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Name: |
Da Hong Pao( 大红袍
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Origin: |
Wuyishan ,Fujian
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Sort: |
Oolong Tea |
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Brief
Introduction:
Da Hong Pao is produced in Wu Yi
Mountain,Fujian province.there
are only six trees of Da Hong
Pao.and there is a story about
Da Hong Pao,it was once said
that the monk in Tian Xin Temple
used the tea leaves cured an
officer,so the officer coberd
the tree with the red robe he
clothed to express the
thankfulness,then the tea tree
was dyed red.since then the tea
got its name as”Da Hong Pao”.
Now Wu Yi Mountain tea graduate
school has tested nonsexual
reproduce technology and the tea
can be produced in a large scale
The picking time of Da Hong Pao
is in spring.
The form of the tea is tight,the
color is brown-green,the soup is
bright and orange,the leaves are
green with red lace,the smell is
like orchid. Da Hong Pao will
keep aroma after steepted seven
or eight times.
The main processes of making Da
Hong Pao include:solarization、air-green、making-green、stir-frying、first-kneading、second-frying、second-kneading、water-baking、filtration、fanning
and cooling、selection、second-baking、second-
filtration、firing.
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