Songbai Changqing Tea
Songbai Changqing Tea Attributes
Leaf Shape
The rope is tightly knotted and hemispherical
Liquor Color
Dark green oily
Fragrance
Long-lasting fragrance
Taste
Mellow and sweet aftertaste
Brewed Tea Leaves
Soft green
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Songbai Changqing Tea Introduction
Songbai Changqing Tea is a semi-fermented oolong tea from Taiwan. Its original name was “Puzhong Tea” and “Songbaikeng Tea”. It was officially named “Songbai Changqing Tea” in 1975. Currently, Songbai Changqing Tea occupies an important position in the Chinese tea market.
Songbai Changqing Tea History
The Songbai Tea Region, the origin of Songbai Changqing Tea, is a tea region with a long history of tea production in Taiwan. It is the tea region with the largest tea planting area in a single township in Taiwan. Almost 99% of the local families grow tea, and Songbai Changqing Tea is the main product, accounting for about 40% to 60% of the total tea production in Taiwan. Songbai Changqing Tea is one of the top ten famous teas in Taiwan. At the end of the 20th century, the local Tea Culture Association took Songbai Changqing Tea to Japan to participate in the International Food Exhibition and promoted the drinking characteristics and brewing methods of Oolong tea.
Songbai Changqing Tea Origin
The Songboling area of Mingjian Township, Nantou County, Taiwan, is located in central Taiwan and the southernmost tip of the Bagua Mountains.
Songbai Changqing Tea Production Process
Every year before Qingming Festival to after Grain Rain is the spring tea picking period. When the buds and leaves on the tea tree grow to one bud and five or six leaves, they can be picked. The picking standard is one bud and three leaves or one bud and four leaves. The buds and leaves are required to be of the same length and size, and not to carry old branches, fish leaves and scales. The general production method of oolong tea is now mostly mechanically produced, and it is made through processes such as sunlight withering (drying green), indoor withering, fermentation, stir-frying, rolling (shaping), and drying. Among them, rolling is a very important step. The tea should be wrapped with a large square towel to make tea balls, and then the tea balls are rolled, which is called “round rolling”. This can make the appearance of the dry tea more compact.
Songbai Changqing Tea Purchase Guide
Songbai Changqing Tea has entered the stage of mechanized cultivation, picking and manufacturing, with uniform quality and consistent quality, making it easy to identify counterfeits.
Songbai Changqing Tea Quality Identification
◎ High-quality Songbai Changqing tea has the characteristics of “three greens”, namely green dry tea, green soup color, and green leaf bottom. The dry tea has a tight and tough appearance. ◎ After brewing, the tea leaves are like flower buds blooming in the water, the soup color is bright and the bottom is visible, the aroma is long-lasting and fresh, the aftertaste is obvious, and the leaf bottom is soft and shiny.
Songbai Changqing Tea Brewing Method
To brew Songbai Changqing Tea, you can choose a purple clay teapot or a white porcelain cup. The amount of tea should be about 1/3 of the pot, depending on personal preference. The water temperature should be about 95℃ and the brewing time should be about 1 minute, and the length of time can also be determined according to personal taste.
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