Junshan Yinzhen tea
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Junshan Yinzhen is a Yellow tea
from Junshan Island of the Hunan Province
in China
. It is one of Chinese Famous Teas
. Although the same kind of tea trees are also planted around Dongting Lake
, where Junshan Island is located, those teas should not be called Junshan Yinzhen. The tea resembles the White tea
Yinzhen known as Bai Hao Yinzhen
. Junshan Yinzhen, allegedly the preferred tea of Chairman Mao Zedong
, is a rare tea sometimes sold as White tea
.
Yellow tea
Yellow tea usually implies a special tea processed similarly to green tea, but with a slower drying phase, where the damp tea leaves are allowed to sit and yellow. The tea generally has a very yellow-green appearance and a smell different from both white tea and green tea...
from Junshan Island of the Hunan Province
Hunan
' is a province of South-Central China, located to the south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting...
in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. It is one of Chinese Famous Teas
China Famous Tea
China's Famous Teas or The Ten Great Chinese Teas is a list of ten notable Chinese teas. Contrary to popular belief, there is no steadfast list...
. Although the same kind of tea trees are also planted around Dongting Lake
Dongting Lake
Dongting Lake, or Lake Dongting is a large, shallow lake in northeastern Hunan province, China. It is a flood basin of the Yangtze River . Hence the lake's size depends on the season...
, where Junshan Island is located, those teas should not be called Junshan Yinzhen. The tea resembles the White tea
White tea
White tea is a lightly oxidized tea grown and harvested almost exclusively in China, primarily in the Fujian province.White tea comes from the delicate buds and younger leaves of the Chinese Camellia sinensis plant. These buds and leaves are allowed to wither in natural sunlight before they are...
Yinzhen known as Bai Hao Yinzhen
Bai Hao Yinzhen tea
Bai Hao Yinzhen, known also as Silver Needle, or White Down Silver Needle is a white tea produced in Fujian Province in China. Amongst white teas this is the most expensive variety and the most prized, as only top buds are used to produce the tea. Genuine Silver Needles are made from cultivars...
. Junshan Yinzhen, allegedly the preferred tea of Chairman Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution...
, is a rare tea sometimes sold as White tea
White tea
White tea is a lightly oxidized tea grown and harvested almost exclusively in China, primarily in the Fujian province.White tea comes from the delicate buds and younger leaves of the Chinese Camellia sinensis plant. These buds and leaves are allowed to wither in natural sunlight before they are...
.
See also
- Bai Hao Yinzhen teaBai Hao Yinzhen teaBai Hao Yinzhen, known also as Silver Needle, or White Down Silver Needle is a white tea produced in Fujian Province in China. Amongst white teas this is the most expensive variety and the most prized, as only top buds are used to produce the tea. Genuine Silver Needles are made from cultivars...
- China Famous TeaChina Famous TeaChina's Famous Teas or The Ten Great Chinese Teas is a list of ten notable Chinese teas. Contrary to popular belief, there is no steadfast list...
- Mao Feng Yellow tea (黃山毛峰)