Mengding Mountain Tea: Long History, Traditional Charms
Mengding Mountain tea, with a long history of artificial cultivation and more than a thousand years of tribute tea tradition, is the treasure of Chinese famous tea. There are many different types of tea in Mengding Mountain, among which the five traditional historical teas represented by Mengding Ganlu, Mengding Huangya, Mengding Shihua, Jade Leaf Changchun and Wanchun Yinye are especially famous. Although produced in Ya'an Mengding Mountain tea area of Mengding Ganlu and Mengding Huangya in the geographic location of similar, but because of its unique production process and in the color, aroma, taste, shape and other aspects of the difference, each are very popular with consumers.
First, the difference between the types of tea
Mengding Ganlu is a green tea, which is the earliest curly shaped high quality green tea introduced in China, and is regarded as the leading green tea in China. In contrast, Mengding Huangya is a yellow tea, one of the earliest yellow teas in China, and is regarded as the finest yellow tea in China.
II. Differences in the history of creation
The name "Ganlu" as the name of tea can be traced back to the third year of Baoqing of Li Zong of the Southern Song Dynasty (1227 A.D.), when Wang Xiangzhi recorded in "Yiyi Jisheng": "There is Ganlu tea on Shangqing Peak, and the mountain is often shadowed by Ruixiang." This is the earliest record about Ganlu tea, which has a history of nearly 900 years. This is the earliest record of Ganlu Tea, which has a history of nearly 900 years.
In contrast, the history of Mengding Huangya can be traced back to the Tang and Song dynasties, and was first found in Mao Wensi's Tea Records from the former Shu in the 5th Dynasty. The date of the creation of yellow bud is not known, but from the comparison of the picking and production process, there are similarities with Meng Ding Shi Hua.
III. Differences in quality characteristics
Mengding Ganlu: "Green Leaves, Green Soup"
- Color: tender green and oily;
- Aroma: Fresh and aromatic;
- Taste: sweet, fresh and mellow;
- Shape: tightly rolled with many millimeters;
- Leaf base: elegant and fresh.
Mengding Yellow Bud: "Yellow Leaf, Yellow Soup"
- Color: Valley yellow and oily.
- Aroma: Sweet and fresh.
- Taste: Sweet and refreshing.
- Shape: buds fat, flat and straight.
- Leaf Bottom: Fertile and light yellow.
IV. Differences in standards for fresh leaf raw materials
Meng Ding Ganlu tea is mainly young buds, picked at the spring equinox each year, requiring a single bud or a bud and a leaf at the beginning of the show, the special grade Meng Ding Ganlu more requires buds solid heart and fat.
The fresh leaves of Meng Ding Huangtao are more stringent, also picked at the spring equinox, selecting solid and fat buds, and requiring uniform length of buds, thus making its raw materials even more rare.
V. Differences in production processes
Mengding Ganlu adopts the green tea production process, and the main steps include three stir-frying, three kneading, and the formation of hair lifting. Compared with ordinary green tea, Mengding Ganlu is more refreshing and sweet.
Mengding Huangya adopts the yellow tea production process, the main steps include killing, smothering, baking, etc. Among them, smothering is the key step to form the unique quality of Mengding Huangya.
Whether you prefer green tea or yellow tea, Mengding Ganlu and Mengding Yellow Buds are tea choices you can't go wrong with. Mengding Yellow Bud is less irritating to the stomach and intestines due to the smothering yellow process, making it suitable for those who are not comfortable with green tea.
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