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LAPSANGSTORE · Discover Chinese tea

Anhui · Huangshan · Tea origin guide

Discover Huangshan’s mountain tea gardens, Wanqinghong black tea and the green-tea traditions of Taiping Houkui and Huangshan Maofeng.
Tea gardens across the hills of Huangshan

Landscape and place

Huangshan brings together wooded slopes, valleys and misty mountain scenery. Local growing conditions change with altitude and slope, so a province name alone cannot describe a tea. The specific garden, cultivar and picking standard help explain the leaves in your cup.

The regional black-tea story

The Anhui selection introduces Wanqinghong, made from local Huangshan material with Junmei black-tea craft. Its described honeyed and rose-like notes provide a tasting reference, not a promise that every Anhui black tea has the same flavour. Compare the selected product’s actual description.

Freshly picked tea leaves held above a tea garden

Other ways to explore this origin

Taiping Houkui and Huangshan Maofeng show another side of the region. Houkui is known for its long, flat leaves, while Maofeng has a smaller, delicate bud-and-leaf appearance. These green teas are made differently from black tea; choose brewing conditions for the tea type and the selected leaves.

Two Anhui green teas with dry leaves and infusions

Taste and explore

Taste across ten origins · Sampler C

Compare regional black teas in one collection and note differences in fragrance, body and finish.

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Beginner brewing guide

Use the instructions for the chosen product. For a broader introduction, open the beginner brewing guide, then adjust leaf quantity, water temperature and time to suit the tea and your taste.

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