What is the difference between Tieguanyin and Biluochun? The main differences explained at once

Tieguanyin is a traditional Han Chinese famous tea, containing relatively high levels of amino acids, vitamins, minerals, tea polyphenols and alkaloids, with various nutritional and medicinal components, and has health-preserving benefits. Biluochun is also a traditional Chinese famous tea. Many people are unclear about exactly what the differences between Tieguanyin and Biluochun are, so let us take a look together at the differences between Tieguanyin and Biluochun!

Tieguanyin and Biluochun belong to different tea types

1. Tieguanyin: Tieguanyin belongs to the blue tea category, which is what we usually call oolong tea, a semi-fermented tea. The fresh tea leaves are made into tea through processes such as sun-withering, shade-withering, shaking, fixation, rolling and drying.

2. Biluochun: Biluochun belongs to the green tea category. As early as the Tang dynasty it was listed as a tribute tea. The ancients also called Biluochun "Kungfu tea", "new blood tea" and so on. Its main processes are fixation, rolling, rolling into balls to reveal the down, and drying.

Differences in appearance between Tieguanyin and Biluochun

1. Tieguanyin: Tieguanyin is plump and heavy in appearance, with a sandy-green color. The dry tea (tea grains) has a pure aroma and a unique "Guanyin charm", fragrant and elegantly rhythmic. After brewing it has a natural orchid fragrance, a pure and strong taste, and a rich, long-lasting aroma, earning it the reputation of "still fragrant after seven infusions".

2. Biluochun: Biluochun's strips are slender, curled and snail-shaped, covered all over with down, with a silver-green color hiding emerald, the down fully visible. The tea buds are tender and complete, with no leaf stalks, no "trouser legs", and no yellow leaves or old pieces. It has a special strong fragrance, that is, a fruity and floral scent. After brewing, the taste is fresh and mellow with a sweet, full aftertaste. The liquor color is tender green and uniform, with young buds just unfolding, large buds and small leaves.

Tieguanyin and Biluochun come from different places of origin

1. Tieguanyin: Tieguanyin originates from Xiping Town, Anxi County, Quanzhou City, Fujian. Anxi County in Fujian is not only the hometown of world-famous tea, but also the birthplace of the nationally famous oolong tea, and a base county and city for Fujian's oolong tea exports. It has a long history of tea production, uniquely favorable natural conditions, and excellent tea quality.

2. Biluochun: Biluochun is produced in the East Dongting Mountain and West Dongting Mountain of Taihu Lake. In 2002 it was approved by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China and obtained protection as a product of origin. All twelve administrative villages in Jinting Town grow tea. The key tea areas are around Bingchang, Shigongtangli, Dongcun, Yaluli, Donghe and Piaomiao Village, with the remaining villages of Dongcai, Linwu, Tingshan, Jiangdong and Yuanshan also having some distribution.

Differences in effects between Tieguanyin and Biluochun

1. Tieguanyin: Tieguanyin tea stands between green tea and black tea, belonging to the semi-fermented tea category. It has various nutritional and medicinal components. Besides the health benefits of ordinary tea, it also has effects such as anti-aging, resisting arteriosclerosis, preventing and treating diabetes, weight loss and bodybuilding, preventing and treating dental caries, clearing heat and reducing internal fire, and countering smoke and sobering one up from alcohol.

2. Biluochun: Biluochun has effects of delaying aging, antibacterial action, cancer prevention, lowering blood lipids, slimming and reducing fat, preventing tooth decay, freshening breath, whitening and protecting against ultraviolet light. It also has effects such as stimulating and refreshing the mind, promoting urination, preventing caries, aiding digestion, clearing the liver and brightening the eyes, sobering one up from alcohol, lowering blood pressure and preventing computer radiation.