The planting history of Nanjing Yuhua Tea can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty. There is a record of Yuhua Tea in Lu Yu's Tea Classic, which tells the story that Emperor Jinyuan met an old woman who sold Yuhua Tea. Later, the Yuhuatai area began to be covered with lush green tea gardens. Yuhua Tea is excellent in color, fragrance, taste and shape. It is round and green in appearance, straight and straight in rope, with graceful peaks and seedlings, and it is like a pine needle, symbolizing the heroic image of revolutionary martyrs who are unyielding and will last forever. The aroma is rich and elegant, the taste is fresh and mellow, the soup is green and clear, and the leaves are tender, even and bright. By the Qing dynasty, the scope of tea cultivation in Nanjing had expanded to the north and south of the Yangtze River.
1In the spring of 959, a new variety of green tea was developed in Jiangsu Province, and this green tea was named Yuhua Tea, which meant that revolutionary martyrs were faithful and eternal, and expressed their reverence and nostalgia for Yuhuatai revolutionary martyrs.
Yuhua tea is short and round in shape, with dark green color, tight and straight lines, beautiful front seedlings and white hairs. Dry tea has a strong aroma, and the aroma is elegant after brewing, such as the clear moon shining on the forest, which has far-reaching significance. The tea soup is green and silvery, and the hair is rich. It tastes mellow and has a lasting aftertaste. Yuhua tea contains more tea polyphenols, which can inhibit the development of bacteria, and vitamin C and vitamin E can block the synthesis of carcinogen-nitrosamine, thus achieving the anti-cancer effect. Yuhua tea has the functions of anti-aging, diuresis, anti-cardiovascular disease and weight loss. Scientific drinking of yuhua tea can play the role of yuhua tea.
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