Souchong black tea is a unique black tea in Fujian Province. It has the aroma of pine smoke and tastes like longan soup. "Lapsang Souchong" is produced in Tongmu Village(桐木村), Xingcun Town, Wuyi Mountain, "Waishan Souchong(外山小种)" is produced in the adjacent areas, and "Smoked Souchong(烟小种)" is produced by Zhenghe(政和) and Jianyang(建阳). The quality of Lapsang Souchong is the best. Lapsang Souchong black tea has special processing techniques, such as pot frying after fermentation (also known as "guohong pot（过红锅)", re-kneading(复揉) and smoked roasting. After being brewed, the traditional Lapsang Souchong has a strong red color, a high aroma and a pine smoke fragrance, a mellow taste, and a longan soup flavor. Adding milk, the tea fragrance is not reduced, and it is very popular in the European and American markets.

As an enterprise that inherits the craftsmanship of Zhengshan Souchong, Zhengshantang now not only produces traditional crafts of Souchong, but also produces innovative technologies of Souchong (wild tea, Feizixiao, 1568, etc.) according to the tastes of modern people.
The production process of Zhengshan Souchong with traditional craftsmanship: tea picking, withering, rolling, fermentation, red pot, re-kneading, smoke-roasting, and re-fire. The dry tea has a dark and moist color. Due to the high degree of fermentation, the soup has a red color and a mellow taste after brewing. Due to the use of masson pine wood burning, heating, withering and heavy smoke drying, the tea absorbs a large amount of pine smoke and has a unique pine smoke aroma.
The production process of innovative technology Zhengshan Souchong:
Tea picking, withering, rolling, fermentation. Not only has the traditional process of red pot, smoked and roasted been removed, but the picking standard has also changed from one bud, three four leaves to a higher grade, no longer focusing on pine smoke, but with floral/fruity/honey aromas. Fragrance type.

Jin Junmei is currently the highest-grade Chinese black tea. It was developed by Zhengshantang in 2005 and sparked a craze for high-end clear drinking black tea in China. Mr. Jiang Yuanxun and the tea-making team developed the most high-end black tea in China, Jin Junmei, based on the traditional craftsmanship of Lapsang Souchong black tea.

Raw material selection: original ecological alpine tea tree tea buds in Wuyishan National Nature Reserve

Picking standard: Once a year, only spring buds are picked. The buds should be clean and fresh. About 60,000-80,000 tea buds are needed for each 500 grams

Mature and innovative craftsmanship: Proficient in the production craftsmanship of Lapsang Souchong black tea and innovative on the basis of this craftsmanship

Historical background: It has a profound historical and cultural accumulation and is the product of the continuous development of Lapsang Souchong black tea for more than 400 years.

What is Green Tea?

Green tea is the earliest type of tea in the world.

Basic Process: Picking→Fixation→Rolling&Kneading→drying.

It belongs to non-fermented tea. It has the effect of lowering fire, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, refreshing, and awakening. But not suitable for tea drinkers with stomach problems.

Generally, the tea soup is yellowish-green, fresh taste and sweet aroma. Due to green tea will gradually oxidize (taste and aroma weaken), the best time to drink is better not to exceed one and a half years, and it needs to be stored below 0℃ in a light-proof environment to slow down the oxidation.

Black tea was born in Tongmuguan, Wuyi Mountain, Fujian. Lapsang Souchong is the originator of black tea.

The process is made of withering, rolling, fermentation and drying, which belongs to fully fermented tea.

There are three main types of Chinese black tea: Souchong black tea, Gongfu black tea, and broken black tea.

1. Souchong Black Tea

Including Zhengshan Souchong, Waishan Souchong, and Yan Souchong. Among them, Zhengshan Souchong has the highest quality, with the aroma of pine smoke and the sweetness of longan.
In 2005, Zhengshantang was established by Jin Junmei, and it has been loved by many tea drinkers. At present, Jin Junmei is the highest grade Souchong black tea.

In addition, in order to better show the local characteristics of China, Zhengshantang exported the production process of Jinjunmei to tea-producing areas across the country, established the Chinese brand of Junmei, and produced Junmei black tea with the same quality as Wuyi black tea, such as Xinanhong, Mengshanhong, Dianhong, etc. are also very worth a try.

2.Gongfu Black Tea

The black tea made by traditional craftsmanship has a red color and a strong taste.

3.Broken Black Tea

Crushed tea, the quality is lower than the original leaf tea.

4.Tea Powder

It is freeze-dried with Zhengshan Souchong tea soup to make the original Zhengshan Souchong instant tea powder, which is convenient for drinking.

5. Other Black Tea

Black tea with different flavors introduced to meet market demand.

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About Pu'er
Pu'er is made from large-leaf kind tea in Yunnan Province, China.

According to its process, it has two kinds. Raw Pu'er and Ripe Pu'er

Pu-erh is suitable for boiling and drinking with Chenpi(Dried Tangerine Peel)

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What is Raw Pu'er?

Basic Process: Fixation→Rolling→Drying→Steaming. 

Due to the transformation without fermentation in the process. It has the effect of antioxidant and blood fat reduction, but it is not suitable for people with stomach problems.

Generally, the tea soup is yellowish-green, with strong bitterness and astringency, good quality Pu'er has after-taste sweetness and icing sugar sweetness.

Also, with long storage, over 10 years of aged tea will be transformed into the taste of ripe tea, which is warm and moist with a unique aroma of aging. 

And, what is Ripe Pu'er?

Basic Process: Fixation→Rolling→Pile-Fermented→Drying→Steaming.

During Pile-fermented, fermented by microorganisms, suitable for all tea drinkers,

has the effect of dispelling cold and losing weight, suitable for both young and old. Generally, the tea soup is orange-red tea, mellow and smooth, with a rich aroma.

Raw Puer                                                                    Ripe Puer 

What is Ru ware?

Ru ware, Ju ware, or "Ru official ware" (Chinese: 汝窑) is a famous and extremely rare type of Chinese pottery from the Song dynasty, produced for the imperial court for a brief period around 1100.

Nowadays common Ru ware is divided into two categories: one is the studio of Taiwanese artist such as 蔡晓芳(晓芳窑), he is a legend who learn a lot from the Taipei Palace Museum. And the second is made in Jingde Zhen, known as the most Porcelain Capital of China, some famous Ru ware brand such as Qingdan青澹、Dongdao东道 and Liu Qinying’s Tianyu Yao(刘钦莹的天予窑).

Ru ware is famous for its light azure color and cracks on the surface, so if you use a ru ware surface as daily teaware, the crack would slowly grow and it is amazing.