Junshan silver needle is one of the most famous teas in China, junshan silver needle belongs to yellow tea. Junshan silver needle is produced in Junshan in Yueyang Dongting Lake, Hunan, because the shape is as thin as a needle, so the name Junshan silver needle, many people do not know what kind of tea Junshan silver needle is, can start from the history of Junshan silver needle. Junshan tea production has a long history, as early as the Tang Dynasty began to produce tea. At that time, because the tea leaves were covered with fur, the golden yellow tea base combined with the fur after brewing looked like a golden feather erected one by one, which was called yellow feathers at that time. Once, when Qianlong was in the lower Jiangnan, he tasted the Junshan silver needle and was very impressed and listed as a tribute tea.
Junshan silver needle is a relatively tender tea, tea aroma is strong, and after brewing all the tea leaves can stand in the water, especially beautiful, but this Junshan silver needle usually brewing also has a lot of exquisite, if you do not pay attention to can not brew excellent aromatic tea soup
The picking of this tea is time-consuming, and it can only be picked between seven and ten days before and after the Qingming Dynasty every year. Picking is based on the young buds of green tea, and the length, thickness and width of the leaves are calculated in millimeters. And the rules do not pick on rainy days, purple does not pick, bending does not pick, hollow does not pick and so on nine major non-picking. After 70 hours of processing through the unique eight process technology, it has gone through multiple processes such as greening, cooling, first wrapping, and re-drying. And Junshan silver needles are all made of buds, the tea body is covered with milli hairs, the color is bright, the length and size are uniform, the outside is wrapped in a layer of white, but the inside shows an orange-yellow color.
Among the many yellow tea strains, the most fascinating thing about Junshan silver needle is its excellent ornamentation, according to the "Baling County Chronicle": "Junshan tea is tender and green like a lotus heart." According to this, the high-quality characteristics of Junshan silver needles jumped on the paper, "Junshan tea tastes like a dragon well, and the leaves are slightly wide and green. "Repeatedly described its brown color and taste, giving people a double enjoyment of taste and vision." Some people describe junshan silver needle as "a green snail in a silver plate", and the artistic beauty of color and fragrance brought by natural quality has conquered the love of tea lovers for generations. Junshan silver needles from leaves to tea, from brewing into the water every link is fascinating. Watching tea and tasting tea is the greatest enjoyment of the senses and taste, maintaining a quiet and peaceful pious heart, and feeling the most beautiful gifts of nature.
Xiao Wei told you that the story about the Junshan Silver Needle is that Princess Wencheng specially selected the Junshan Silver Needle Tea to bring into Tibet when she got married, as a personal item, which shows that this tea has long been a beloved object of the royal family. During the Qing Dynasty, the Junshan Silver Needle was listed as a tribute, establishing an important position as one of its top ten famous teas.