Wulu refers to the green tea of Wuyuan, Jiangxi, Wuyuan County was established in the 28th year of Tang Kaiyuan (740), after the establishment of the county has always been under the jurisdiction of Huizhou (shezhou, Xin'an County), until 1934 from Anhui into Jiangxi, in 1947 it was reassigned back to Anhui Province, in 1949 it was reclassified to Jiangxi Province. Therefore, Wuyuan green tea was exported by Anhui Tunxi refining and processing before 1949, collectively known as "Tun green".
Wuyuan County, Jiangxi Province, is a mountainous area, the territory of the mountains, smoke clouds, warm climate, abundant rainfall, very suitable for the growth of tea plants.
As early as the Tang Dynasty, it was a famous tea area with "green bushes all over the mountains and the aroma of tea wafting from households", known as "tea town". In the Tang Dynasty Lu Yu's "Tea Classic", there is a record of "Shezhou Tea Sheng Wuyuan Valley". In the Qing Dynasty He Runsheng's "Huizhi Tea Article Chen", it is recorded that "Hui's tea production is Wuyuan as the most, and about 30,000 citations are sold in Yangzhuang every year" (one citation is 50 kg).
In 1937, Zhu Meiyu said in "China Tea Industry": "The tea-producing area in southern Anhui, the six counties of Wuyuan have a large area and a large output, and push it to be the first."
William Ukus praised in his "Complete Book of Tea": "Wuyuan tea is not only the top quality of Luzhuang green tea, but also the best quality among Chinese green teas." "The color is blue and natural, the taste is fragrant and rich, and the water leaves are clear and moist" is the characteristic of Wuyuan green tea.
In the Song Dynasty, "Wuyuan Xieyuan Tea" was one of the six famous teas in the country. During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the "TianzhuFeng Tea" of Lingshan was listed as a tribute.
During the Qing Dynasty, Wuyuan Green Tea was famous for its export of the "Tun Green" brand. In particular, the "four famous" teas in Wuyuan Dongxiang are more famous, they are Xitou Pear Garden Tea, Yanshan Osmanthus Tree Bottom Tea, Dafa LingShan Tea, and Jixi Shangtanyuan Tea.
At that time, along with the "Four Famous Masters" of Wuyuan, there were also the "Four Famous Masters" of Qimen Dongxiang and the "Four Famous Masters" of Xiuning. Wu green (tun green) pick one bud two, three leaves to one bud three or four leaves. After killing, kneading, and stir-frying to make Mao tea, and then refined to make refined tea (eyebrow tea), the flower colors include Zhenmei, Gongxi, Xiumei, special needle, rain tea, green tea slices and so on.
Wu green (Tun green) finished tea to Zhenmei as an example, the shape of the cord is tight and strong, the color is gray and green, the soup color is yellow and green after brewing, the cooked chestnut aroma is high and fresh, and the taste is rich and sweet.
Wulu (Tunlu) is China's export of mei tea fist products, the main sales of Morogo, Algeria, Mali, Libya, Mauritania and other more than 50 countries and regions.