Fuzhou jasmine tea, a historical tea, was created in the Ming and Qing dynasties and produced in Fuzhou City.
Due to the warm climate of Fuzhou, the winter is short, and the soil on both sides of the Minjiang River is fertile, which is particularly suitable for the growth of jasmine flowers. And the history is well documented.
For example, the Song Dynasty Zhang Cunji wrote the "Minguang Jasmine Saying": "Minguang has many exotic flowers, fragrant and fragrant, and jasmine is the crown of all flowers." Gu Yuanqing's "Tea Recipe" (1564) of the Ming Dynasty also records: "Wood strips, jasmine, and roses can all be used as tea, and when the flowers bloom, they are half contained and half-put in full aroma, and the amount of tea leaves is measured, and the flowers are picked as tea... And a layer of tea and a layer of flowers, after the smoke cellar on the fire roasted and set aside.
It shows that the production technology of jasmine tea in China in the Ming Dynasty is very perfect.
During the Qing Dynasty, tea merchants in Tianjin and Beijing made a large amount of jasmine tea in Fuzhou, which was shipped and sold in North China and Northeast China, with great profits. As a result, the production of jasmine tea in Fuzhou developed rapidly, reaching the peak of fuzhou tea production in 1936, reaching 3,000 tons.
After the founding of New China, Fuzhou Tea Factory was established in Fuzhou and undertook the production task of jasmine tea. Later, Fu'an, Ningde, Zhenghe and other places also began to produce more than 10,000 tons of production.
After the founding of New China, Fuzhou Tea Factory was established in Fuzhou and undertook the production task of jasmine tea.
Fuzhou Jasmine Tea Series selects high-quality roasted green tea made of jasmine flowers and applied traditional technology, with excellent quality and a wide range of flower colors.
There are: Spring Wind Jasmine Tea, Finch Tongue Jasmine Tea, Dragon Ball Jasmine Tea and dozens of others. Representative of these are:
(1) Jasmine Spring Wind, also known as "Spring Wind Jasmine Tea", is made by five strokes and one mention. The appearance of the product is tight and uniform, delicate and tender, more millimeter, the endoplasmic aroma is rich and fresh, the taste is mellow and sweet, the soup color is yellow and clear, the leaf bottom is young and tender, and it is resistant to bubbles more than three times.
(2) Jasmine tea, also known as "jasmine tongue", is made of four spoons and one mention. The shape of the product is tight, delicate, uniform, sharp, the bud tip is small, like the tongue of the bird, so it is referred to as "bird tongue"; the inner aroma is fresh and pure, the soup color is yellow and clear; long-lasting bubble resistance, is a high-grade product of jasmine tea.
(3) Dragon Ball Jasmine Tea, also known as "Jasmine Dragon Ball" is a jasmine tea of three purses. The shape of the tight knot is round and bead-shaped, also known as "dragon ball". Fragrant and thick, resistant to bubbles, mid-range tea.