury they
indulged in.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Frederic Soulacroix (1858-1933) was an Italian academic painter. He
was an artist who enjoyed an enormous success during his life. His
paintings were mainly for private customers coming from USA, England,
Germany (Munich especially), South America, and Canada. He is also
famous for making a portrait of Queen Margherita, wife of King Umberto I
of Italy and those of the King of Siam and his brother, Prince
Sanbasaska.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is a painting found in a private collection depicting a social
scene very popular in those days, <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/tea-wholesale.html">tea</a> parties. The ladies wear evening
dresses very fashionable at the end of the 19<sup>th</sup> century.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Charles Courtney Curran (1861 – 1942) was an American painter. He is
famous for his canvases depicting beautiful women in beautiful settings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The picture depicts a sweet small girl around seven years old washing
a tea set. It is an amazing picture of domestic life during Curran’s
time.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Konstantin Korovin (1861-1939) was a leading Russian Impressionist
painter and a talented stage designer. In 1885, Saava Mamontov hired
Korovin to design the set for his private opera. By 1900, Korovin had
become the designer for the Imperial Theater in Moscow, which is known
as the Bolshoi Theater.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is a painting dating from 1888 depicting a domestic family scene
of an afternoon meal and as you can observe the teapot occupies the
center of the table suggesting that it was an important piece of
kitchenware and that tea was a fashionable beverage.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jamie Paterno is a contemporary Argentinean artist known for the use
of vibrant colors delicately spread across canvases in figurative works
and still life. The artist graduated from the Fine Art College at Seoul
Women’s University and is currently affiliated with several art
associations. She has exhibited extensively in both South Korea and the
United States since 1995.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is a painting which places a nice cup of <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/tea-wholesale.html">tea</a> near a lovely vase
as the painter herself names it, featuring vibrant colors and a childish
touch remanding of fairy tales which have long inspired the artist
since her early childhood.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Richard E. Miller (1875 – 1943) was a major American Impressionist
painter and a member of the famous Giverny Colony of American
Impressionists. He was mainly a figurative painter, known for his
paintings of women posing languidly in interiors or outdoor settings. He
is best described as a Decorative Impressionist.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The painting was finished in 1910 and it depicts women in a sunlit
landscape framed by a large, vividly patterned Japanese parasol, which
exemplifies Miller’s decorative technique.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We are really curious which one of these amazing paintings has
enchanted your eyes and heart. If you know other paintings where tea is
depicted, feel free to share them here.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01499599234150955882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170470496780523000.post-14137065772793604352014-05-03T20:21:00.001-07:002014-05-15T22:39:03.582-07:00Bang Dong, Lincang(临沧,邦东) - A Place Producing Amazing Good Pu Erh Tea<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bangdong Pu’er tea is originated in Bangdong Township, Linxiang District, Lincang City, Yunnan Province.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We go deep into front-line tea region, continuously summarize and propose “Three Bangdong Wonders”, thinking that’s the best interpretation of <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea/raw-pu-erh-tuocha.html">Bangdong Pu Erh Tea</a>: the first wonder: co-existence of ancient tea tree with deep roots and luxuriant leaves and rock; the second wonder: mountains with high altitude and steep mountains are covered by cloud and fog; the third wonder: fragrant flowers blooming in the field, the tea tastes sweet, refreshing and mellow. The three wonders make “rock charm and flower fragrance” become the regional charm of the ancient Bangdong tea. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea/raw-pu-erh-tuocha.html">Bangdong Pu’er tea</a> mainly consists of ancient tea, those tea trees are over 250 years old. As time changes and people migrate, some artificially cultivated tea trees distributed halfway up the Daxue Mountain gradually integrate with the lush forest, for nobody manages, protects and let alone picks tea leaves from them any more. Among tea trees which are being picked all year round, mostly are those with tree trunk base circumference of 80~120 centimeters. The tea plants grow much better in fertile and low-lying land with abundant water, while plants in dry ridges are thin and have smaller branches compared with other ones that bear the same age, which is especially true when it comes to the ancient tree plants growing along the Lancang River. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Driving from Lincang City along the Lincang-Bangdong Highway to Bangdong village, what come into view are those lush and exuberant tea gardens where you can see 5 or 6 meters high tea trees here and there. On the two sides of the over 20-kilometer-long road passing from Laojie village, Bangdong to Mangang village bordering on Yun County, tea gardens mix with the forest, people sometimes even can’t tell whether it is the forest or a tea garden. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Located in the middle reaches of the Lancang River, <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea/raw-pu-erh-tuocha.html">Bangdong tea </a>region is different from Banna tea region located in the lower reaches not only in its higher altitude, but also in its huge altitude difference. <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea/raw-pu-erh-tuocha.html">Bangdong tea</a> region enjoys a highest altitude of over 3200 meters and a lowest one of 700 meters which is in Xigui village; such a huge difference forms a landscape of gorges, lofty mountains and steep hills. Tall and upright mountains and criss-cross rivers makes Bangdong a fairyland enveloped in clouds and mist; only magnificence and splendidness can be used to describe Bangdong’s sea of clouds. In addition, this region is abundant in rocks, thus many old tea trees grow in stone cracks. As Lu Yu, a tea expert back in Tang Dynasty, wrote in his master, the Book of Tea, “The upper layer of the soil is composed by broken stones”.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">High mountains enveloped in clouds and mist, lofty mountains and steep hills and rock-covered region not only forms Bangdong’s unique landscape but also contributes to the natural endowment that makes Bangdong tea outstanding. Tea produced here tastes sweet and smells fragrant; moreover, it contains high content of amino acid, which gives the tea a refreshing taste. As is known to all, “strong but not refreshing” is the feature of <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea.html">Yunnan big-leaf tea</a>. It’s strong because its tea polyphenol content is relatively high, therefore it tastes bitter and mellow, quenching your thirst and leaving a sweet aftertaste. While, it’s not that refreshing because compared with small-leaf <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/green-tea.html">green tea</a> of high quality from other provinces, Yunnan big-leaf tea contains a lower content of amino acid. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The biggest endowment of Bangdong tea is its higher content of amino acid compared with other types of Yunnan big-leaf tea. A fresh feeling fills your mouth, relieving your thirst and leaving a sweet aftertaste, all those makes you feel as if you’re eating an olive; it gives your throat a lasting cool and refreshing feeling as if having a peppermint candy this time, which is ingenious beyond description. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1.Meijiawu(梅家坞)Cultivar 43, harvested on 18th March: USD820/KG</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2.Shi Feng(狮峰)Qunti Cultivar(Native Mixed Cultivar), harvested on 21th March: USD1000/KG</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3.Dongshan(东山)harvested on 10th March: USD540/KG</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4. hengqianshan(恒乾山)harvested on 16th March: USD 320/KG</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5. Fuxi- the best producing area of Huangshan Maofeng(富溪)harvested on 1th April: USD190/KG</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">6. Qimen harvested on 28th March: USD220/KG</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pls note:</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. All the above teas are in very limited quantities especially Shifeng and Meijiawu Dragon Well. So if you need, pls pay to our PAYPAL account: viconyteas@msn.cn (The amount equals to the price*the quantity, <b>the minimum order quantity is combined 1000grams, 100grams per kind</b>) asap.<i> <b>According to our company's new policy, we won't reserve teas for anyone if prepayment isn't made. ViconyTeas is a Chinese tea supplier & wholesaler so we are sorry to say we don't accept orders from personal consumers.</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. As all the above teas are in very limited quantities, no samples would be provided. Pls don't send sample request to us. We recommend you purchase small amount if you aren't familiar with them. For tea dealers, we suggest you do in a prudent way as the teas are very expensive and have a small target market. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3. We will ship within 4-8 days after we get your payment by EMS Express of China Post. It is expected to arrive in 7 days after the shipment. The courier fee will be covered by ourselves and won't be charged additionally on you. If the tea is sold out, we would refund your payment via PAYPAL.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4. The teas are by default to be packed in 50grams aluminium foil bags.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5. You can send email to wholesale@viconyteas.com to contact us.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01499599234150955882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170470496780523000.post-59706483416471250372014-03-09T23:36:00.001-07:002014-03-09T23:43:18.448-07:00How To Find Quality Pu-erh? | The Factors That Decide The Quality of Puerh Tea<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We need to understand essential factor that creates strong Hou Yun(喉韵). The minerals influence the intensity of Hou Yun. For example, iron makes good quality. Generally Pu-erh tea that gives strong Hou Yun is very rich in iron.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />The question is how to find Puerh tea that is rich in minerals. We should know the logic first in order to look for the ideal quality. In Yunnan, there are more than a few thousands types of <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea.html">Pu-erh tea</a>. It is impossible to taste all the tea one by one. It is important for us to set a list of criteria and select the tea accordingly. Please see the following criteria that we always use when we look for quality Pu-erh.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> High altitude is essential not only for Pu-erh, but also for all kinds of tea. With higher elevation, tea trees receive stronger sunshine in daytime, yet the temperature at night is very low. Under such extreme weather condition, tea leaves are able to produce more substance and preserve it because of less consumption at night. Eventually tea gives a very rich flavor and strong in Hou Yun.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />Geographically, the South Yunnan is facing Vietnam and Laos. The weather there is as tropical as South East Asia. On the other hand, the weather in South West to West Yunnan is much colder on account of the higher latitude. In general, the gap of temperature between daytime and nighttime is even wider at higher latitudes. However if the latitude is too high, it is too cold at night and not suitable for growing tea.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Some places that are situated in South Yunnan such as Bu Lang Shan (布朗山) or Lao Ban Zhang (老班章) exceptionally produce good quality tea. These two areas are not located at highe latitude. The lack of latitude has been made up with the age of tea trees and some other factors. In Yunnan, the age of tree is considered as a very important factor in producing quality <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea.html">Pu-erh Tea</a>. The root grows longer when the age of tree gets older. With longer root, the surface area of roots increased and hence the ability of tree to absorb mineral from the soil is increased.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />In Yunnan, the tea tree is classified into 4 different categories as follows.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Literally it is the tea made from the tea garden. In Yunnan the history of garden tea is short. In general, majority of ripe Pu-erh is made from garden tea. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tea tree grows in the mountain and the age of tree is at around 100-300 years old. The tea tree is planted on the slope of the mountain in between wild-grown native trees. The Hou Yun of tea from this category is much stronger than the garden tea in general. It is not only because of longer root, but also thanks to the minerals provided by the fallen leaves from native tree and grass from the native plants growing in surrounding environment. It gives intermediate level of Hou Yun if the altitude of mountain is less than 2000m. For those that are situated more than 2000m, tea gives a very strong Hou Yun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It is referring to the tea trees that age more than 300 years , and growing on the slope of mountain. Tealeaves harvested from such old tea trees are considered as the best raw material in Yunnan. In fact, <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea.html">Pu-erh tea</a> made of tealeaves of such old trees gives extremely strong Hou Yun. The freshly plucked leaves from those old trees itself gives strong Hou Yun. However the price of these teas tends to be very high.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />Due to the limited supply of leaves from old trees, the output is very limited. In any case, old tea tree does not guarantee the best quality. If tea is made from the middle age tree that is grown at very high mountain (>2000m), the quality could be as good as the tea made from those old trees, moreover the price is lower. Both middle age tree and old tree is grown under the organic environment. As they grow in the mountain, the tea trees are treated just like native trees in the mountain.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The last category is called “wild tree”. This is referring to the native tea trees grown deep inside the jungle. I guess you must have seen the <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea.html">Pu-erh tea</a> that labeled as “wild tea” (野生茶). However many of those acclaimed “wild tea” are not the wild tree but ancient tree. People often call it “wild” for the tea planted in the mountain. In Yunnan, this terminology seems to be often applied in the tea market in order to simply attract the customers.<br />There are genuine wild trees available in Yunnan. They are often seen at higher altitude, more than 2000m inside the mountain of South West Yunnan. The wild tea consists of various types in terms of leaf size, shape and not to mention about the taste and flavor. These varieties are made of natural hybrid. Generally wild tea gives very strong after taste and some extent of bitterness.<br /><br />The typical identity of wild tea is not the size of leaf, but the length of twig. Since tree grows under the shade in the forest, tree try to grow higher and higher in order to get more sunshine. As the result, the twig of wild tea becomes very long.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The earliest plucked tea in the season always gives better quality, while the 2nd or 3rd plucked tea cannot be as good as the 1st plucked tea. There is another secret that affects the quality of tea with regard to tea plucking. If a tea tree has been plucked too many times in this year, it will not produce good quality tea leaves in the next coming year. If tea leaves are plucked only once in spring, there is sufficient time for new grown tea leaves to accumulate minerals spending the rest of year. As a result, the Hou Yun of tea which is plucked in following year will be very strong. On the contrary, if a tea tree is plucked too many times in a year, its tea leaves contain less mineral. If tea plucking is continuously carried out throughout early spring, late spring, summer, early autumn and late autumn, the tea tree has to work very hard in order to produce new batch of leaves. Eventually the tea tree is overworked and fewer minerals remain inside.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />This problem becomes noticeable especially when the tea becomes popular in the market. Back in 2006-2007, the <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea.html">Pu-erh tea</a> has reached its peak. The market demand of Pu-erh was dramatically increased. No sooner had the farmer produced Pu-erh than it was sold at once. In previous days, tea had been plucked twice a year on an average. However during 2006 to 2007, tea leaves were plucked throughout the whole year. As a result, the tea that was produced in 2008 has less Hou Yun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The red soil is suitable for tea. It is basically the same as “red clay” that is rich in iron oxide. Although Yunnan is rich in red soil, certain places have soil that is particularly rich in iron. Wu Liang Shan and Lao Ban Zhang are well-known for their red soil. Tea produced in those areas is relatively good quality.<br />In addition to the red soil factor, there is one more important factor. In the mountain, the fallen leaves from the native trees accumulate on the ground. These dry leave also carry a lot of minerals. As time goes by, the fallen leaves will be decomposed by microorganism. When rain falls, the remains of decomposed leaves soaked by rain water and will eventually blend into the soil. Tea tree will intake extra minerals and at faster speed. Because of this reason, mountain tea always gives better Hou Yun compared to garden tea, unless the garden tea is planted at extremely high altitude.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Just like wine, the quality of tea varies a lot depending on the year of production. For green tea and green oolong tea, we have to drink it within a year since we cannot preserve the tea. As for Pu-erh, we can store it as long as we wish. Hence it is meaningful to know which year is the “quality year” so that you can purchase and stock up a little more tea that is produced in a good year.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />Basically the slower the growing speed, the better the quality it becomes. In other word, if a tea tree grows slower, its tea leaves have a better chance to accumulate minerals and organic substances than to consume it for growing purpose. Tea tree grows at night, while flavor and taste is produced in daytime. Tea can keep producing flavor and taste as long as sufficient sunshine is given in daytime regardless of it is growing or not. Growing means consuming. Quality of tea becomes better if the tree grows at slower speed. The same theory is applied to the fruits. The taste of fruit plucked in a rainy day is very thin and less sweet. It is not because sweetness is washed away. It is because the tree consumed its sweetness from the fruit since tree grows faster during rainy days.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />In general, the dry and sunny weather is ideal for producing good quality tea. Tea trees absorb a lot of sunshine and conduct photosynthesis. In dry weather, the temperature at night tends to be very low due to radioactive cooling phenomenon. In addition, the semi-draught weather also provides less rain. As a result, tea tree grows slower.<br />If there is more rain in the spring, the quality of tea will not be good. Tea tree grows faster when sufficient water is provided. With faster growing speed, the taste of tea gets thinner and less Hou Yun.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />Yunnan is one of the provinces in China. But its area is even bigger than Japan. The weather in Yunnan is not uniform and varies in different areas. The Southern part of Yunnan is much influenced by the weather of South East Asia, while South West and West Yunnan is affected by continental weather. Because of this reason, we cannot conclude which year is the best for all Yunnan teas. The quality year for each manufacturing area is different. For example, Xishuang Banna was hit by serious drought in 2010. The total output of tea produced in this year is reduced to 1/3 of production in a normal year. Subsequently, the lower output brings up the overall quality of tea although the price of tea increased.<br /> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />Pu-erh is mass-produced in the factories and also in small scale by individual farmer using traditional method. Farmers processed tea from their own gardens at the mountain. Their quality is precisely representing the tea grown in their mountain and seldom they carried out blending with tea from other areas. If we want to look for quality tea in Yunnan, we need to control the origin of tea tree. Only the farmers can supply <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea.html">Pu-erh tea</a> from a homogeneous origin. In particular, to obtain tea made from very old trees, it is necessary to obtain teas produced from farmers.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />On the other hand, factories have big plants and many employees. Their objective is to sell tea by large quantity in order to pay for high fixed cost. Some factories also occupy tea gardens in the mountain that may have old trees or situated at higher altitude. However, they do not classify and segregate the quality of raw material according to the precise origin of the tree or the mountain, but to mix all the materials collected from all over the places, in order to even out the quality. Factories are concerned about sustaining a consistent quality of tea that they produced. Their mission is to sell in quantity in order to survive. Under such circumstances, the quality of Pu-erh tea produced by big factories tends to be averaged out. It is indeed possible to get upper-intermediate quality from the factories. But it is very difficult to get high-end quality from the factories.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01499599234150955882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170470496780523000.post-84193724155982753922014-02-13T03:01:00.000-08:002014-03-09T08:25:57.957-07:00Are Chinese Teas Safe?<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">During the recent years, people often heard the bad news about Chinese teas. It is really annoying especially for the people who wish to drink tea for health benefits. Some people stopped consuming <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/tea-wholesale.html">Chinese tea</a> as they worried about the safty. Are Chinese teas safe?<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">At first, I think we should realize the fact that China is a very big country with very different situation in different places. I knew that teas produced in some places like Zhe Jiang province were found to have high pesticide residue. I think the main reason is that the environment in some parts of Zhejiang was ruined with the fast urbanization. A quite lot of tea gardens there are big with neat rows of trimmed tea bushes near the urban areas. We can't find forests nearby. Such ecology is fragile because once insects came, they would breed and spread very quickly and possibly consumed the whole tea garden. It became very difficult to control plant diseases and insect pests in such ecology. That is not to say tea produced from such tea gardens inevitably would exceed pesticide residue. If proper measures adopted, the tea can be safe while the balance of controling plant diseases and insect pests and pesticide residue is too difficult to be kept. And spurred by the economical interest, people are inclined to make the tea gardens safe on risk of letting the teas unsafe.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />It is not the same for many other parts of China. There are a lot of places in China with nice environment. Huangshan, Anhui province is one of such places where is well covered with forests. The ecology here is well balanced. The tea gardens here are small and scattered among the forests of mountains. Good ecology makes the temperature of the tea gardens several degree Celsius lower than the urban areas. And as the tea gardens here are small and scattered, the possibilty of outbreak of plant diseases and insect pests on large scale is very small. Before the end of May each year, when the Spring teas are harvested, no pesticide need to be used here because the temperature is low and insects won't come out that time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><br />When the teas are finished harvesting on June, some kinds of pesticides which conform to the safe standards of EU will be used in the gardens our teas are produced from and at the same time, the tea bushes will be trimmed. By doing so, the tea bushes can be well protected from damaging by insects in the summer. When the teas are harvested next Spring, the pesticide won't remain in the new tealeaves.<br /><br />We can prove it because each year, companies in the EU source teas from us want to test the teas, each time, the teas we provided from Huangshan area were proven safe and reach the EU Standards. It is one of such reports. <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/taiping-hou-kui.html">Taiping Houkui</a> is known to be havested later than <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/huangshan-mao-feng.html">Huangshan Maofeng</a> and it is one of the teas that was thought to be most difficult to reach the standards.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><br />In fact, EU safe standards are strict enough(stricter than the standards of the USA) and the teas can reach organic standards are quite limited and if we confined to organic teas, we would miss a lot of great Chinese teas while, in 2014, we plan to add more organic teas among our selection.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01499599234150955882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170470496780523000.post-89755883940963571272014-01-15T21:12:00.000-08:002014-01-15T21:12:37.391-08:00What are the criteria that define the quality of Pu-erh?<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Not only Pu-erh tea, but also for all kinds of tea, the depth of taste and flavor defines the quality. The depth of taste is also called as "after taste" in English. In Chinese it is called Hou Yun(喉韵). “Hou” means throat and “Yun” means lasting lingering charm. Hou Yun means the taste felt in our throat and lingered. In English, it is difficult to find an appropriate term to describe this feeling. Perhaps the closest term is “aftertaste”, “depth of taste” or “long finishing”.</span><br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9wCFf6rCZfk/Us-QTmffPEI/AAAAAAAAAXI/SwmOzFR3vrQ/s1600/tea-tasting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9wCFf6rCZfk/Us-QTmffPEI/AAAAAAAAAXI/SwmOzFR3vrQ/s1600/tea-tasting.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hou Yun gives depth to the taste. In other word, it builds up the taste in three-dimensional way. The intensity of Hou Yun is caused by minerals. On the other hand, flavor defines the character or individuality of tea. We cannot compare the superiority of different flavors. Flavor is like the color of a photograph. A different brand of camera or lens gives different color. However color does not define the quality of lens or camera. We usually appreciate depth and blur effect that creates a three dimensional visual impact to the photograph. Similarly, Hou Yun means the depth of taste and the feeling that continuously lingers in our throat. This is what defines the quality of tea.<br /><br />Hou Yun is an essential factor to define not only the quality of tea, but also the quality of food, including wine, vegetables, fruits, beer and juices. Let’s compare two cup of fruit juices, one taste delicious and the other doesn't. What do you think the difference is? Is it the sweetness? Does low quality fruit juice get better if sugar is added? Or is it because of flavor? Does low quality fruit juice get better if flavor is added? As the matter of fact, both sweetness and flavor is not the essential factor to define the quality that gives us the satisfaction. For food and beverage, good quality product gives depth in taste. It is just like the Hou Yun that makes the taste and flavor of food felt in 3 dimensional.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Hon Yun defines the quality of <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea.html">Pu-erh tea</a>, thus the price of tea is in proportion to the intensity of Hou Yun. Under such circumstances, one must know how to appreciate Hou Yun. Unfortunately very few people know how to appreciate Hou Yun. If one does not know how to appreciate Hou Yun, there is no choice but to depend on the “brand”. This is the reason why many people look for the tea that is produced from famous factories. In fact, big factories can hardly produces high <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/loose-pu-erh.html">quality Pu-erh</a> since they need to blend teas in order to get consistent supply for committed quantity. The intensity of Hou Yun is decided by the quality of material existing in the tea leaves. The processing of tea does not affect it. If the harvested tealeaves is good in quality, Hou Yun must be pretty good no matter how terrible the tea is processed. On the other hand, the intensity of Hou Yun will never be improved no matter how well the tea was processed if the raw material is not of good quality.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><br />Steps:<br /><br />1<br />See how the tea is packaged and stored. Pu-erh should generally be stored and aged in a cool, dry area, away from other aromas. It is usually stored in its original paper wrapping. <br /><br />2<br />Smell the tea. Good pu-erh tea should smell clear and distinctly "tea-ish". Depending on the age, you may detect smoky or woody aroma. The tea should not have odd odours, and it should not smell moldy. Tea absorbs smell rather easily; thus, if improperly kept, the tea can pick up funny smells from anything: cooking smells, spices, etc. <br /><br />3<br />Notice the tea's appearance. Ancient <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-cake.html">raw pu-erh tea cakes</a> should look reddish. Younger pu-erh will be more yellow-to-greenish, but they will never look pure black. The tea cake should not have white/yellow dots which might be mold or yeast forming. When buying expensive tea cakes, it's generally preferred for the cakes to be whole, without large cracks. Sometimes, people might sample expensive tea cakes by using a knife to scrape the centre of the depression behind the tea cake, flaking a few leaves off. This is seldom noticed, but be aware that you've lost a bit of tea if your cake has been sampled. <br /><br />4<br />Do a taste test. This can only come with experience and more exposure to pu-erh tea. Purchasing samples from pu-erh tea businesses can allow one to taste teas of different characters at different ages, enabling people to distinguish what's good. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /><br /><br />Tips:<br /><br /> Familiarize yourself with pricing online before purchasing, even if you intend to buy in a local tea store. Pu-erh is made by different factories, in specific batches. Major factories are Menghai, Xiaguan, and Shuangjiang Mengku, and there are many others. Some tea shops that do not specialize in Pu-erh would sell low-quality Pu-erh tea at high prices.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /> Have a clear idea of what you want. By being able to specify your target or type of Pu-erh tea (e.g. Shou, Sheng, aged, new) you will be able to focus on the teas you are looking for and spend more time sampling and evaluating teas that you are interested in. (Although for beginners this is not necessary and ideally you should be trying as many types of teas as you can to know what you like and want to pursue in the future.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /> When you're tasting tea, don't listen to what anyone else tells you - even if there are 10 people sitting around you saying how good a tea is, if you don't have the same experience, then stick with your own view. Experiential learning is everything.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01499599234150955882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170470496780523000.post-51927657804090335212013-04-14T20:18:00.000-07:002013-04-14T20:18:09.563-07:00A pilgrimage to Yiwu(2)<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</xml><![endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">After we had a
lunch in Mr. Liang' home, we drove back to Mahei, passing Manxiu (</span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">曼秀</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">)
and Luo Shui Dong (</span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">落水洞</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">) villages. We stopped over in Luo Shui
Dong to see the legendary Tea Tree King said to be over 800-years old. Getting
through a forest, we suddenly found half-way down the hill, a big tea tree in
front of us. More than 10 meters in height, it isn't as spectacular as I
imagined while if you want to harvest its leaves, it seems to be challenging
and you may ask for the aid of a ladder.<br />
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In Mahei, with the help of Mr. Liang, we visited a few ancient tea gardens and
enjoyed fresh <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/loose-pu-erh.html">Pu Erh teas</a> in the homes of several local tea farmers.<br />
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We got to know that a large proportion of <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea/loose-raw-pu-erh.html">good quality Pu Erh</a> was still
produced from the Ancient Six Great Tea Mountains such as Yiwu(</span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">易武)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">,
Yibang</span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">(倚邦)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">, Youle</span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">(筱乐)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">in Xishuang Banna
even now while high-yield terraced tea bushes have been grown in Yiwu on a
large scale since 1980s. Tea bushes about 50cm in height were densely grown in parts of Yiwu.
Compared to the traditional local tea trees, such tea bushes have a very high
production and they can be harvested almost throughout a whole year. Although
Pu Erh made of such terraced tea bushes differ much in quality with that of
ancient arbor tea trees, it is still sold in the name of Yiwu Pu Erh at high
prices and mostly, said to be of ancient arbor tea trees to meet the huge
demand of the market. Such behavior severely ruined the reputation of Yiwu <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea.html">PuErh Tea</a>. In fact, it is estimated that tea gardens of ancient arbor tea trees
is no more than 30% of the total tea gardens in Yiwu now.<br />
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At an altitude of 1300 meters, Yiwu is a small town surrounded by mountains.
During the prosperous time of Pu Erh tea trade, it was recorded that it had a
population of more than 20000 while the corrupt Qing government and the
competition of Indian tea directly caused the comedown of Yiwu town in late
19th. Century, plus pestilence that spread in this region and destruction
inflicted by rebellious ethnic tribes, Yiwu became more and more desolate and
less populated, by degrees finally passed into silence at the beginning of the
20th. Century. Now wooden houses are thinly scattered on both side of the only
narrow street of Yiwu. With the resuscitation of <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-cake.html">Pu Erh Tea</a> in recent 10 years,
more and more people were attracted to the remote small town again. At night,
it is quite and we soon fell into sleep in a small hotel in Yiwu.<br />
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In the next morning, enjoying the fresh air, we wandered on the old street of
Yiwu town in a good mood. It is a street with a long history while it doesn't
look antique. With many underway constructions, all was in a mess and dust was
swirling in the air. As it hasn't rain for a long time, everything looked dull
and grey.<br />
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The famous tea businesses such as Tong Xing Hao(</span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">同兴号</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">)</span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">、</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Che
Shun Hao(</span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">车顺号</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">) and Fu Yuan Chan Hao(</span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">福元昌号</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">)are said to have once been located around the place where Yiwu Primary
School is now at. On right side of its playground once was an ancient temple
while it has been replaced with the Ancient
Six Great
Tea Mountain
Museum.<br />
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Crossed the playground was a bluestone road with old run-down houses on its
both sides. Looked closely, the prints of the horses’ hooves left during the
ancient time can still be made out in the bluestone road, reminding us it was
the starting point of the famous Tea-Horse Ancient Route. More than 200 years
ago, ancient Chinese people with simple and crude equipment travelled along the
long and dangerous road on the risk of their lives to bring <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea.html">Pu Erh tea</a> to Tibet, Mongolia
or South East Asia. It is just so numerous
ordinary people who made the brilliant history of <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea/pu-erh-faq.html">Pu Erh Tea</a>.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01499599234150955882noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170470496780523000.post-10458158189255977972013-03-25T01:19:00.000-07:002013-03-25T01:19:21.709-07:00A pilgrimage to Yiwu(1)<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">If you are a Pu
Erh fan, Yiwu must be a name you frequently heard about. Yiwu Pu Erh is known
for its gentle and mild character, in stark contrast with strong and pungent <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea/ban-zhang-raw-puerh.html">Ban Zhang
Pu Erh</a> and they are both seen as the best Pu Erh teas and sought after by
Pu Erh lovers. For years, Ban Zhang Pu Erh is likened to the King and Yi Wu, to
the Queen by people. I have dreamt about Yiwu for many times and wondered what an
amazing place it was! In March, 2013, we finally embarked on a pilgrimage
to Yiwu.<br />
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On 17th, March, we set out for Yiwu from Mengla County(</span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">勐腊县</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">).
It was a nice day. Flowers bloomed on the mountains on both sides of the road.
We enjoyed the scenery and felt excited. About 11:00, we arrived in Mahei village(</span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">麻黑村</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">),
a place you must know if you are a Pu Erh fan. Our guide told us that it was
about two kilometers away from Yiwu town. It seems undebatable that Mahei Pu
Erh is representative of <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea/raw-pu-erh-brick.html">Yiwu Pu Erh</a>.
It is estimated there were 160 hectare ancient tea gardens and more than 340
hectare new tea gardens existing in Mahei.<br />
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We drove from Mahei and reached a place called as Zheng Jia Liang zi(</span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">郑家梁子</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">). Some people called it as Zheng Shan(</span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">郑山</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">), one of the main
producing area of <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea/raw-pu-erh-brick.html">Yiwu Pu Erh</a>.
It is said during the history, the famous tea businesses such as Tong Qing Hao(</span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">同庆号</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">)</span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">、</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Tong
Xing Hao(</span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">同兴号</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">) and Che Shun Hao(</span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">车顺号</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">)all
sourced their tea in Zheng Jia Liang Zi. As <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea.html">Pu Erh</a> produced in Zheng
Jia Liang Zi was very good in quality, it won great popularity and became more
and more famous. Some dishonest tea dealers even sold Pu Eh of other places in
the name of Zheng Shan(</span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">郑山</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">). In Chinese, the two name(</span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">郑山,正山</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">) share the same pronunciation and some people mistakenly thought
Zhengshan meant" </span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">正山</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">" as such word was usually used by
people to describe tea produced from the most prestigious core producing area
in China. For years, such misunderstanding was widespread and deep-seated. In
fact, there is no such concept of Yiwu tea existing in history and you aren't
able to find a place thought by people as Zhengshan(</span><span style="font-family: 宋体; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">正山</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">)in
Yiwu as you can do for such as <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/lapsang-souchong.html">Lapsang Souchong</a>.<br />
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Mr. Liang lives in Zheng Jia Liang Zi. When we came, his wife and he walked out
and warmly welcomed us. We got to know Mr. Liang at a <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/loose-pu-erh.html">Pu Erh Tea</a> Exhibition
held in Kunming
in 2009. From then on, each year, he would send us a lot of <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea/mengku-raw-puerh.html">Pu Erh Tea</a>
samples. Mr. Liang is passionate and knowledgeable about <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea/pu-erh-faq.html">Pu Erh Tea</a>. We
see him as one of our good friends and we are excited to meet him here. <br />
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Mr. Liang can't wait and led us to his ancient tea garden right now after we
had a little rest in his home. The ancient tea garden wasn't far away from
Zheng Jia Liang Zi. We walked and arrived in about ten minutes. Between Zheng
Jia Liang Zi and the ancient tea garden, there was a little stone arch bridge
named as Wu Gong Bridge (Centipede
Bridge). Legend told that
caravan of horses carrying <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-cake.html">Pu
Erh Tea</a> just set out and passed from the bridge, beginning their
long, dangerous and arduous journey to Tibet,
Mongolia or South East Asia during the ancient time. Big and tall
trees are around the ancient tea garden of Mr. Liang. We crossed the tea garden
and walked into a forest, finding there are many tea trees scattered around in
it. Mr. Liang told us in fact, the ancient tea garden was much bigger but many
of the tea trees were cut down, with the part of it remaining now. The tea
trees look not thick but if you looked closely, you wound find they all grew
again from the thick and bulky stumps left by the cut-down ancient tea trees.
We found a very old tea tree about 30centimeters in diameter and 15 meters in height
in the forest. I thought it could tell how ancient the tea garden was.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>To be continued </b></i></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01499599234150955882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170470496780523000.post-24198737236918227552013-03-17T22:12:00.000-07:002013-03-21T06:40:50.792-07:00The current prices of the 2013 first crops high end Chinese green teas:<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>West Lake Dragon Well:</b><br /><br />1.Meijiawu(梅家坞)Cultivar 43, harvested on 12th March: USD640/KG<br />2.Longwu(龙坞) Cultivar 43, harvested on 10th March: USD390/KG</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3.Meijiawu(梅家坞) Qunti Cultivar(Native Mixed Cultivar), harvested on 21th March: USD650/KG(Updated on 21th Mar)</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4.Shi Feng(狮峰)Qunti Cultivar</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Native Mixed Cultivar)</span></span></span></span>, harvested on 21th March: USD900/KG<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Updated on 21th Mar)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span> </span></span><br /><b>Dongting Biluochun:</b><br />5.Dongshan(东山)harvested on 10th March: USD530/KG<br /><br /><b>Anji Baicha:</b><br />6. hengqianshan(恒乾山)harvested on 12th March: USD350/KG<br /><br /><b>Pls note:</b><br /><br />1. All the above teas are in very limited quantities especially Meijiawu Dragon Well (harvested on 12th Mar) which is now only of about 5KG. So if you need, pls pay to our PAYPAL account: viconyteas@msn.cn (The amount equals to the price*the quantity, the minimum order quantity is combined 300grams, 100grams per kind) asap. For Meijiawu Dragon Well (harvested on 12th Mar), we suggest you pay prior to 20th Mar or it would be probably sold out.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />2. As all the above teas are in very limited quantities, no samples would be provided. Pls don't send sample request to us. We recommend you purchase small amount if you aren't familiar with them. For tea dealers, we suggest you do in a prudent way as the teas are very expensive and have a small target market. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />3. We will ship within 4-8 days after we get your payment by EMS Express of China Post. It is expected to arrive in 7 days after the shipment. The courier fee will be covered by ourselves and won't be charged additionally on you. If the tea is sold out, we would refund your payment via PAYPAL.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />4. The first crop Shi Feng Dragon Well(狮峰龙井) of Qunti Cultivars(群体种) are expected to be available on 23th Mar. We would make updates here.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5. The teas are by default to be packed in 100grams alminium foil bags. The smallest packing size can be of 50grams upon your request.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">6. You can send email to wholesale@viconyteas.com to contact us.</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01499599234150955882noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170470496780523000.post-12364168006391162452013-03-11T00:44:00.000-07:002013-03-11T00:44:10.173-07:00A Journey to Lao Ban Zhang, Bu Lang Shan Mountain<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial;">Lao Ban Zhang, the small village
located in the Bu Lang Shan Mountain, Xishuang Banna, became world-wide known
by people because of <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea.html">Pu Erh
tea</a> produced here. Lao Ban Zhang Pu Erh has been the same word of the most
famous Pu Erh in the eyes of Pu Erh fans. For years, Ban Zhang Pu Erh is
likened to the King of Pu Erh.<br />
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Bu Lang Shan Mountain is mainly settled by Bu Lang Minority. That is why the
Mountain got its name. It lies between Menghun, Daluo and Da Meng Long in the
Southeast of Xishuang Banna, with its south tip bordering Burma. There
are more than 50 ethnic Minorities scattered among the stretching and
undulating hills and deep valleys of Bu Lang Shan Mountain.<br />
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We made a long and arduous journey to Lao Ban Zhang of <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea/aged-loose-raw-pu-erh.html">Bu Lang
Shan Mountain</a>, wishing to get to know more about the secrets of Pu Erh in
the early March, 2013.<br />
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Our car passed Menghai, drove on the Kunluo road for a while and turned to the
left, then began to climb on a narrow, twisting and bumpy road. The road was so
bad that your car would probably break down here if it wasn't good enough. We
all held tight the handrail in the car to prevent our head hitting the roof.
The road to Bu Lang Shan Mountain is characteristics of danger, steepness,
twist and bumpiness. It is difficult to get into it even by an off-road vehicle
when rainy season comes.<br />
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Time and time again, before I traveled here, I imagined what Bu Lang Shan
looked like to be. I imagined big rolling mountains covered by dense forests
and a paradise of wild animals and birds while what I saw here turned out to be
far different from what I imagined. Forests are not dense here and mountains
and gullies are nearly barren. I haven't even heard of singing of birds and
found the trace of wild animal along the long and twisting road. It is obvious
that the ecosystems here are fragile. Everything looked dull and grey when you
looked far into the distance.<br />
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After more than three hours driving, a tea garden appeared in front of us. It
is a "young" tea garden. We said it was young to compare it with the
old ones. In fact, the tea trees in it are all more than 30 years old and they
are in the productive age. Don't look down upon these young trees. We got to
know the price of the tea here was close to that of Lao <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea/ban-zhang-raw-puerh.html">Ban Zhang</a>
village.<br />
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Lao Ban Zhang half-way down the hill is a village settled by Hani Minority.
When we arrived in Lao Ban Zhang, it is about Am 12:00. It doesn't like the
popular saying told there were many tea dealer gathered here. During the few
hours we stayed here, there were only two groups of people coming from outside.
One is the people coming from the township government. The other, telling
from their accent, are the people coming from Zhejiang Province.
We finally got to know they came here just to buy 20KG Lao Ban Zhang <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/loose-pu-erh.html">Loose Pu Erh</a> from the
tea farmers here, staying with them from harvesting to manufacturing for
several days.<br />
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Most of people staying in the village were the elder. The young people all came
outside to harvest tealeaves. Currently, fresh tealeaves can be sold at more
than USD60/KG. It is a big sum but when you came into the homes of the local
people, you would find how poor they were. It is so strange considering the big
money they can earn from tea each year and why didn't they improve their living
conditions with the money? It was obviously beyond our aim coming here so
we didn't think it anymore.<br />
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Two barriers have been set up to prevent <a href="http://www.viconyteas.com/pu-erh-tea.html">Pu Erh tea</a> outside coming
into Lao Ban Zhang. It seemed to be a good idea while if you paid attention,
you would find it wasn't same as what you thought. Great profit can urge people
to take risk and change everything. It seems that if you wanted to drink
authentic Lao Ban Zhang Pu Erh, the most reliable way would need to be like, as
I mentioned previously, what the Zhejiang
people did.</span><span lang="EN-US"></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The photos taken on the road to Lao Ban Zhang, Ban Lang Shan:</span></span></b><br />
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