21. What type of tea is Xinyang Maojian? When was it first created? Where is it mainly produced?

Answer: Xinyang Maojian is a green tea that combines pan-firing and baking with exquisite craftsmanship. It was first created in the late Qing Dynasty. It is produced in various counties under Xinyang City in southern Henan Province. The most famous production areas are known as "Five Clouds, Two Pools, and One Village" - Cheyun Mountain, Jiyun Mountain, Tianyun Mountain, Lianyun Mountain, Yunwu Mountain, Heilong Pool, Bailong Pool, and Kejia Village produce the most precious varieties.

22. What are the most suitable tea plant varieties for making Xinyang Maojian?

Answer: Mainly the local variety Xinyang No. 10, followed by introduced varieties including Baihao Early from Hunan, and the fine varieties Fuding Da Bai Cha from Fujian and Longjing No. 43 from Zhejiang.

23. How many grades is Xinyang Maojian divided into?

Answer: It is divided into Special grade and grades 1-5, with each grade further divided into 2 classes, plus off-grade tea.

24. What are the quality characteristics of Xinyang Maojian?

Answer: Special grade Xinyang Maojian has slender, straight, and uniform appearance with visible tips, emerald green color covered with white hairs, tender green and bright liquor, fresh and tender aroma, and fresh taste. The brewed leaves are jade green with one bud and one leaf just unfolding, containing over 100,000 buds per kilogram. Locals call it "Three Greens and Three Freshes": dry tea is emerald green, liquor is tender green, brewed leaves are jade green; liquor is bright and fresh, aroma is fresh and tender, taste is fresh and refreshing.

25. What honors has Xinyang Maojian received?

Answer: Gold Medal at the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition; National High-Quality Product with Silver Medal in 1982; National Famous Tea title from the Ministry of Commerce in 1982 and 1986.

26. What type of tea is Taiping Houkui? When was it created? Where is it produced?

Answer: Taiping Houkui belongs to baked green tea. It was created in the late Qing Dynasty, mainly produced in Huangshan District (formerly Taiping County) of Huangshan City, with Houkeng producing the most famous variety, followed by Hougang and Yanjia Village.

27. What are the most suitable tea plant varieties for making Taiping Houkui?

Answer: Mainly the Shida Cha variety.

28. How many grades is Taiping Houkui divided into?

Answer: Divided into Shangkui, Zhongkui, and Xiakui three grades, with lower grades called Jian Tea, which is further divided into 6 grades and 12 classes. Houkeng-produced Houkui is the highest grade, divided into 1st, 2nd, and 3rd classes.

29. What are the quality characteristics of Taiping Houkui?

Answer: Taiping Houkui has a unique appearance of two leaves holding one bud, flat and straight, naturally unfolded with hidden white hairs. Commonly described as: "Taiping Houkui has two pointed ends, doesn't scatter, doesn't curl up, doesn't roll at the edges." Leaf color is dark green with green veins showing hidden red, commonly called "red silk thread." It has a high and refreshing orchid fragrance, mellow taste, with a unique "monkey charm." When drinking, "the first brew has high fragrance, the second brew has strong taste, the third and fourth brews still retain subtle fragrance."

30. What honors has Taiping Houkui received?

Answer: Excellence Award at the 1912 Nanyang Industrial Exposition; Gold Medal at the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition; Rated as one of China's Top Ten Famous Teas by China Tea Company in 1955; National High-Quality Famous Tea by the Ministry of Commerce in 1987; Gold Medal at the First Beijing Food Exposition in 1989.

31. What type of tea is Anji White Tea? When was it created? Where is it produced?

Answer: Anji White Tea belongs to baked green tea, created in 1980. It is a modern famous tea produced in Anji County, Zhejiang Province.

32. What are the quality characteristics of Anji White Tea?

Answer: The tea has straight and flat shape, when brewed the leaves appear yellow-white with green veins, very beautiful. Because Anji White Tea contains 2-3 times more theanine than regular green tea, the liquor taste is particularly sweet and refreshing with lasting fresh fragrance.

33. What honors has Anji White Tea received?

Answer: Zhejiang Famous Tea Certificate in 1988; National Ministry of Agriculture National Famous Tea Certificate in 1989; Famous Brand Product Award at the Third Agricultural Exposition in 1997.

34. What type of tea is Wuzi Xianhao? When was it created? Where is it produced?

Answer: Wuzi Xianhao belongs to green tea combining pan-firing and baking. Officially developed in 1984, passed provincial appraisal and named in 1985. It is a newly created famous tea originally produced in Wuzi Mountain and Yuanyang Chi area of Xixiang County, Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province.

35. What are the most suitable tea plant varieties for making Wuzi Xianhao?

Answer: Mainly medium-leaf tea plants, mostly sexual population varieties.

36. How many grades is Wuzi Xianhao divided into?

Answer: Divided into three grades based on bud tenderness: Special grade, First grade, and Second grade.

37. What are the quality characteristics of Wuzi Xianhao?

Answer: The tea shape resembles orchid flowers, slightly flat, emerald green with visible hairs, fresh and mellow taste, lasting tender fragrance, bright liquor, beautiful brewed leaves. Because it contains rich nutrients, Professor Ruan Yucheng said: "Wuzi has famous tea, one sip refreshes the spirit." Also because of its rich cultural connotations, there's the saying "Drink Wuzi Xianhao, taste Tang Dynasty culture."

38. What honors has Wuzi Xianhao received?

Answer: National Famous Tea title from the Ministry of Commerce in 1986 and 1990; Silver Award at the First China Food Exposition in 1989; Gold Medal for China High-Quality Health Products; Famous Brand Product at China Defense Agricultural Exposition in 1999.

39. What type of tea is Ningqiang Queshe? When was it created? Where is it produced?

Answer: Ningqiang Queshe belongs to semi-baked semi-pan-fried green tea. Created by Liu Donglin, Zhang Huaiqing and others, passed quality appraisal in 1992. It is a newly created famous tea produced in the headwaters of Han River in Ningqiang County, Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province.

40. What are the quality characteristics of Ningqiang Queshe?

Answer: Ningqiang Queshe is processed from tea leaves with one bud and one leaf just unfolding. It has slightly flat and elegant appearance resembling sparrow tongue, emerald green color with visible silver hairs, high and rich fragrance, mellow, refreshing and sweet taste, green and bright liquor, tender green brewed leaves forming clusters.