茶叶基本常识 Basic knowledge of tea

Anji white tea is green tea, not white tea.

Although the name of Anji white tea has the word "white", it is a real green tea, because the classification of tea is calculated according to the processing technology.

So why is it called white tea? Because of the low temperature in spring, the tea tree buds and leaves of Anji white tea mutate, and the leaf color is extremely pale, close to white. This tea is produced in Anji County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, so it is called Anji White Tea.

Dahongpao is oolong tea, not black tea.

The name of Dahongpao comes from a legend. Ding Xian, a son of Ding Xian, had abdominal pain in the middle of going to Beijing to take the test. He happened to meet a monk who kindly gave him tea to treat his illness. The pain stopped. , "Da Hong Pao" tea is named after it. In fact, it is Wuyi rock tea, which belongs to the category of oolong tea, not black tea.

Junshan Silver Needle is yellow tea, not white tea.

It is true that Baihao Yinzhen is white tea, but don't mistakenly think that it is all white tea when you see "silver". Junshan Silver Needle belongs to yellow tea according to the craftsmanship, but it is called Junshan Silver Needle because it is covered with Pekoe.

The "six" of Lu'an Guapian is pronounced lù, not liù.

Lu'an Guapian is one of the top ten famous teas in China. It is produced in Lu'an City, Anhui Province. Lu'an is a place name. Among them, "six" is pronounced as "Lu", not the number "6". This word is easy to mispronounce, so be careful.

Phoenix "Dan Cong", not Phoenix "Dan Cong".

In the market, there are three ways of writing Phoenix Dancong, namely "Shan Cong", "Shan Cong" and "Single Cong". Literally, "cluster" means "gathering", referring to the trees that grow together; "cong" is a tree name, alias fir, so it is wrong; "from" is wrong at first glance. And according to the notification document of the Chaozhou government, it is stipulated that it should always be written as "Single Cong".

Chaoshan "Kung Fu" tea and "Kung Fu" black tea should not be confused.

Although "Kung Fu" and "Kung Fu" have similar meanings, there are still subtle differences. "Gongfu black tea" refers to black tea made with time, energy and effort. "Kung Fu Tea" refers to the tea drinking customs in Chaoshan, Fujian, Taiwan and other places that pay attention to tea sets, brewing and tea tasting.

"Duck feces incense" is fragrant, not stinky!

"Duck feces fragrance" does not have the smell of duck feces, but a classic fragrance of Phoenix Dancong, which can also be said to be the representative of Dancong tea.

There are also several theories about the origin of the name of "Duck Shixiang". One is that the tea farmers deliberately smeared the tea name because they were afraid that the tea seedlings would be stolen. Hence the name.

"Porn" is serious, don't think about it!

The "yellow flakes" in tea are not "yellow flakes", don't think about it. Yellow flakes are not only found in Pu-erh tea, but also in other teas. After the tea leaves are crude, some of the older leaves are rolled out of shape, forming loose tea flakes, which usually need to be picked out together with tea seeds and tea stems.

There are no flowers in Lihua tea, it's true.

There is no jasmine in jasmine tea, so why is it so fragrant? Is it flavored? The main process of jasmine tea is "scenting fragrance", or "scenting flowers", that is, mixing tea with flowers, allowing the tea to absorb the fragrance of the flowers, and then removing the flowers. Repeatedly, the rich aroma of jasmine tea is formed. A good jasmine tea generally does not see a single petal, and a little less will leave a part.

Junshan Silver Needle is produced in Dongting Lake, and Biluochun is produced in Dongting Mountain.

We often say "Dongting Biluochun", where is Dongting? Biluochun is produced in Dongting Mountain in Taihu Lake, Jiangsu Province. Dongting Mountain is the collective name of Dongshan and Xishan, which are actually two islands in the lake. And Dongting Lake is in Hunan Province. There is an island called Junshan in the lake, which is rich in Junshan silver needles.

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