Zunyi Mao Feng: Produced in Meitan County, Zunyi City, Guizhou Province.
Quality characteristics: The dry tea is tight, fine, round and straight, with visible white hairs and a silvery sheen, and a bright green colour.
Tea colour: Bright green.
Aroma: A delicate and lasting aroma.
Taste: Fresh and refreshing.
Leaf base: Bright green.
Detailed Introduction to Zunyi Mao Feng
Zunyi Mao Feng was created in 1974 to commemorate the historic Zunyi Conference, making it a newly developed green tea variety. It is produced in Meitan County, known as the ‘Little Jiangnan,’ a place of scenic beauty surrounded by mountains. The slopes around the tea gardens are planted with fragrant plants such as osmanthus, banana pear, pomelo, and crepe myrtle, whose aromas linger in the air. The misty vapour rising from the Meijiang River further enhances the natural environment, contributing to the superior quality of the tea.Zunyi Mao Feng is harvested around 10 to 15 days before or after the Qingming Festival each year. Its processing technique is highly refined, with the key points being ‘three protections and one high’: first, maintaining the tea’s emerald green colour; second, ensuring the downy hairs are visible yet remain attached to the leaves; third, preserving the sharp, upright tips of the leaves; and fourth, achieving a high ande nduring aroma The process consists of three main steps: killing the green, rolling, and drying.
Tea Appreciation
Zunyi Mao Feng not only boasts exceptional quality but also holds unique symbolic significance: its straight, rounded leaves with prominent tips symbolise the fearless heroic spirit of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army soldiers; its abundant white downy hairs, shimmering like silver, symbolise the enduring brilliance of the Zunyi Conference spirit; and its high and enduring aroma symbolises the revolutionary ideals of the Red Army martyrs, which will be remembered for generations to come.
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