Yuhua Tea

Yuhua tea is a specialty of Nanjing, named after it is produced in Yuhuatai outside Zhonghua Gate in Nanjing. Yuhua tea is produced in the suburbs of Nanjing. It is one of the top ten famous teas in China. The shape of tea is round and green, such as pine needles, white hair and tight and straight. After brewing, the tea color is green and clear, and the aroma is quiet. Drinking a cup will refresh people, leave fragrance on their teeth and cheeks, taste mellow and have a sweet aftertaste.

Yuhua tea is characterized by compactness, straightness, greenness and uniformity. Shaped like a pine needle, the string is tight, straight and round, the tip is slightly sharp, the front seedling is beautiful, the hair is hidden, the color is dark green, the green and silver light, the aroma is rich and elegant, the taste is fresh and mellow, the soup is green and clear, and the leaves are tender and even. Brewed in boiling water, the buds stand upright, undulating, jade-like, and fragrant. Quite popular with the people of the whole country. Yuhua tea has good color, fragrance, taste and shape. After brewing, the tea is green and clear, with elegant aroma, mellow taste and sweet aftertaste. Has the effects of quenching thirst, refreshing, promoting digestion, relieving asthma and relieving boredom. 1959 In the spring, Yuhua Tea was successfully developed in the Administration of Zhongshan Cemetery in Zijinshan, and since then, Nanjing Tea has its own unique quality and connotation. Nanjing's mountains, waters, cities and forests complement each other and the scenery is magnificent. The famous Yuhuatai was originally named "Jubaoshan". According to legend, at this time in Liang Wudi, Master Guang Yun lectured and flowers fell from the sky, hence the name "Yuhuatai". Nanjing is a good place to grow tea trees because of its humid air and rolling mountains. Yuhuacha is round and green in appearance, straight and tight in rope, graceful in Miao posture and white as pine needles, which symbolizes the heroic image of revolutionary martyrs who are indomitable and will last forever, hence its name.

history

The production history of "Yuhua Tea" is very long. In the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the 4th century, Nanjing people had the custom of drinking morning tea. Lu Yu once described the story of Guangling Old Man Biography in Tea Classic. It is said that in the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, there was an old woman who sold a pot of tea along the street every morning, and everyone rushed to buy "Yuhua Tea" soup for her to drink. Strangely, the old woman sells tea in the pot from morning till night. The old woman gave all the money for selling tea to the poor, and the poor were very grateful to her. The news was known by the officials at that time, and the old woman was arrested and imprisoned. Early the next morning, the old woman disappeared. Later, Yuhuatai area began to be covered by lush green tea gardens. Yuhua tea has good color, fragrance, taste and shape. The appearance is round and green, the cable is straight and straight, and the seedlings on the peaks are graceful, shaped like pine needles, symbolizing the heroic image of revolutionary martyrs who are indomitable and evergreen. The aroma is rich and elegant, the taste is fresh and mellow, the soup is green and clear, and the leaves are tender, smooth and even.

craftsmanship

Nanjing Yuhua Tea is a treasure in green tea frying, and it is also one of the three needles in China. This is a high-quality needle-shaped spring tea. Produced in Nanjing Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum and Yuhuatai Garden Scenic Area. When the tea buds germinate to three leaves, they are mined about ten days before Qingming. Selecting only one bud and one leaf bud, picking, fixing, rolling, shaping, drying and frying tea buds with black tar. Every pot.

Yuhua tea has strict requirements on raw material selection and process operation. Young leaves with buds and leaf length of 2.5-3cm were collected in front of Grain Rain, and they were all finished by hand after four processes: fixing, rolling, shaping and baking.

Tomb-Sweeping Day picked one bud, one leaf or one bud and two leaves before and after, and did not pick insect-damaged bud leaves, purple bud leaves, red bud leaves and hollow bud leaves. Fresh leaves after harvest should be protected from the sun and treated in time. According to the method of frying green tea, it is divided into special grade and 1 ~ 4 grade after mild withering, high-temperature deactivation, moderate rolling, shaping and drying, and then through circular sieve, shaking sieve and floating sieve. Yuhua finished tea is shaped like a pine needle, tight, straight, round and green, with beautiful front seedlings, green color and white hair. When brewed with hot water, the leaves are tender, the taste is fresh and refreshing, and the smell is clear, which has the effects of relieving boredom, refreshing the brain and benefiting qi. 1982 was rated as one of the top 30 famous teas in China at the national famous tea selection meeting held by the Ministry of Commerce. 1983 won the Jiangsu Provincial Quality Product Award. 1985 was once again rated as one of1/kinds of high-quality famous teas at the national famous tea selection meeting held by Nanjing Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries. 1986 and 1990 were rated as national famous teas in the national famous tea selection meeting for two consecutive years.

How to identify

Appearance: The appearance of tea, including color, is an important factor to determine the quality of tea. Shape evaluation, that is, check the shape compactness, fragmentation, thickness, weight, uniformity, stem content, color and so on of tea.

Tenderness: The tenderness of tea is closely related to its quality. Where the tea body is tight and heavy, complete and full, and there are many buds and seedlings, it shows that the tea is tender and of good quality; On the contrary, the withered, broken, light and coarse ones are made of old tea, and the quality is inferior.

Cleanliness: the degree to which tea leaves contain impurities such as stems, chips and flowers.

Uniformity: refers to whether the tea leaves are neat and consistent, with little difference in length and thickness.

Color: All products with harmonious color, smoothness, brightness and oiliness are usually called products with exquisite raw materials or excellent workmanship and good quality, and vice versa.

2. Aroma: commonly known as "tea fragrance" in the north. After the tea leaves are brewed in boiling water for five minutes, pour out the tea juice in the tasting bowl and smell whether the aroma is normal. Pleasant aromas such as flowers, fruits and honey are preferred. And the smell of smoke, rancidity, mildew and old fire. It is often caused by improper manufacturing or improper packaging and storage.

Third, the taste: the north is often called the "tea mouth". Where the tea soup is mellow and fresh, it shows that the water extract is rich and the ingredients are good. Tea soup is bitter and rough, indicating that the composition of water extract is not good. Light and light tea soup indicates that the water extract content is insufficient.

Fourth, water color: also known as "soup color". The main difference of water color is the freshness of quality and the tenderness of fresh leaves. The ideal water color is that green tea should be fresh and black tea should be red and bright. Low-grade or deteriorated tea leaves are turbid and dull.

Verb (abbreviation of verb) leaf bottom: The evaluation of leaf bottom mainly depends on its color and tenderness. The more buds, the softer leaves and the higher the tenderness of tea. Thick, hard and thin leaves indicate that tea leaves are thick, old and poor in growth. Bright and harmonious color, consistent texture, indicating that the tea-making process is well handled.

Yuhua Tea is divided into four grades: Super Grade One, Super Grade Two, Grade One and Grade Two.

The fresh leaves picked by Yuhua Tea should be symmetrical and tidy in size. No single leaves, sandwiched leaves, fish leaves, insect leaves, purple leaves, red buds, hollow buds, etc.

Yuhua tea should have the appearance of normal commodities and the inherent color, fragrance and taste, without peculiar smell or deterioration. The product should be clean and free of non-tea inclusions. No pigments, no synthetic chemicals.

[1] The following are the indicators of different grades of Yuhuacha.

Super first-class yuhua tea:

In fresh leaves, the point of one bud and one leaf is greater than or equal to 85%, and there are a certain number of single buds, one bud and two leaves are less than 15%, the length of bud leaves is greater than or equal to 90%, the length of 2.0-2.5cm is less than or equal to 10%, and there are no bud leaves above 3.0cm.

Stripe elements: pine needle shape, tight, thin, round and straight, sharp and graceful, slightly white. Appearance: the color is green, even and clean, and the endoplasm: the fragrance is rich and long, the soup is light green and bright, the taste is fresh and refreshing, and the leaves are light green and bright.

Super-grade Yuhua Tea: In fresh leaves, the point of one bud and one leaf is greater than or equal to 75%, the point of one bud and two leaves is less than 25%, the length of bud leaves is greater than or equal to 80%, the length of 2.0-2.5cm is less than or equal to 15%, and the bud leaves above 3.0cmc are less than 5%.

Stripe elements: pine needle-shaped, tight and thin, round and straight, slightly white.

Appearance: the color is green, even and clean, and the endoplasm is fragrant, the soup is light green and bright, the taste is fresh and mellow, and the leaves are light green and bright.

First-class yuhua tea:

In fresh leaves, the point of one bud and one leaf is greater than or equal to 65%, the point of one bud and two leaves is less than 35%, the length of bud leaves is greater than or equal to 70%, the length of 2.0-2.5cm is less than or equal to 25%, and the length of bud leaves above 3.0cmc is less than 5%.

Strip element: shaped like a pine needle, tight and straight, slightly flat.

Appearance: the color is green, moist, even and clean. Inside: the fragrance is fragrant, the soup is green and bright, the taste is mellow and fresh, and the leaves are green and bright.

Grade II Yuhua Tea: the point of one bud and one leaf is more than or equal to 50%, the length of one bud and two leaves is less than 50%, the length of bud leaves is more than or equal to 60%, the length of 2.0-2.5cm is less than or equal to 30%, and the length of bud leaves above 3.0cmc is less than 10%.

Strip element: it looks like a pine needle, still tight and straight, with a flat strip.

Appearance: green color, uniform and clean, interior: fragrant, green and bright soup, mellow and fresh taste, green and bright leaves.

trait

Yuhua tea has good color, fragrance, taste and shape. After brewing, it is green and clear, with elegant aroma, mellow taste and sweet aftertaste. It has the effects of quenching thirst, refreshing, promoting digestion and diuresis, relieving asthma and resolving phlegm, and relieving boredom. Best-selling overseas since 1966. In Japan and Southeast Asia, people give yuhua tea as a precious gift to relatives and friends. One of the famous teas in China. It is famous at home and abroad for its green and brown color, elegant aroma and mellow taste. Named after the Yuhuatai, it is shaped like a pine needle, thin, tight and straight. Yuhua tea is boiled with water, and the water is white, and the tea leaves sink when they enter the water. Full of color, smell and taste.

Tracing the origin of tea history

"Yuhua Tea" is rare among tea names in China, but its production history is very long. Tea was planted in Nanjing in the Tang Dynasty, which is not only recorded in Lu Yu's Tea Classic, but also evidenced by the legend of Lu Yu's qixia temple (Nanjing) picking tea. Today, there are still old traces of tea kiosks in Houshan, qixia temple. By the Qing Dynasty, tea planting in Nanjing had spread to the north and south of the Yangtze River. After the founding of New China, the local research and development of Yuhua Tea resumed, and it was successfully created in the spring of 1959. Later, Yuhua Tea won an award at the famous tea appraisal meeting.

Tea poems as evidence

Lu Hung-chien was sent to qixia temple to pick tea.

Tang huangfuran

Picking tea is not green, stay away from the cliff. The leaves are warm in the spring breeze, and the baskets are oblique in the daytime.

I used to know Shansi Road, but I stayed at home. Excuse me, Wang Suncao, when will this bowl of flowers open?

Appreciation of famous tea

The quality characteristics of "Yuhua Tea" are as follows: its appearance is still like pine needles, its strings are thin, tight and straight, its front seedlings are graceful, its white hair is looming, and its color is dark green. The soup has clear color, fresh and sweet taste, rich and elegant aroma and bright green leaves.

Yuhua tea has good color, fragrance, taste and shape. After brewing, the tea is green and clear, with a sweet aftertaste. It has the effects of quenching thirst, refreshing, promoting digestion, promoting diuresis, relieving asthma, resolving phlegm, and relieving boredom and fatigue. Since 1966, it has sold well overseas. In Japan and Southeast Asia, people give yuhua tea as a precious gift to relatives and friends.

The naming of Yuhua Tea has its special commemorative significance. It is green and straight, like a pine needle, like the clank of iron bones of revolutionary martyrs who died in Yuhuatai, symbolizing the indomitable and eternal heroic image of revolutionary martyrs, hence the name Yuhua Tea.