Junshan, produced in Dongting Lake in Yueyang, is one of the top ten famous teas, a landmark brand of Chinese yellow tea, and an intangible cultural heritage of Yueyang City
Junshan silver needle is produced in Junshan in Dongting Lake, Yueyang, Hunan, the shape is as thin as a needle, so it is called Junshan silver needle. It belongs to yellow tea. The finished tea buds are strong, the length and size are uniform, the inner surface of the tea buds is golden yellow, the outer layer of white is exposed, and the wrapping is solid, the shape of the tea buds is very much like a silver needle, and it is called "gold inlaid jade". "The heart of the gold and jade color is gone, and the Dongting of Sichuan is coming for a good month." Junshan tea has a long history, and has been produced and famous in the Tang Dynasty. It is said that when Princess Wencheng got married, she chose to bring Junshan silver needle tea to Tibet.
Features: All made of buds, the tea body is covered with hairs, and the color is bright; The aroma is high and refreshing, the soup color is orange and yellow, and the taste is sweet and mellow. Although it has been left for a long time, its taste remains the same. When brewing, you can see the bright apricot yellow tea soup that the silver needles stand upright, and after a few dances, they reunite and stand at the bottom of the cup. Its harvesting requirements are very high, such as the time to pick tea can only be within 7-10 days before and after the Qingming Festival, and it is also stipulated that 9 situations can not be picked, namely rain, wind and frost, insect wounds, thin, bending, hollow, tea bud opening, tea bud purple, out of size, etc.
Junshan Silver Needle began in the Tang Dynasty and was listed as "tribute tea" in the Qing Dynasty. According to the "Baling County Chronicle", "Junshan produces tea that is tender and green like a lotus heart. "Junshan tribute tea since the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, eighteen catties per year." Before the "valley rain", the county invited the mountain monks to pick a flag and a gun, white hair, commonly known as "white hair tea". According to the "Hunan Provincial New General Chronicle", it is recorded: "Junshan tea color and taste like a dragon well, and the leaves are slightly wide and green. The ancients described this tea as "a green snail on a silver plate".
In the Qing Dynasty, Junshan tea was divided into two types: "sharp tea" and "furry tea". "Jiancha" is like a tea sword, white hairy, accepted as tribute tea, known as "Gongjian". The aroma of Junshan silver needle tea is clear and high, the taste is mellow and sweet, the soup is yellow and high, the buds are strong and multi-milli, the strips are really even, the white hao is like a feather, the bud body is golden and shiny, with a light yellow hairy hair, the bottom of the leaf is thick and even, the taste is sweet and sweet, and the taste does not change for a long time. After brewing, the buds rise to the surface of the water in the vertical hanging soup, slowly sink, rise and sink again, three ups and three downs, and become an interesting view.
Junshan silver needle belongs to the yellow tea category, which is known for its color, fragrance, taste and shape. Silver needle tea is picked when the tea tree has just emerged a bud head, and it is made through more than a dozen processes. Its finished tea buds are strong, the length and size are uniform, the inside is orange-yellow, and the outer layer is wrapped in a layer of white hair, so it is called "gold inlaid jade", and because the shape of the tea buds is very similar to a silver needle, it is called Junshan silver needle. After brewing, the tea leaves all rush to the top, and then slowly sink, three up and three down, all in one, it is indeed a wonder in the tea, the entrance is fragrant and refreshing, and the teeth and cheeks are fragrant.
