Buy Hunan Dark Tea Online

Dark tea originated in the late 16th century and was native to Anhua area. Later, the production area expanded to Ningxiang, Hanshou and other places, and the output also increased greatly. It reached its peak during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, with an annual output of 140,000 to 150,000 dan (about 7 to 7.5 tons). Today, Hunan’s famous compressed teas such as black brick tea, Fu brick tea, flower brick tea, and Xiangjian tea are all made from it.

Xiangjian tea is a famous historical tea. It is the general name for Xiangjian No. 1, 2 and 3, which were respectively called “Tianjian”, “Gongjian” and “Shengjian” in history. Among them, Tianjian has the best quality. Tianjian and Gongjian were listed as tributes in the Qing Dynasty.