China's Ten Famous Tea Tieguanyin
ĦĦĦĦToday, I would like to brief you on China's Ten Famous Tea Tieguanyin.
ĦĦĦĦTHERE is a saying among Chinese tea lovers: Ħ°If you drink tea,you should not miss Chinese kungfu tea; if you drink kungfu tea,you should not miss Tie Guanyin; if you drink Tie Guanyin,go to Anxi.Ħħ
ĦĦĦĦTie Guanyin,known as the Ħ°king of teasĦħ only grows in mountains wreathed by clouds. Anxi County is located in the southeastern province of Fujian,where the mountainous topography and mild subtropical monsoon climate characterized by high rainfall make the area ideal for cultivating this unique variety. Tie Guanyin is a semi-fermented oolong tea,different from fully fermented black and unfermented green varieties. The teaĦŻs name literally means Ħ°Iron Goddess of MercyĦħ a title bestowed by Emperor Qianlong,who reigned from 1736 to 1795. The tea came into the public eye in the mid-18th century,when a scholar named Wang painstakingly cultivated tea bushes,and eventually offered his leaves to the emperor. Qianlong praised the leaves' color as being dark as iron,with a shape as elegant as the Goddess of Mercy. Hence the tea earned the moniker Tie Guanyin.
ĦĦĦĦTea is an essential part of daily life in Anxi. It is offered to guests or as a gift to friends,and businessmen often make deals in teahouses. In traditional weddings,the bride offers tea to her parents-in-law to show respect. In the ceremony for worshiping ancestors,three cups of tea are placed before tombs. Believers and laypeople alike also put cups of tea before statues of Buddha. Anxi has set up a special team promoting the particular way of making and drinking Tie Guanyin,which is both a ceremony and an art. From www.cha315.com Their performances help tea lovers in China and overseas to know more about Tie Guanyin and the region where it is made.
ĦĦĦĦThe official spokesperson for promoting the tea is Susan Antony,an official in the United States Patent and Trademark Office. She got to know Anxi through its famous tea an
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