Basic Introduction to Tanshan Tipped Tea
Tanshan Tipped Tea is produced on Mount Pingtian in Tanshan District, Guigang City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The mountain stands at an elevation of 1,100 meters, with high peaks and dense forests, often shrouded in mist. The area benefits from diffuse sunlight, distinct day-night temperature differences, babbling brooks, humid air, and deep, fertile, loose soil derived from weathered purple shale, all of which are ideal for tea plant growth.
In the series of teas, it has a unique style and ranks among the finest Chinese green teas. Its appearance features slender, straight, and elegant buds with visible white down, and its color is lustrous emerald green.
Nutritional Value
It has the effects of refreshing the mind and invigorating the spirit, relieving summer heat, quenching thirst, aiding digestion, reducing fat, promoting fitness and weight loss, preventing cancer, and prolonging life.
Product Characteristics
The appearance features slender, straight, and elegant buds with visible white down and a lustrous emerald green color; the inner quality includes a clear yellow-green broth, a fresh and lasting aroma, a fresh and sweet taste, and uniformly tender and bright leaves at the bottom.
Manufacturing Method
The crafting technique of Tanshan Tipped Tea is exquisite, relying solely on the skilled hands of masters who have mastered the advanced techniques of tea-making. The process mainly involves eight steps: spreading out fresh leaves, fixing, cooling, kneading, shaping, drying, sieving, and re-aromatizing. High-temperature fixing is the key technique to ensure the vibrant green color of the tipped tea. Shaping and re-aromatizing are crucial steps in forming the shape and enhancing the aroma of the tipped tea.
Awards and Honors of Tanshan Tipped Tea
Created in 1971, it was listed as a provincial famous tea in Guangxi in 1973, and won first place three consecutive times in the provincial famous tea competition from 1978 to 1982. In 1982, it received the title of National Famous Tea in the national famous tea competition. In 1989, it once again ranked among the national famous teas due to its outstanding quality at the appraisal meeting of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, and Fishery.