Yongxi Huoqing is a pearl tea produced in Yongxi Village, Luoqiao Town, Jing County, and was once one of the top ten famous teas in China. Originated in the Ming Dynasty, it is produced in the area of Fengkeng, Pankeng and Shijingkeng Wantou Mountain in Yongxi Mountain, 70 kilometers east of Jing County, Anhui Province.
Yongxi Huoqing was already a tribute in the Qing Dynasty. The appearance is unique and beautiful, the particles are delicate and heavy, the color is dark green and lustrous, and the silver is densely covered. Brewed like an orchid stretch, the soup color apricot yellow bright, fragrant, strong and sweet taste, and has a special fragrance. It can be brewed 4 to 5 times, preferably the 2nd to 3rd time. It is a unique famous tea in China.
Historical development
According to research, Yongxi Huoqing originated in the Ming Dynasty. On the eve of liberation, production stagnated for a time, and the founding of New China revived Yongxi Huoqing Tea.
In 1955, production began to resume and quickly became famous, and in that year, 5 kilograms of high-quality products were sent to Beijing for Mao Zedong and other central leading comrades to taste, and the General Office of the State Council wrote a special letter to encourage the people of Yongxi: "This tea is very good, I hope to continue to work hard..." Premier Zhou Enlai gave the former US President Richard Nixon 2.5 kg of Yongxi Huoqing, and when he brewed it for Nixon to drink, Nixon asked Premier Zhou What kind of tea is this? Premier Zhou replied to him: Sinking into the water. Therefore, Yongxi Huoqing also has the name of falling water sinking.
In 1956, a batch was formed, and the state also began to list for acquisition, and set it as a gift tea for Beijing. Since then, Yongxi Huoqing has also been sold as a famous anhui tea in Hong Kong and other Nanyang markets, and has been widely praised by tea drinking enthusiasts at home and abroad. In the mid-summer of 1979, Comrade Deng Xiaoping came to Jing County, tasted yongxi huoqing, and praised: "Yongxi huoqing has the good of Huangshan Maofeng and West Lake Longjing, and I will drink this tea in the future." In the 1980s, it was once known as one of the "top ten famous teas in the country", but since the tea garden subcontracted to the household in 1984, the quality declined, and in the early 1990s, with the vigorous rise of the production of famous tea in all parts of the country, under the joint efforts of tea industry experts inside and outside the province and Yongxi tea farmers, continuous innovation has realized the whole mechanization of the Production Process of Yongxi Huoqing, the product quality and competitiveness have been greatly improved, and the scale of production and marketing has risen steadily. In 1998, the new process Huoqing Tea was identified by the Tea Quality Inspection Center of the Ministry of Agriculture as "reaching the quality level of famous tea".
Nowadays, Yongxi Huoqing has formed more than a dozen series of products such as "Tegong", "Tribute Tea", "Cloud And Mist Claw", etc., which are exported to the international market.
Ecological environment
Yongxi Huoqing Tea is a pearl tea, produced in the Area of Fengkeng, Pankeng and Shijingkeng Wantou Mountain in Yongxi Mountain, 70 kilometers east of Jing County, Anhui Province. Among them, the natural quality of tea in Fengkeng's Unity Rock, Yinshang Rock, and Rock Foot; Pankeng's Chicken Claw Dock, Orchid Pit, Iaii Stone; and Eagle's Nest Rock in Shijingkeng is the highest.
Yongxi is surrounded by mountains throughout the territory, and the tea plantations are mostly about 500 meters above sea level, and some are above 800 meters. The treasure in the Yongxi fire green "Cloud Mist Early" production area Xiaopankeng 24 bends at an altitude of 1024m. "Good tea from the mountains". Because of its high altitude, large temperature difference between day and night, strong photosynthesis during the day, tea plants accumulate more substances, weak respiration at night, and consume less substances, which is conducive to the accumulation of substances. And because the mountain is high and the shade is dense, the sunshine is short, and the diffuse light becomes the main light. Under such conditions, the leaves of the tea tree are green and rich in nitrogen-containing substances, catechins, and aromatic substances.
Yongxi is a pure mountainous area with a forest of tea, and the mountain is tall and densely forested. According to the "Jing County Tea Zoning" data, the mother rocks in Yongxi Tea District are yellow-green, dark green sandstone, shale and granite diorite. The soil is mainly mountain yellow soil, the soil layer is deep, loose, well structured, rich in humus, and the soil is fertile. The pH value is about 5.5, which is very suitable for tea. Due to the good physical condition of the soil, rich in organic quality, high content of total nitrogen and available phosphorus, tea plants can absorb the various nutrients needed from the soil, so that the material metabolism in the body of the tea plant can be carried out smoothly, which is conducive to the growth and development of tea plants, the tea buds are fat, the tenderness is strong, and the natural substances are rich.
Yongxi belongs to the low hilly tea area in the east of Jing County, with an annual precipitation of about 1500mm, and there are 8 months greater than 100mm. The relative humidity of 81 is the most suitable for the growth and development of tea plants. Under the appropriate conditions of this water and wet conditions, the role of enzymes tends to be synthetic, which is conducive to the accumulation of organic matter, thereby promoting the accumulation of amino acids, caffeine, and proteins. Cellulose is not easy to form, the protoplasm of tea cells better maintains the hydrophilic and tender state, the tea buds are fat, the tenderness is strong, and the leaves are soft.
Yongxi is located in the northern subtropics, the climate is mild and humid, the wind is small, the temperature is uniformly adjusted throughout the year, and the growth of tea plants is stable. Mild climate, causing Yongxi spring to come early, every year into March, the temperature rises very quickly, in the first half of the month, tea buds began to sprout, around the Qingming will open the garden to pick new tea, open the garden early, the tea leaves are tender, rich in substances. The quality of tea is directly related to the tenderness, and the better the tenderness, the higher the quality. At the same time, the picking period is long, increasing the number of picking rounds, improving tea production, and increasing economic benefits.
Quality characteristics
The shape is round and tight like a bun, the color is dark green, the oil is moist and shiny, the white is revealed to be resistant to brewing, and the soup color is yellow and green. The orchids are fragrant, tall and long-lasting. The taste is refreshing and sweet, and the aftertaste is intriguing. The bottom of the leaf is yellow and green and bright, "the two leaves are displayed in the cup, or lying down, or standing, the branches are the same, the flowers are even, pleasing to the eye."
Functional value
Drinking "Yongxi Huoqing" green tea soup is rich and delicious, has the effect of clearing the eyes, quenching thirst, quenching heat, diuretic and detoxification, refreshing and eliminating grease, and has special medicinal value for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
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