What kind of tea does Tieguanyin belong to and where is it produced?

Tieguanyin belongs to green tea and is a valuable variety of oolong tea. Origin in Anxi County, Quanzhou City, Fujian Province. This is a specialty of Anxi.

Guanyin is not only the name of tea, but also the name of tea varieties. Tieguanyin tea tree belongs to shrub type, with oval leaves, dark teeth, thick mesophyll, dark green leaves, purple-red shiny buds, raised leaves and slightly rolled back. This kind of tea is divided into four types: spring tea, summer tea, summer tea and autumn tea, with autumn tea being the best. Next is spring tea, with a very high aroma, commonly known as Chou-heung. The yield of spring tea is the largest, which is characterized by high aroma, strong taste and foam resistance. The quality of summer tea and summer tea is poor, and summer tea is thin, slightly astringent in taste and low in aroma. Summer tea is better than summer tea. Picking standards and time requirements are very strict, and the spring tea picking period is in "long summer"; The picking period of summer tea is after "summer solstice"; The tea-picking period in summer is after "Big Summer"; Autumn tea picking period is before "Bailu". It is best to pick tea from 10 am to 3 pm on sunny days. Tea picked in the north wind has the best quality.

Features: Tieguanyin tea strips are bent into dragonfly heads, spirochetes and frog legs. Fat, strong, even, fresh and black, known as "as heavy as iron". Tieguanyin dry tea smells with the nose and has a faint fragrance. After high-quality Tieguanyin is brewed with boiling water, the soup is golden in color, unique in flavor, with a slight fragrance of osmanthus or orchids, mellow and fresh. Open the lid of the cup and smell the fragrance. After drinking, the teeth and cheeks remain fragrant and have a long aftertaste. Tea is very resistant to soaking, and it still has a fragrance after being brewed for seven times.

Ingredients: Tieguanyin contains a variety of alkaloids, as well as vitamins, catechins, tannins, protein, aromatic oil and other substances.

The efficacy of Tieguanyin: It has the functions of clearing heart, improving eyesight, reducing weight, preventing arteriosclerosis and some cancers, and reducing radiation damage. The efficacy of Tieguanyin.

Production technology of Tieguanyin: After Tieguanyin fresh tea leaves are picked, they must go through more than ten processes, such as drying in the sun, drying in the sun, air drying, roasting, rolling, primary baking, wrapping, re-baking, re-wrapping, slow drying and air separation, so that Tieguanyin can have unique color, fragrance, taste and shape.