Name: Tie Guan Yin（ 铁观音）

Origin: Anxi

Sort: Oolong Tea

Brief Introduction:  

Tie Guan Yin is produced in Anxi,the average temperature is 15~18 degrees,the rainfall is 1700~1900mm,the relative humidity is above 78% ,these are good to the growth of tea.

The tree of Tie Guan Yin is hard to plant,so the tea is more rare.The leaf is ellipse and fleshy,the surface of the leaf is wavilness and apophysis ,just like rib,the color of the leaf isdark green,the base of the leaf is a little blunt,the top of the leaf is a little concave and apt to left,the tender bud is amaranth,so it has the reputation of “red bud and askew trail peach”.

Tie Guan Yin is the nonesuch of oolong tea,after steeped ,the soup is golden like amber,the aroma likes orchid and the taste is sweet.The aroma of Tie Guan Yin can keep long time.

The main processes of making Tie Guan Yin include:reducing green, solarization, agitation,kneading ,baking,etc.