About Huoshan Huangya Tea
History
Huoshan Huangya Tea was recorded in many famous ancient Chinese masterpieces, dated back to Records of the Historian (91 B.C.) : “Drink usually, become immortal gradually”.
This rare tea was imperial tribute in the Tang, Ming and Qing Dynasty. The processing method was said to be lost and only to be re-discovered after the 70s, since then, has been sent as tribute again to China National Departments every year. Huoshan Huangya Tea won many domestic & oversea prizes nowadays, such as Commercial Ministry Award, China Tea Cup Gold Medal and Gold Award of Panama-Pacific International Exposition etc.
Huoshan Huangya, Huangshan Mountain and Huangmei Opera are intituled ”Anhui 3 Huangs”.
Production area:
Tea gardens on the high mountains of Da Hua Ping area, Huoshan County, Liu An City, Anhui Province, 1 of the best Huoshan Huangya Tea production regions.
Tea Cultivar:
Golden Chick and Huoshan Morning, local and traditional. The new-birth fresh tea leaves are yellow-green.
Brew:
- 1-2 tsp per cup (or 3-4 infusions/2-3g leaves).
- Recommended tea to water ratio is 1:50.
- Water temperature: 75°C – 85°C hot water.
- Infuse 3 minutes.
Brewing with Gongfu Ceremony is preferred. You can meanwhile enjoy the smart leaves floating straight in the delicate infusion, with Glass Gongfu Set.
Aroma:
Dry Leaf: Gentle, sweet hay.
Drink:
Any time day or night.
Taste:
High mountain tea trees and traditional processing techniques endue Huoshan Huangya Tea with long lasting refreshing aroma, a soft, open middle palate, thick mellow taste cannot easily find. The vegetal aftertaste lingers on the tongue.
Production method:
Lay fresh tea leaves for 1-2 hours → heat at 120℃ for 15-20 minutes → shape → bake for 3 times within 3 days.
Storage:
Fastening the package tightly and keeping at 0-5℃ will make the tea taste as fresh as in tea spring.
Tale:
Every year during the Grain Rain Term, among the towering mountains of Huoshan County, there flying a kind of bird, crying “Yang Guilu! Yang Guilu! …” day and night, unceasingly, pathetically.
It is said that long long ago, a tea merchant named Yang Guilu, came to Huoshan to purchase Huoshan Huangya Tea, but unfortunately died there of a sudden heart attack.
His mild wife was looking forward to his return all the while, languished day by day, then endless missing made her decide to set out looking for her beloved husband, with their baby in her venter. After a long tough journey, eventually she reached Huoshan. Once she heard of her husband`s death, determined to spend her left lifetime there. She became calm, strong and brave. Afterwards she gave birth to twins, a baby boy and a girl, and took good care of them with neighbours` help. They bought some lands to grow tea which is the main local produce, kept on learning, finally were recognized most professional tea experts from novices. They improved on the manufacture method of Huoshan Huangya Tea through abundant experiments and carried forward all over Huoshan. Mother died 40 years later not remarrying, turned into the Sleeping Beauty Mountain, laying on that land together with her husband forever.
Hence once tea spring comes, the kind of bird whose nests are all on the heart position of the Sleeping Beauty lingers in every lofty mountain of Huoshan County, yelling out Mr. Yang Guilu, and along with tea season`s end, the twitter disappears. So is year after year.
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