In history, although Yunnan was the origin of tea plants in the world, due to the remoteness of the region, the tea saint Lu Yu could not reach it, so that Yunnan tea was not known for a long time. Under the background of developed transportation, logistics and civilization exchange, many yunnan good teas that have been "missed" by tea saints have gradually surfaced, and Yunnan famous teas led by Yunnan red and Pu'er tea have been recognized by more and more tea friends.
In fact, in addition to Yunnan Red and Pu'er, there are many famous teas, just like the twenty-five ethnic minorities in Yunnan, these famous teas circulating and popular throughout Yunnan are also colorful, distinctive, and shining in a certain period of time.
1. Ten incense
Origin: Originated in the eastern suburbs of Kunming, where Shilipu is located in the foothills of Jinma Mountain
Features: small and medium-leaf species of fried green tea, strips, there are "four musts": high fragrance, fresh, sweet, resistant to bubbles.
Honors: At the 1985 Nanjing Tea Appraisal Conference, Shilixiang Tea was rated as one of the 11 famous tea varieties in China. 2011 World Green Tea Competition Shili Xiang Tea won the highest gold award.
Introduction: It began to be planted during the Ming Dynasty and is one of the high-fragrance tea trees. Historically, Kunming set up a special Ten Li Xiang Tea House, specializing in Ten Li Xiang Tea, and folk legend has "to eat Wu Jing water, drink tea to drink Ten Li Xiang." Therefore, during the Qing Dynasty, it was listed as "tribute tea" by the government. Unfortunately, since then, many tea trees have been destroyed in the war, and the Ten Mile Fragrant Mother Tree is on the verge of extinction.
2. Baohong tea
Origin: Baohong Mountain, Yiliang County, Kunming City
Features: trees, small leaf species, fried green, flat, high-aroma green tea, flat appearance, smooth and smooth, rich aroma, soup color turquoise bright, taste mellow and refreshing.
Honor: It is known as "Yiliang Longjing". Taihua Tea (Kunming Xishan), Shili Fragrant Tea, and Yiliang Baohong Tea were once listed as the "Three Sisters" of Kunming's historical teas. In 1932, as the only representative of tea native products in Yunnan Province, he was selected to participate in the "World Horticultural Exposition" held in Chicago, USA, and became famous even before Pu'er. In 1980, it was rated as the "first place in the quality of green tea in Yunnan Province and one of the top ten famous teas in China", and Baohong Tea won the gold medal at the 2011 World Green Tea Competition Conference.
3. Grind pot tea
Origin: Qingliangshan in Puchuan Township, Tengchong County, Baoshan Region, is made by the special process of grinding pot drying, so it is called "Qingliang Grinding Pot Tea" or "Qingliangshan Grinding Pot Tea".
Features: Yunnan large-leaf tea as raw material, fried green tea. The processing technology is divided into leaf picking, green killing, kneading, sieving, initial grinding, spreading, re-grinding, de-end grading, and finally packaging into tea. The tea leaves of the cool grinding pot are tightly knotted, the sharp seedlings are good, the color is green, the aroma is rich after brewing, the taste is mellow, the taste is mellow, the soup color is yellow and green, and it has its own style.
Honors: Is one of the "famous brands" in Yunnan Province, has won the Yunnan Spark Program Award, has been rated as Yunnan Province Gold Award Famous Tea, Silver Award Quality Tea and other awards, "Qingliangshan" trademark is yunnan province "famous trademark".
4. Huilong tea
Origin: Huilongzhai, Dachang Township, Lianghe County, Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province
Features: stir-fried green tea, bamboo leaf green process. The production process is exquisite and exquisite. It is mainly made by hand. Its production method can be summarized as: high temperature, first high, then low, hot kneading strips tight, cold kneading aroma high, low temperature long stir-frying, fierce fire to promote incense. Huilong tea has the characteristics of strong and tight cords, dark green color, clear soup color, strong aroma, aftertaste and bubble resistance, etc., and is a veritable "bamboo leaf green".
Honors: The products are well-known inside and outside the province, and have won gold, silver and quality awards in the 1994 International Horticultural Exposition and the Famous and Excellent Appraisal of yunnan spring fairs for many times, and were once rated as the title of "Consumer Favorite Commodity in Yunnan Province", and in 2005, the "Huisi" brand Huilong Tea also won the famous trademark of Yunnan Province.
5. Cuihua tea
Origin: Cuihua Temple at the foot of Cuiping Mountain in Daguan County, Zhaotong County, Yunnan
Features: Cuihua Town middle leaf type of tea tree as raw material, fried green, roasted green tea, Longjing process. "Cuihua tea" raw leaves are delicate, curved in a ring shape after processing, slightly golden yellow stripes, put into a cup and brewed with boiling water, the leaves roll with the water, beautiful shape. It is known as "golden earrings". The Yunnan Tea Society's appreciation of Cuihua tea taste said: Cuihua tea set flat, flat and straight strips, beautiful appearance, flat and uniform, soup color yellow and green, clear and bright, fragrant, mellow taste, the bottom of the leaves tender and bright.
Honors: "Cuihua Tea" was once a tribute to Empress Dowager Cixi, and it was also a tribute to the monks of Cuihua Temple to buddhist holy places such as Emei, Sichuan. According to the 1912 Daguan County Chronicle, "he won the second-class trademark at the Panama Games" In 1962, he specially made 1 kg of Cuihua imitation Longjing tea and went to Beijing to offer it to Chairman Mao. From 1980 to 1983, it was selected as a provincial famous tea in China for four consecutive years.
6. Mojiang cloud needle
Origin: Produced in Mojiang Hani Autonomous County, Yunnan Province
Features: Mojiang cloud needle is named after the shape of a fine and tight needle, fried green tea. Quality characteristics: the shape of tight branches like needles, oily and moist, dark green color, rich and fragrant inner quality, mellow and fresh taste, soup color yellow and green bright, leaf bottom tender and even.
Honors: In 1975, it was renamed as Cloud Needle Tea, and was rated as a regional high-quality product for three consecutive years, in 1980 and 1981 it was rated as a famous tea in Yunnan, and in 1984 it was listed as one of the six famous teas in the province.
Introduction: In 1945, the technology was introduced from Japan, imitating the Japanese "Gyokuro Tea" steaming process, so the original name was "Gyokuro Tea", and in 1958, the process was improved, from steaming green to pot-type qingqing, improving the quality and changing the style.
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