Yongxi Huoqing Tea

Green Tea

Yongxi Huoqing Tea

Aroma: Close to the aroma of cedar wood

Taste: Fresh and crisp

Shape: Tender and heavy solid

Leaf color: Dark green

Soup color: Apricot yellow and bright

About Yongxi Huoqing tea

Yongxi Huoqing tea originated in the Ming Dynasty and became a tribute in the Qing Dynasty, it is a rare bead-shaped tea in green tea, with the quality of Fengkeng's Unity Rock, Yinshang Rock, Rock Foot, Pankeng's Chicken Claw Wood, Orchid Pit, Yijing Shi, Shijing Hang's Eagle's Nest Rock and other origins as the top.

The reason why Chungxi fire green is called "fire green" is because the essence of its production lies in the low temperature charcoal boiling dry, the locals call it "breaking old pot", its pot temperature is low, the action is light, the time is long is other fried green tea can not be compared. Chungxi fire green particles are tender and heavy, if it is dropped into the tea bowl, there is the sound of tinkling. The color is dark green and lustrous, as if with a sense of oil, but also some particles of silver hair dense phi.

Yongxi fire green in the market has been lukewarm, not as famous as Longjing, Biluo chun, Guzhu Zisun, but is a rare good tea. Wang Chaolin, one of the "eight wonders of Yangzhou" in the Qing dynasty, after drinking and tasting the Chungxi fire green, commented that it "Xuanzhou all the tea this superb". 2009, in the "World Green Tea Competition" held by the World Green Tea Association in Japan "in 2009, Chungxi fire green won the first place in the tea quality score.

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How to brew

Brewing with both glass cups and covered bowls is fine, but pay attention to the amount of tea leaves, to allow room for the tea leaves to turn and stretch in the vessel. Water temperature 75~85℃, brewing time 1~2 minutes, can be brewed 5 times, to the third time the best flavor and flavor.

After brewing, the shape resembles the spreading of orchids, and the soup color is apricot yellow and bright, which is thicker and heavier than normal green tea. It has a special aroma similar to that of cedar wood with a strong and fresh taste.

  • Water temperature: 75~85℃
  • Brewing method: Brew 1~2 minutes
  • Cupware: Glass cup or lidded bowl

Tea growing areas

Yongxi Huoqing tea grows in the area of Fengkeng, Pankeng and Shijingkeng Wantu Mountain in the east of Yongxi Mountain in Jing County, Anhui Province, China.