Taiping Monkey Kui, a famous traditional tea in China and one of the famous historical teas in China, belongs to the category of green tea. It is produced in Taiping County, Anhui Province (now huangshan district, Huangshan City) and enjoys a long-standing reputation. Its shape has two leaves holding buds, flat and straight, naturally stretched, and white hair is concealed. It has the reputation of "the monkey head has two pointed ends, and it does not spread or curl".

Qing Xianfeng (1859), Zheng Shouqing, the ancestor of Monkey Kui, opened a tea garden in the mountains along the Machuan River, producing a flat, straight, fresh and mellow "pointed tea" with a burst of orchid fragrance, named "Taiping Pointed Tea". It is generally believed that "Taipingjian Tea" is the predecessor of Taipingmonkey Kui. In 2004, he won the title of "Green Tea King" at the International Tea Expo. 20 19 1 1 month 15, and was selected into the catalogue of agricultural brands in China.

Quality characteristics of Taiping monkey head

The appearance of Taiping Monkey Head is two leaves holding buds, flat and straight, naturally stretching, and white hair is concealed. It has the reputation of "Monkey Head has two sharp ends, and it will not spread, become warped and curl". The leaves are pale green and even, and the veins are green and hidden red, commonly known as "red silk thread"; Gao Shuang is fragrant with spearmint, with mellow taste and sweet taste. The soup is green and Ming Che, the leaves are light green and bright, and the bud leaves are plump.

The color, fragrance, taste and shape of Taiping monkey head are unique. The whole body is covered with white hair, but it is not exposed. It is brewed in a cup, and the buds and leaves become flowers, or hang or sink. The taste of the product is fragrant, mellow and refreshing, with endless aftertaste, and it has the artistic conception of "the first bubble is fragrant, the second bubble is strong, and the three bubbles and four bubbles are still fragrant".

Taiping Monkey Kui's finished tea is straight, slightly pointed at both ends, flat and even, thick and strong, with white hair all over, lush but not obvious, containing but not revealing, pale green in color, and the main veins of leaves are pig liver color, just like olives; Brewing in a cup, the bud leaves slowly spread out and spread into flowers, and two leaves hold a bud, or hang or sink; The tea soup is green and fragrant in Gao Shuang.