What are the main varieties of dark tea in China and where are they produced?

China's tea culture has always been broad and profound, and there are many types of tea, such as white tea, dark tea, green tea, etc. Today we will talk about dark tea. Do you know which places in China are famous for dark tea?

Relatively famous dark tea varieties in China

1. Fu brick

Shaanxi Fu tea comes from Jingyang, Xianyang, Shaanxi, and has a history of nearly a thousand years. It rose in the Song Dynasty and flourished during the Ming and Qing dynasties and the Republic of China period. The tea body is tightly compacted, with a dark brown and oily luster, abundant golden flowers, and a rich fungal aroma. The tea soup is orange-red and translucent, with a mellow and long-lasting taste.

2. Flower brick

Flower brick was historically called flower roll. Because one roll of tea had a net weight equal to 1000 liang on the old scale, it was also called Qianliang tea (Thousand Liang Tea). In the past, the processing method of flower roll used high-quality dark maocha from Anhua's Gaojiaxi and Majiaxi as raw materials.

3. Black brick

Anhua dark tea has a long history. Historically, the main goods transported along the Silk Road that spanned the Eurasian continent were silk, porcelain, and tea. Anhua dark tea was continuously transported through the ancient Silk Road to the northwestern frontier, and was also sold to Russia, the United Kingdom, and other countries.

4. Green brick tea

Green brick tea is one of the dark teas, also called Hubei dark tea, and has a natural tea fragrance that other ordinary dark teas and Pu'er tea do not have. Yangloudong in Chibi City, Hubei Province, is the place of origin of green brick tea and has a production history of more than two hundred years.

5. Kang brick and golden tip

Kang brick and golden tip were created around 1074. They mainly used raw materials from the Ya'an and Leshan areas of Sichuan, and later expanded to Yibin, Chongqing, and other places. They were mainly sold to Tibetan areas such as Tibet, Qinghai, and Garze in Sichuan.

Where are dark tea producing areas?

Several relatively famous producing areas include Hunan dark tea, Guangxi dark tea, Hubei old green tea, Sichuan border tea, and Yunnan-Guizhou dark tea, etc.

Sichuan border tea includes two types: Sichuan South Road border tea and West Road border tea. The main producing areas of South Road border tea are Ya'an, Tianquan, Yingjing, and other places in Sichuan. The main producing areas of West Road border tea are Guanxian, Chongqing, Dayi, and other places in Sichuan.

Guangxi dark tea is mainly produced in Cangwu County, Guangxi Province. In addition, He County, Heng County, Cenxi, Yulin, Zhaoping, Lingui, Xing'an, and other counties also all produce it.

The producing areas of Yunnan-Guizhou dark tea are mainly in Yunnan Province, also called Yunnan dark tea or Pu'er dark tea.

Hubei old green tea is commonly known as Hubei dark tea. Its main producing areas include Puqi, Xianning, Tongshan, Chongyang, Tongcheng, and other counties in Hubei.

The main producing area of Hunan dark tea is Anhua County in Hunan. In addition, Yiyang County, Taojiang County, Ningxiang County, Hanshou County, Yuanjiang County, and many other areas also produce it.

In summary, after this introduction to these dark tea producing areas, which one are you more familiar with? Everyone is welcome to continue adding more. So far, what the editor has tried more of is Anhua dark tea.

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