溪铁观音，香韵最耐寻 独特的安溪，成就了独特的安溪铁观音

“安溪铁观音，香韵最耐寻”

著名茶学家陈椽教授在《中国名茶》赞道：“品质优异的安溪铁观音具有独特的‘音韵’，回味香甜浓郁，冲泡七次仍有余香，堪称茶中之王”。

另一位著名铁观音茶叶专家陈彬潘则这样描述品饮铁观音的感受：“安溪铁观音的香气，有如空谷幽兰，清高隽永，灵妙鲜爽，达到超凡入圣的境界……”。

从这两段话的描述可以得出：安溪铁观音最显著的特征就是“香高韵显”，也就是茶人们所说的“兰花香、观音韵”。这也是安溪铁观音长盛不衰、历久弥香的独门秘器。在世界各大茶类中，唯独安溪铁观音香气特质最丰富、最多样、最持久、最迷人，堪与法国香水媲美。

安溪铁观音是“天、地、人、种”的完美结合，是大自然赐予的神树，不可复制，无可替代，就像我们常说的“一方水土养育一方人”。而且，很多人选择喝铁观音，还因为她是天然保健品。据科学检测，安溪铁观音不但提神醒脑、去油腻，还具有抗衰老、减肥美容、防癌、防治糖尿病、抗辐射等众多功效，是天然保健品。

独特的安溪，成就了独特的安溪铁观音

独特的地理位置

安溪相对的低温、高湿、多云雾、温差大的“微域环境”十分有利铁观音的生长：纬度介于北纬24°50’－25°26’，地处茶叶生长黄金纬度；居山而近海，海洋湿润暖气流与山间冷气碰撞形成雾大雨多的天气特征，很适宜铁观音的生长，我们常说 “高山云雾出好茶”道理就在于此；海拔500至1000米之间的山地面积1500平方公里，占全县面积的一半，日夜温差较大，有利于观音韵的形成。

独 特 的 土 壤

安溪境内以红壤或砂质红壤为主，PH 值在4.0-6.0之间。土层厚、土体松、有机质、矿物质含量高。

独 特 的 品 种

根据研究，安溪铁观音所含茶多酚、氨基酸、维生素、咖啡碱等功能成分明显高于其它茶类；所含钾、磷、钙、铁、钠、锌、硒等无机矿质元素多达30余种；香气物质多达70余种，比其它茶类多出10余种。

独 特 的 工 艺

也就是神奇、独特的“半发酵”制茶工艺。这是安溪先民对世界茶类的一大贡献。安溪人于明朝成化年间，发明创制了乌龙茶制作技艺。这种“半发酵”制茶技术，是全世界茶类制作中最复杂的技艺，初制有十道工序，精制有六道工序。繁复的工艺，目的在于精益求精，把铁观音的形、香、色、味发挥到极致。也正是有了“半发酵”制茶技术，中国茶类家族成员中才增加了“青茶”种类。

2008年，安溪乌龙茶（铁观音）制作技艺被确定为国家级非物质文化遗产，并代表中国乌龙茶申报世界非物质文化遗产。“半发酵”最核心的工序是凉青、摇青，通过动静相生促进鲜叶内在物质发生物理化学反应，全凭制茶师的灵心慧手和经验悟性来控制、掌握，使得铁观音具备绿茶的鲜爽、红茶的甘醇、花果的芬芳。

"Anxi Tieguanyin, the most enduring fragrance"

Professor Chen Rong, a famous tea expert, praised in "Chinese Famous Tea": "Anxi Tieguanyin of excellent quality has a unique 'phonology', with a sweet and rich aftertaste, and after seven times of brewing, there is still an aftertaste, which is called the king of tea."

Another famous tea expert, Chen Binpan, described the feeling of drinking Tieguanyin: "The aroma of Tieguanyin in Anxi is like an empty orchid in a valley, clear and meaningful, delicate and refreshing, reaching a state of transcendence and sanctification...".

From the description of these two passages, it can be concluded that the most notable feature of Anxi Tieguanyin is "fragrance and rhythm", which is what tea people call "orchid fragrance and Guanyin rhyme". This is also the unique secret of Anxi Tieguanyin's long-lasting prosperity and long-lasting fragrance. Among the world's major teas, Anxi Tieguanyin has the richest, most diverse, most lasting, and most charming aroma characteristics, comparable to French perfumes.

Anxi Tieguanyin is the perfect combination of "heaven, earth, man and species", a divine tree bestowed by nature, irreplaceable and irreplaceable, just like we often say "one side of the water and soil raises one side of the people". Moreover, many people choose to drink Tieguanyin because she is a natural health product. According to scientific testing, Anxi Tieguanyin not only refreshes the mind and removes greasy, but also has many functions such as anti-aging, weight loss and beauty, anti-cancer, prevention and treatment of diabetes, and anti-radiation. It is a natural health care product.

The unique Anxi has made the unique Anxi Tieguanyin

unique location

Anxi's relatively low temperature, high humidity, cloudy and foggy, and large temperature difference "micro-domain environment" is very favorable for the growth of Tieguanyin: the latitude is between 24°50'-25°26' north latitude, which is the golden latitude for tea growth; Offshore, the collision between the warm ocean current and the cold air between the mountains creates fog, heavy rain and more weather, which is very suitable for the growth of Tieguanyin. We often say that "the clouds and mists in the mountains make good tea" because of this; the mountains between 500 and 1,000 meters above sea level With an area of 1,500 square kilometers, accounting for half of the county's area, the temperature difference between day and night is large, which is conducive to the formation of Guanyin rhyme.

unique soil

The territory of Anxi is dominated by red soil or sandy red soil, and the pH value is between 4.0-6.0. Thick soil, loose soil, high organic matter and mineral content.

unique variety

According to research, Anxi Tieguanyin contains tea polyphenols, amino acids, vitamins, caffeine and other functional components that are significantly higher than other teas; it contains more than 30 inorganic mineral elements such as potassium, phosphorus, calcium, iron, sodium, zinc, and selenium. There are more than 70 kinds of aroma substances, more than 10 kinds more than other teas.

Unique craftsmanship

That is, the magical and unique "semi-fermented" tea-making process. This is a major contribution of Anxi ancestors to the world tea. The Anxi people invented the oolong tea making technique during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty. This "semi-fermented" tea-making technology is the most complicated technique in tea making in the world. There are ten processes in the initial process and six processes in the refining process. Complicated craftsmanship aims to keep improving and maximize the shape, fragrance, color and taste of Tieguanyin. It is also with the "semi-fermented" tea-making technology that "green tea" has been added to the members of the Chinese tea family.

In 2008, Anxi oolong tea (Tieguanyin) production technique was identified as a national intangible cultural heritage, and it was declared a world intangible cultural heritage on behalf of Chinese oolong tea. The core process of "semi-fermentation" is cool green and shake green, which promotes the physical and chemical reaction of the internal substances in the fresh leaves through the interaction of movement and static. The freshness of green tea, the glycol of black tea, and the fragrance of flowers and fruits.