The China-EU Agreement on Geographical Indications entered into force on 1 March 2021, which is the first comprehensive and high-level bilateral agreement on the protection of geographical indications signed by China with foreign investors, and is an important pragmatic achievement in the development of China-EU economic and trade relations in recent years.
From now on, the first batch of 100 Chinese products of the China-EU Agreement on Geographical Indications will be added to the landmark column to share more high-quality development of geographical indication products.
Today's Spotlight: Phoenix Single Conglomerate.
Phoenix Dan Cong tea, a specialty of Chao'an District, Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province. Phoenix Dan Cong tea is produced in the Phoenix Mountain Range of Chaozhou (located in the eastern part of Guangdong Province), and is named for the production and operation mode of "single plant picking, single plant tea, single plant sales", belonging to the oolong tea family, belonging to semi-fermented tea. There are more than 80 tea strains, which is the most diverse special tea with the most diverse floral fragrance types among the mainland tea varieties, and the tea soup has a unique "natural floral fragrance and special charm", and is known as "the perfume in tea".
Product introduction
Phoenix Dan Cong tea is produced in Fenghuang Town, Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province, and is named after Phoenix Mountain. According to legend, at the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, Song Emperor Wei King Zhao Xiang fled south through Wuxi Mountain, thirsty was unbearable, and the mountain people offered red Yin tea soup, and after drinking it, they gave it the name "Song Tea", which was later called "Song Seed". There is also the legend that "the phoenix bird heard that the Song Emperor was thirsty and gave tea with a tea branch", so it is also called "bird's beak tea". During the Tongzhi and Guangxu periods of the Qing Dynasty (1875-1908), in order to improve the quality of tea, people implemented single-plant picking, single-plant tea making, and single-plant sales methods through observation and identification, and isolated and cultivated excellent single plants and named them after trees. At that time, there were more than 10,000 excellent ancient tea trees that were single-plant harvested, so it was called Phoenix Dan Cong tea.
Chaozhou City, located in the eastern part of Guangdong Province, has a tropical maritime climate in South Asia, with a mild climate, abundant rainfall and evergreen seasons. The main tea-producing area of Chaozhou City has the characteristics of mountain high sunshine, short sunshine, clouds and rainfall, winter and spring are not cold, no hot summer weather, diversified vegetation, beautiful mountains and waters, high greening rate and forest coverage, very suitable for the growth of tea plants, tea plant growth has no obvious dormancy period, tea can be produced in all seasons.
The initial picking process of Phoenix Dan Cong tea is a combination of manual or manual and mechanical production. The production process is six processes: sunbathing, drying, greening, finishing, kneading and baking. According to the production process, it can be divided into more than 80 strains of ten models such as cinnamon, yellow branch, and honey orchid.
Phoenix Dan Cong tea finished tea has a thick cord in shape, uniform and straight, yellow-brown color, oily and shiny, and cinnabar red spots; The brewing fragrance is long-lasting, the taste is rich and fresh, and the throat is sweet, with a unique mountain charm. The tea leaves are beautiful in shape, emerald in color, fragrant, and sweet, and there is a poem "May I be a phoenix tea mountain guest, not an apricot blossom drunken immortal".
The protection scope of Phoenix Dan Cong geographical indication protection products is: Fenghuang Town, Tiepu Town, Wenci Town, Phosi Town, Guantang Town, Dengtang Town, Chifeng Town, Guihu Town, Guxiang Town, Fengtang Town, Wanfeng Forest Farm in Chao'an County; Fubin Town, Qiandong Town, Zhangxi Town, Fushan Town, Tangxi Town, Sanrao Town, Lianrao Town, Xinxu Town, Xinfeng Town, Raoyang Town, Shangrao Town, Jianrao Town, Gaotang Town, Xintang Town, Dongshan Town, Raoping County; Yixi Town, Xiangqiao District, Qiaodong Street Tea Area; There are 30 towns and tea districts in Fengxi District, including Yunbucao, Lanwu and Huaishangcha District, which are now under their jurisdiction.
Product accolades
(1) Geographical indication products
In 2010, "Phoenix Dan Cong Tea" was recognized as a "Geographical Indication Protected Product" by the former AQSIQ.
In 2020, it was selected into the EU-China Agreement on Geographical Indications, category: tea.
(2) Others
In 2001, osmanthus fragrant single fir was once again rated as a famous brand product of China International Agricultural Expo;
In 2002, he was selected to participate in the "Chinese Tea Cup" competition and won the first prize for osmanthus fragrant single fir;
In 2002, Orchid Fragrant Shan Fir won the Gold Award of the 4th International Famous Tea Competition;
In 2002, the selected honey orchid fragrance and eight immortal single fir won the gold medal of the 5th Guangdong Famous Tea Quality Competition;
In 2003, "Guobin Brand Dan Cong Tea", "Nanfu Brand Dan Cong Tea" and "Hongwei Brand Dan Cong Tea" were simultaneously recognized as famous brand products (agriculture) in Guangdong Province;
In November 2003, Phoenix Dan Cong won the Dan Cong Tea King Award in the first Guangdong Province Tea Culture Research Advanced Worker Commendation Conference and Tea King Competition;
In 2004, "Hongwei Brand Dan Cong Tea" won the title of "Guangdong Famous Trademark";
In June 2004, the China (Fujian) Tea Expo Tea King Competition won the Quality Award;
In November 2004, China Tea, Guangzhou (International) Purchasing Conference and the 3rd National Famous and Excellent Tea Quality Competition won the gold medal of Magnolia Fragrance Dan Cong;
In 2008, Phoenix Tea District was rated as the hometown of famous tea in China by the China Tea Society;
In 2008, "Chaozhou Gongfu Tea Art" was selected as the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage;
In 2017, "Phoenix Dan Cong Tea" was awarded the title of "China's Excellent Tea Regional Public Brand" by the Ministry of Agriculture;
In 2019, the Chaozhou Dan Cong Tea Characteristic Agricultural Products Advantage Zone was recognized as the Advantage Zone of Chinese Characteristic Agricultural Products.