First-chop Liu'an Guapian Tea Grade

Item specifics
Place of Origin: Liu'an city, Anhui province, China (Mainland)
Grade: first-chop tea
Shelf Life: 18months in the normal temperature
Packaging: Box, Gift Packing
Processing Type: Hand Made
Net weight: 0.3kg
Specialty: Health Tea,Organic Tea
item Type: Green Tea
Type: Liuan guapian tea


Liupian Guapian Green Tea/Liupian Guaan Tea
Liupian guapian green tea is a kind of Chinesel historical famous tea, and also a kind of typical well-known green tea in China. Liupian guapian green tea (also known as tablet tea), is a special type green tea. The tea leaves are collected from the local area's specific breed tea bushes. Then, the tea leaves are flattened and got rid of the tender buds and stems. Finally, the tea leaves are processed with traditional unique techniques into melon seeds-like shapes. Liuan guapian has a long historical standing and rich cultural connotation.
Liupian guapian green tea is produced in the areas near the hills in Liu’an county, Jinzhai county and Huoshan county. The tea, in turn, is classified into two producing areas, namely, the Neishan guapian tea area and Waishan guapian tea area.
The Neishan guapian tea area includes Xianghongdian village, Xianhualing village and Gongdian area in Jinzhai county, Huangjianhe village, Shuangfeng village, Longmenchong village, Dushan village in Liu’an county, and Zhufuo hut area in Huoshan county. The Waishan guapian tea area consists of Shibanchong village, Shipodian village, Shizigang village, and Luojia’an village in Liu’an county. Liu'an county’s tea output is the highest; and tea produced in Jinzhai village is with the best quality. The producing area of Guapian tea is around the Qitoushan Mountain area. In the past, this area was governed by Liu’an county, but now it is administered by Jinzhai county. The Qishan mingpian tea produced in Qitoushan village is the superfine Liuan guapian tea.
The appearance of Liuan guapian tea: Each single tea leave is open, straight, even, without stems; The tea leaves take after the shape of melon seeds, in emerald color; There is fuzz on tea leaves, which are bright and smooth.
Quality features: The tea soup is clear and aromatic, which tastes fresh, and mellow, with sweet aftertastes.
Tea dregs: yellowish-green and even.

Common knowledge of product selection of Liuan guapian tea:
In the years that the temperature is normal, new tea leaves generally sprout within the ten days earlier than the Grain Rain, and the tea leaves contain the most nutrition are those collected in the following several days of the Grain Rain. When we buy and taste Liuan guapian green tea, we should pay attention to the following points, that is, we should evaluate the “color”, “aroma”, “taste” and “shape” from the perspectives of dried tea leaves and the tea dregs.
Liuan guapian tea is with the highest nutritive value among all the green teas. Since the tea leaves are all tablets ones, the cycle length and the duration of photosynthesis are very long, and the amount of the nutrients are in huge amount.
Broadly speaking, the appreciation of Liuan guapian tea includes four steps:
Observing the tea:
Judge the quality of Liuan guapian tea from the dried tea leaves’ color, tenderness, and shape.
Smelling the fragrance:
Appreciating the pure aroma giving out from the Liuan guapian tea leaves that are being
infused in water.
Watching the color of the tea soup:
You can enjoy the writhing and unfolding process of the Liuan guapian tea leaves when they are being brewed. Besides, you can also watch their dissolution and their postures when they are quietly floating in the water.
Having a taste of the Liuan guapian tea liquor:
Now, you can appreciate the color and the taste of the tea liquid. Before drinking it, please infuse the tea leaves following the traditional steps such as high raising, low pouring, de-foaming and showering the lids.
When you are drinking the Liuan guapian tea soup, you can press the edge of the cup with your thumb and index finger, and withstand the bottom of the tea cup with your middle finger, which is jokingly know as the “three dragons protecting an ancient cooking vessel”.
To sum up, when appreciating Liuan guapian tea, the key points lie in the enjoying of the infusion and the tea foams in the tea soup. What we pay great attention to is the color, the aroma, the taste and the shape of the tea leaves.