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Twenty-four solar terms tea, what is light summer tea?
Tea leaves picked after summer and before summer are called summer tea.

Little summer is in June of the lunar calendar, which is the "long summer" in a year. It belongs to soil and is humid, indicating that the climate has entered the hottest and wettest stage of the year. After the slight summer heat, the Jiangnan area is in a hot and humid season. Hot and humid air is beneficial to vegetation grouting, which is the magic of nature.

Between heaven and earth, the sun shines, moisture supplies water, and plants grow in the sun. At this time, the leaves of the tea tree become fat and the tea leaves taste mellow in the mouth. Summer is hot, and yang and water vapor combine to form damp heat.

The ancients said that "the summer solstice is the beginning of a cloudy day". After the summer solstice, except for a few areas where there is no summer all the year round, the temperature in most areas is above 22℃. Higher temperature and sufficient light give vegetation the most abundant yang all year round, which is the key period for vegetation growth. At this stage, the tea leaves are full, the color is deepened, the tea fragrance is full, the tea fragrance is rich, the entrance is slightly bitter and the water is sweet.