Shucheng small orchid is a specialty of Shucheng County, Anhui Province, and is also a national geographical indication product of China. The shape of the buds and leaves are connected like orchids, the strips are rolled in a curved hook, the color is emerald green and uniform, and the millimeter is exposed; after brewing, such as orchids open, the branches are upright in the cup, there is a unique orchid fragrance, commonly known as "a fragrance on the hot air"; the tea soup is fresh and long-lasting, the taste is mellow, the soup color is tender and green, and the leaf bottom is evenly formed into a flower, showing a tender yellow-green color.
The main production areas are Shucheng, Yuexi and so on. Yishu City has the most output and the best quality. Xiaotian orchid tea in Shucheng County is the most famous. The "Anhui Tea Classic" and the "Selected Studies of Famous Chinese Teas" record that "Shucheng is the most famous product of Xiaotian White Mulberry Garden, and is the top product of orchid tea". "Xiaotian District Chronicle" records that "Xiaotian tea enjoyed a high reputation in the Tang Dynasty, entered the international market during the Ming Dynasty, and sold more than 1,000 tons of tea per year during the Guangxu period."
The terrain of Shucheng County slopes from southwest to northeast, with an east-west length of 86 kilometers, a north-south width of 49.5 kilometers, a total area of 2,100 square kilometers, the highest point of Wanfoshan is 1539 meters above sea level, and the lowest point is 6.8 meters above sea level in Shenghe Villagers Group in Hangbu Town. The landform is roughly divided into five types: mountains, hills, hills, plains and waters. The southwest mountainous area is beautiful and the forests are verdant. The central hills are undulating and rich in tea mulberry chestnut fruit. To the northeast is the alluvial plain, the fertile plains, and the ditches. Great for growing small orchids.
Shucheng small orchid name source has two theories, one is said to be said that a long time ago, Xiaotian Town Baisangyuan Village once had a clever orchid girl, she is very natural about the production of tea, the shape of the tea is like orchid first bloom, the inner orchid fragrance is prominent, deeply loved by tea buyers, the tea made is not only purchased by tea merchants, but also thrown out high-priced reservations, orchid girls will work tirelessly day and night, and finally died of overwork, the villagers out of reverence for her superb tea-making skills, so the tea was named "orchid tea".
The other is that at the end of the Qing Dynasty, Shen Xingyu, a tea farmer in Huangjiawan Tea Garden in Shucheng Mozi Garden, had exquisite tea making technology, and the tea leaves made had a strong orchid fragrance, which was deeply appreciated by Zheng Guoying, the owner of Tongcheng Tea House, saying that its tea was shaped like barley buds, fragrant like orchid flowers, and orchid tea spread because of this. From this point of view, the name of orchid tea is mainly derived from its quality characteristics of "the shape of the buds and leaves are connected like a whole orchid, and the inner substance has an elegant orchid fragrance".
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