Phoenix Dancong tea, a specialty product of Chaoan District, Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province, is a product of China's National Geographical Indication.
Fenghuang Dancong tea is produced in Fenghuang Town, named after Fenghuang Mountain. According to legend, in the last years of the Southern Song Dynasty, Emperor Wei of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Bing, fled south through Wudao Mountain, and his thirst was unbearable. There is also a legend that "the phoenix bird heard that the Song Emperor was thirsty and gave tea with a tea branch in his mouth", so it is also called "bird's mouth tea". During the period of Tongzhi and Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (1875-1908), in order to improve the quality of tea, people adopted the methods of picking a single plant, making tea from a single plant, and selling a single plant through observation and identification. name. At that time, more than 10,000 excellent ancient tea trees were all harvested by a single plant method, so it was called Phoenix Dancong Tea.
The primary process of picking Fenghuang Dancong tea is manual or a combination of manual and mechanical production. The production process is 6 steps of drying, drying, making, fixing, rolling, and baking. According to the production process, it can be divided into ten types and more than 80 strains such as cinnamon, yellow twig, and honey orchid.
The finished tea has a strong, even and straight appearance, yellowish-brown color, oily and shiny, and has red spots of cinnabar; the brewing fragrance is long-lasting, the taste is strong and fresh, the throat is moistened and sweet, and it has a unique mountain rhythm. Phoenix Dancong tea is beautiful in shape, green in color, fragrant and sweet in taste. There is a poem saying "I would like to be a guest of Phoenix Tea Mountain, not to be a drunken fairy of apricot flowers".
On April 6, 2010, the former General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine approved the implementation of geographical indication product protection for "Phoenix Dancong Tea".
Quality characteristics
Phoenix Dancong tea is known as "beautiful shape, green color, fragrant and sweet taste". Upright, plump and oily appearance; elegant and high-quality natural flower aroma; rich, mellow, refreshing and sweet taste; orange-yellow clear and bright soup color; The bottom force constitutes the unique color, aroma and taste characteristics of Fenghuang Dancong tea. In addition to the above qualities, Fenghuang Dancong tea also has a unique "mountain rhyme". The so-called "mountain rhyme" mainly refers to the taste, which is a deeper expression. It can only be understood that this special "mountain rhyme" It is the key to the quality of Phoenix Dancong tea, and it is the difference between Dancong tea from other origins. The reason is inseparable from three necessary conditions: first, superior ecological conditions; second, good tea tree variety resources; third, exquisite picking technology.
Variety division
There are more than 80 strains of Fenghuang Dancong tea, some of which are named after their leaves, such as tomato leaves, pomelo leaves, bamboo leaves, sawtooth, etc.; some are named after their aromas, such as honey orchid incense, huangzhixiang, and zhilan incense. , sweet-scented osmanthus, magnolia, cinnamon, almond, pomelo, nocturnal and ginger; in addition, there are also named after the place of origin, tea owner, historical stories and legends.
nutritional value
Phoenix Dancong tea belongs to semi-fermented oolong tea. In recent years, many studies have shown that Phoenix Dancong tea is rich in amino acids, vitamins, tea polyphenols and alkaloids. Among them, tea polyphenols have strong anti-radiation effects, and the content can reach 30%.
Origin environment
Chaozhou City is located in the eastern part of Guangdong Province. It has a subtropical oceanic climate with a mild climate. The annual average temperature is 21.4°C, and the rainfall is plentiful. The average annual rainfall is 1685.9 mm.
The main tea producing areas in Chaozhou City have the characteristics of high mountains and short sunshine, abundant clouds and rain, not severe cold in winter and spring, and no extreme heat in midsummer. It is very suitable for the growth of tea trees.
The soil types in Chaozhou City are: yellow soil, red soil, red soil and paddy soil. Yellow soil and red soil are mainly distributed above 400 meters above sea level, with a pH value of 4.5-6.5. The soil layer is deep and rich in organic matter (organic matter content of 3.81%-4.26%) and dozens of trace elements. These elements and substances are metabolized and transpired by tea trees. A series of chemical reactions such as action, and then transported to the buds and leaves through the tissue, thereby increasing the nitrogen metabolites, and playing a crucial role in the formation of the aroma and flavor of Fenghuang Dancong tea. The red red soil and paddy soil have good water and heat conditions, deep soil maturity, high fertilizer efficiency, PH value of 5.5-6.5, suitable for the growth of tea trees, mainly distributed in the low mountains and the production areas of farmland.
Chaozhou City has abundant rainfall, numerous mountains, rivers, and rivers, reasonable distribution of reservoirs, abundant water resources, diverse vegetation, beautiful mountains and waters, high greening rate and forest coverage rate, strong green backing, effective soil and water conservation, water conservation, and climate regulation. Therefore, in the dry season, except for plain tea gardens, which only need water irrigation at the seedling stage of tea trees, mountain tea gardens generally do not need water irrigation. There are more than 3,000 large single-cong tea trees in Phoenix Mountain, all of which are more than a hundred years old. They have peculiar characters and good quality. Each tree is as tall as a banyan, and each can produce more than 10 kilograms of dry tea annually.
Product honor
In 1955, it was recommended as one of the 28 traditional famous teas in the country at the Hangzhou competition.
In 1982, it was awarded the title of Excellent Product by the Ministry of Commerce. In the same year, it was rated as one of the 30 historical famous teas in the country by Changsha Technology.
In 1986, it won the first place in the evaluation of 134 famous teas in the five major tea categories held in Fuzhou.
In 1989, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries was awarded the first place in the national famous tea competition in Xi'an.
In 1990, it was rated as the No. 1 tea in the country by the Ministry of Commerce
In 1991, it was rated as "National Cultural Famous Tea" at the Famous Tea Culture Festival held in Hangzhou. In the same year, it was identified as "Green Food" by the Ministry of Agriculture.
In 1995, won the gold medal at the 2nd China Tea Expo
In 1996, won the gold medal at the 3rd China Tea Expo
In May 1997, won the special prize and the first prize in the second "China Tea Cup" tea competition
In November 1997, won the Gold Cup Award and Gold Medal Award at the first China (International) Famous Tea Expo
In 1999, Milanxiang Dancong tea won the first place in the famous tea competition organized by the Provincial Tea Society, and won the title of provincial famous tea
In 1999, Osmanthus fragrant dancong tea won the title of famous brand product of 99 China International Agricultural Expo in September
In December 1999, the Oolong Dancong tea series products were recognized as high-quality products and provincial famous-brand products in Guangdong Province by the Guangdong Provincial Economic Commission and the Provincial Famous Brand Production Certification Committee.
In 2001, osmanthus fragrant dancong was again rated as a famous brand product of China International Agricultural Expo
In 2002, he was selected to participate in the "China Tea Cup" evaluation and won the first prize of Osmanthus Fragrance Dancong
In 2002, Lanhuaxiang Dancong won the Gold Award of the Fourth International Famous Tea Competition
In 2002, the two items of Milanxiang and Baxian Dancong won the gold medal in the 5th Guangdong Province Famous Tea Quality Competition
In 2003, "Guobin Brand Dancong Tea", "Nanfu Brand Dancong Tea" and "Hongwei Brand Dancong Tea" were also recognized as Guangdong Famous Brand Products (Agriculture)
In November 2003, Phoenix Shancong won the Shancong Tea King Award in the First Tea Culture Research Advanced Workers Commendation Conference and Tea King Competition in Guangdong Province
In 2004, "Hongwei Brand Dancong Tea" won the title of "Guangdong Famous Brand".
In June 2004, the China (Fujian) Tea Expo Tea King Competition won the Quality Award at the Cross-Strait (Fujian) High-quality Agricultural Products Trade Fair
In November 2004, China Tea, Guangzhou (International) Purchasing Conference and the 3rd National Famous Tea Quality Evaluation Competition won the Gold Award of Magnolia Fragrant Single Cong
In 2008, Phoenix Tea District was named the hometown of Chinese famous tea by the China Tea Society.
On April 6, 2010, the former General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine approved the implementation of geographical indication product protection for "Phoenix Dancong Tea".
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