Origin

Da Hong Pao, produced in Wuyi Mountain, Fujian, is an oolong tea with excellent quality. Usually, people call the oolong tea produced in Wuyi Mountain Wuyi Rock Tea. Wuyi Mountain is a mountainous area with many peaks and canyons. The climate is mild with warm winter and cool summer, and abundant rainfall. The annual rainfall is about 2,000 mm. The geology belongs to the typical Danxia landform, with many cliffs. The reason why Wuyi Mountain tea garden can produce such high-quality tea is inseparable from its unique natural conditions.

1. Climate advantage: Wuyi Mountain has a subtropical monsoon climate with distinct four seasons, abundant rainfall, and an average annual temperature suitable for tea growth. In particular, the foggy weather in spring provides sufficient humidity for tea, making the leaves more tender and full.

2. Soil characteristics: The soil in Wuyi Mountain area is mainly weathered rock and rich in minerals. This special geological condition gives tea a unique flavor. The so-called "yan yun(岩韵)" comes from the influence of these weathered rock soils on tea.

3. Topographic factors: Most of Wuyi Mountain tea gardens are distributed in mountainous areas with an altitude of 300 to 1,500 meters. This height difference makes the microclimate difference in the tea garden significant, further enriching the taste level of tea. At the same time, the misty environment in the mountains also provides soft lighting conditions for the tea, promoting the accumulation of aromatic substances.

Appearance & Taste

Da Hong Pao is a famous special tea in China. Its appearance is tight and the color is green-brown and fresh. The lightly fragrant Dahongpao is an oolong tea with fresh and elegant characteristics. Its main feature is its fresh aroma, with natural floral fragrance such as orchid and osmanthus, and the aroma is long-lasting. The tea soup tastes sweet and refreshing, with a slight astringent feeling, and the soup color is between orange-yellow and yellow-green. After brewing, the leaves are fresh and pleasing to the eye. Due to its fresh aroma and sweet taste, the lightly fragrant Dahongpao is relatively easy to be accepted. It is suitable for novices who are new to Wuyi Rock Tea and helps them get started better.

Efficacy

Dahongpao contains high levels of three beneficial ingredients: tea polyphenols, tea polysaccharides, and theanine.

It has good effects such as anti-cancer, lowering blood lipids, enhancing memory, and lowering blood pressure. First, it contains a lot of tea polyphenols, among which the most important EGCG has anti-cancer function; the content of tea polysaccharides is 3.1 times that of black tea and 1.7 times that of green tea, which can enhance human immunity and lower blood lipids; the content of theanine, a unique amino acid in tea, is 1.1%, which can promote blood circulation in the brain, enhance memory, and lower blood pressure.

In addition, it also has the effects of improving eyesight and thinking, lightening the body (weight loss), resisting aging (delaying aging), refreshing the mind, strengthening the stomach and digestion, diuresis and disinfection, expectoration and asthma treatment, thirst quenching and heat relief, radiation resistance, anti-cancer and cancer prevention, anti-aging, cholesterol lowering, etc.

Brewing suggestions

Water temperature: 100℃ boiling water stimulates the substances contained in tea leaves.

‌Teaware‌: Porcelain covered bowl（Gaiwan).

‌Tea quantity‌: 8-10g/110ml.

‌Tea pouring‌: The first 3 brews are fast in and out (5-10 seconds). For subsequent brewings, the steeping time can be extended according to personal taste.

After each brewing, the tea soup needs to be poured out to avoid affecting the taste and aroma of subsequent infusions.

Package

8.8 grams/sachet, 12 sachets/box, 105.6 grams/box