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tea planting area

Tea plantations are scattered over forested mountains. The area has abundant rainfall, low atmospheric temperature and high humidity. An important element of good black tea is its mellow taste. This flavor comes from amino acids in tea called theanine. The buds contain high levels of theanine, which is converted into polyphenols such as catechins when the tea leaves are exposed to sunlight. At high altitudes, the area is often covered with fog, which blocks sunlight from reaching the tea leaves directly. Therefore, tea is rich in theanine, because the process of converting theanine into polyphenols is not efficient. This is the basis for a long-lasting, non-astringent and mellow aroma.

history and culture

Qimen black tea is from 1875 in Qimen black tea county (Qimen County, Xi'an) in Anhui (Anhui Province). In the early Qing Dynasty, Qimen County was famous for producing green tea.

In the early Qing Dynasty, Fujian began to develop black tea processing technology. The increasing popularity of black tea in overseas markets has led to the vigorous development of black tea production in Anhui Province. Because of the high profits, tea merchants began to influence farmers to participate in the production of black tea. It mainly exports, Britain is in addition to France, the United States, Germany and other major importers. At one time (1939-1940), Keemun sold for the highest price of any other famous black tea (such as Indian black tea and Ceylon black tea) at the wholesale market in New York.

Qimen black tea is fresh, sweet and fragrant; its lasting fragrance attracts people's attention. So far, it ranks alongside Darjeeling tea from India and Uva black tea from Sri Lanka. Royal and noble families used it as a fashionable drink and gave it as a gift tea on special occasions.

Qimen black tea has won many awards in international and domestic tea competitions. The main awards are:

In 1913, Qimen black tea won the gold medal at the Italian World Expo.

1915: Won the Gold Medal during the World Expo (Universal Exhibition) Panama

1987: Keemun wins gold medal at the 26th World Quality Food Competition in Belgium.

In 1988, Qimen won the gold medal of the first China Food Expo.