Produced in Wuyi Mountain, Fujian Province, the top ten famous tea, the national geographical indication protection products, known as the "champion in tea" reputation, the king of rock tea, can be called a national treasure, with exquisite craftsmanship specially made, the finished tea has a strong aroma and mellow taste
Wuyi Da Hong Pao, is a strange in the Chinese Tea Garden, known as the "champion of tea" reputation, is the king of rock tea, can be called a national treasure, produced in Wuyi Mountain, Fujian Province, with exquisite work specially made. The finished tea has a strong aroma, mellow taste, obvious "rock rhyme" characteristics, and leaves a fragrance on the teeth and cheeks after drinking, and is known as the "King of Wuyi Tea". The big red robe tea tree is a shrub type, a thousand-year-old tree, there are only 4 trees left on the steep cliff of Jiulong Cave, the yield is scarce, and it is regarded as a rare treasure.
About the origin of the name of the big red robe. In the Ming Dynasty, there was a person who went to Beijing to take the examination when he passed by Wuyi Mountain, suddenly fell ill, and the abdominal pain was unbearable. After winning the top prize, he came to thank the monk and took the big red robe in a tin can and brought it back to the capital. After the champion returned to the court, the queen was sick, and the hundred doctors were ineffective, so he took out the can of tea and offered, the queen gradually recovered after drinking, the emperor was overjoyed, and gave a red robe, and ordered the champion to go to the Nine Dragons in person to drape on the tea tree to show the dragon's grace, and at the same time send someone to take care of it, and all the tea was collected to pay tribute, and it was not allowed to be hidden. Since then, Wuyi Rock Tea Da Hong Pao has become a tribute tea exclusively for the royal family.
Legend has it that every year the officials sent by the imperial court wore a big red robe, and the robe was untied and hung on the tree of tribute tea, so it was called the big red robe. It is more widely spread that whenever tea is picked, incense is burned to worship the sky, and then the monkey wears a red shoulder and climbs to the top of the tea tree on the cliff to pick tea leaves. Therefore, Cantonese calls this kind of monkey tea "Ma Lu tea" (Cantonese people call monkeys Ma Liu). Due to the scarcity of quantities and the difficulty of picking, this tea is an expensive treasure in the market.
The quality characteristics of Wuyi Da Hong Pao: The shape is tightly knotted, the color is green and brown and fresh, the soup color is orange and yellow after brewing, the leaves are red and green, and the typical leaves have the beauty of green leaves and red borders. The most outstanding feature of the quality of Da Hong Pao is that the aroma is rich and orchid-scented, the fragrance is high and long-lasting, and the "rock rhyme" is obvious. Da Hong Pao is very resistant to brewing, and it still has a fragrance after brewing seven or eight times. To drink "Da Hong Pao" tea, you must follow the program of "Gongfu Tea" small pot and small cup to taste the slow drink, in order to truly taste the charm of rock tea.
Da Hong Pao is the king of Wuyi rock tea, and it is the best in oolong tea, and Da Hong Pao has a long history of development.
