TOP1, Yunnan Pumpkin Tribute Tea
Pumpkin Tribute Tea, also known as Tuan Tea and Rentou Tribute Tea, is a special pressed tea form unique to Pu'er tea because it looks like a pumpkin. The tea buds turn golden in color after being aged for many years, hence the name Pumpkin. In the early years, Pumpkin Tea was specially made to pay tribute to the imperial court, hence the name "Pumpkin Tribute Tea". The famous "Splendid Tea King Xiangzhuqing" was sold by a Taiwanese businessman for 350,000 yuan/100 grams, which is equivalent to 3.5 million/kg, winning the title of "the most expensive tea in the history of Pu'er" in one fell swoop. The Golden Melon Tribute Tea is a national second-class cultural relic and has been collected in the Forbidden City. It was not welcomed back to Pu'er City by the people of Yunnan until 2007. The insured amount alone reached 19.99 million yuan. This tea is already a "sacred tea" and can only be visited and worshiped by people.
TOP2, Dahongpao mother tree in Wuyi Mountain
There are three or six Dahongpao mother trees growing in the Jiulongnese Scenic Area of ??Wuyi Mountain. They have a history of more than 350 years. According to the "Wuyi Mountain World" approved by the United Nations, "List of Natural and Cultural Heritage", the Dahongpao mother tree is included in the world's natural and cultural heritage as an ancient and valuable tree. At the first China Wuyishan Dahongpao Tea Culture Festival in 1998, a wealthy businessman bid for 20 grams of the mother tree Dahongpao at a high price of 156,800 yuan; at the 7th Wuyishan Tea Culture Festival in 2005, 20 grams of the Wuyishan mother tree Dahongpao was auctioned for 20.8 A sky-high price of 10,000 yuan. Equivalent to 10.4 million yuan/kg. At the auction in February this year, the three-year operating rights of Wuyishan Dahongpao Mother Tree Tea House were sold to Beiyan Tea Factory for 9.06 million yuan. "The most expensive in history" is no longer enough to describe it, because it is already priceless. There are six existing mother trees of Dahongpao, which have long been included in the World Heritage List. It is an absolutely rare tea species, and the government banned its harvest in 2006.
TOP3, West Lake Longjing Tea’s Eight Top Teas
West Lake Longjing Tea has always been ranked first among China’s top ten famous teas. "Tree" is certainly among the sky-high-priced teas. At present, the annual output of Longjing's "Yu Qian Ba ??Ke" is only 2 taels, and its price cannot be measured with exact figures. However, Mingqian special-grade Longjing tea other than "Yu Qian Ba ??Ke" has soared to more than 100,000/kg in 2014. The price of sky-high Longjing tea has dropped a lot this year, but the excellent special-grade West Lake Longjing tea is still sought after by many wealthy people, and sky-high-priced Longjing tea continues to emerge.
TOP4, Anhui Taiping Houkui
Anhui has many famous mountains, and the high mountain clouds produce good tea. In addition to Taiping Houkui, Huangshan Maojian, Lu'an Guapian and Qimen black tea are also famous both at home and abroad. Tea. At the 2007 Shanghai "Huangshan Cup" fine tea auction, 100 grams of Liubaili brand Taiping Houkui sold for a sky-high price of 159,000 yuan. However, this high price was refreshed after two years. At Jinan's "National Gift Tea Anhui Taiping Houkui Famous Tea Auction" in May 2009, 100 grams of Taiping Houkui sold for 200,000 yuan, equivalent to 2 million yuan/kg. There are three tea trees that produce this sky-high price tea. The wild tea tree with a history of more than 100 years is the most precious tea tree in Taiping Houkui. Even the tea is called "National Gift Tea". Do you know why it is so expensive?
TOP5, Anhui Huangshan Maojian
Huangshan Maojian, like Xinyang Maojian, is among the top ten famous teas in China. In June 2007, at the first "Huangshan Cup" fine tea auction held by Shanghai International Commodity Auction Co., Ltd., 50 grams of Wang Mantian brand Huangshan Maofeng was sold for a sky-high price of 85,000 yuan, equivalent to 1.7 million yuan/kg. , such a price is still unimaginably sky-high today.
TOP6, Maojian, Xinyang, Henan
It started in the Zhou Dynasty. Xinyang Maojian is famous both at home and abroad for its unique style. It is one of the top ten famous teas in China along with West Lake Longjing, and is also the best among green teas. At the top-quality Xinyang auction in 2006, Xinyang Maojian Tea King "Blue Sky Jade Leaf" was sold for 745,000 yuan/jin, equivalent to 1.49 million yuan/kg, setting the highest price for green tea in Chinese history. "Blue Sky Jade Leaf" Just like the "Splendid Tea King" in Pu'er tea, it is a symbol of Xinyang Maojian Tea King. Its cultural value far exceeds the tea itself and has become a symbol of a regional public tea brand.
TOP7, Chaozhou Fenghuang Dancong Songzhong No. 1
In April this year, at the Fenghuang Dancong Songzhong mining ceremony in Fenghuang County, Chaozhou, Guangdong Province, a surprise price of 1 million yuan/kg was discovered sky-high price of tea. The annual output of Song Zhong No. 1 is about two pounds, which is considered a high-yielding tea among the tea king-level tea trees. Song Zhong No. 1 is the oldest existing tea tree in the Fenghuang tea area, with a history of more than 600 years. It was selected from a single plant of the natural hybrid offspring of the Phoenix Narcissus group variety in Wuda Mountain. It grows between several huge Thai stone drums on the top of Lizaiping Village in Wudang, about 1150 meters above sea level.
TOP8, Anhui Lu'an Guapian
Lu'an Guapian is as famous as Huangshan Maojian. In April 2002, "Tea King" Xu Daoxian auctioned it for 46,000 yuan per tael, equivalent to 92 10,000 yuan per kilogram; on the day when Huiliu Tea Garden first tea was mined in 2014, Lu'an Guapian was auctioned on Taobao e-commerce. It was frantically purchased by local tycoons, and finally set a record of 103,800 yuan per set, setting the highest price for tea on Taobao. Also known as Guapian and Piancha, it is produced in the Dabie Mountain area of ??Lu'an City, Anhui Province. It was called "Luzhou Liu'an Tea" in the Tang Dynasty and was a famous tea; Tea.
TOP9, Anxi Tieguanyin
It is one of the top ten famous teas in China. At the China Straits Famous Tea Spring Treasures Auction in June 2012, Tea King Sai's light-flavored Tieguanyin was sold at a price of 67,000 yuan/100g, equivalent to 670,000/kg, setting a new record for Tieguanyin's spring tea in one fell swoop. Highest auction record. However, such a sky-high price of tea can only be ranked ninth, and it has just been ranked number one. Anxi Tieguanyin belongs to the semi-fermented tea category. It has the health-care functions of general tea, and also has the effects of anti-aging, anti-cancer, anti-arteriosclerosis, prevention and treatment of diabetes, weight loss and bodybuilding, prevention and treatment of dental caries, clearing away heat and reducing fire, and fighting smoke and sobering up. In 2010, it appeared at the Shanghai World Expo as the "Top Ten Famous Teas".
TOP10, Duyun Maojian, Guizhou
Baimaojian is also known as "Duyun Fine Maojian", "Baimaojian", "Fish Hook Tea" and "Quick Tongue Tea". The tips of the tea teeth are as thin as strips, the color is green with yellow, there are many pekoe, and the tea is sweet and fragrant. The content of polyphenols is about 10% higher than that of ordinary tea, and the amino acid content is also higher. In 1915, he won the prize of excellence at the Panama International Games. At the Duyun Maojian New Tea Auction held at the opening ceremony in 2011, three low-priced "Duyun Maojian Special Treasure Tea King" (150g package) were auctioned at the scene. The total auction price reached 220,000 yuan, of which "Duyun Maojian Special Treasure Tea King" The highest transaction price of Yunmaojian Special Treasure Tea King No. 2 (150g package) reached 100,000 yuan, equivalent to 666,000 yuan/kg. This also explains why many people place Duyun Maojian among the top ten famous teas in China.