Where is Monkey King tea (Hou Kui) produced? A detailed guide to the main producing areas

Our country is a major tea-producing country, and different regions have different tea varieties. Some people like to drink Hou Kui tea; where is this tea produced?

1. The producing area of Hou Kui tea

Hou Kui tea is mainly produced in the Huangshan District at the northern foot of Huangshan in Anhui, where the soil is fertile, with low temperatures and high humidity, and the Hou Kui tea grown there is truly distinctive.

2. The characteristics of Hou Kui tea

Its appearance features two leaves holding a bud, flat and straight, naturally spreading, with white hairs hidden within, and it has the fine reputation that “Hou Kui is pointed at both ends, neither scattering, nor curving up, nor curling at the edges.” When brewed in a cup, the buds and leaves slowly unfold and spread out into a flower-like form, two leaves holding one bud, either suspended or sinking, and the tea liquor is green, with a striking aroma and a mellow taste.

3. The benefits of Hou Kui tea

1. The tea polyphenols and tannic acid in tea can sterilize and disinfect, help treat intestinal diseases, and assist wound healing.

2. The caffeine and theophylline in tea can both promote urination and improve blood circulation.

3. The tea polyphenols and vitamin C in tea leaves both help invigorate blood and resolve stasis and prevent arteriosclerosis. Therefore, among people who drink tea regularly, the incidence of high blood pressure and coronary heart disease is lower.

4. When drinking tea, inositol, caffeine, folic acid, pantothenic acid and aromatic substances can help fat metabolism.

5. The flavonoid substances in tea leaves have varying degrees of anticancer effects in vitro.

6. When you are tired, brewing yourself a cup of tea can lift your spirits and eliminate fatigue.

Hou Kui tea can be savored slowly; Hou Kui is the finest grade, followed by Kui Tip, and those who like it can buy some to taste for themselves.