Tieguanyin tea, a traditional famous tea in China, belongs to the category of green tea and is one of the top ten famous teas in China. Originally from Xiping Town, Anxi County, Quanzhou City, Fujian Province, it was found in 1723- 1735.

Tieguanyin is not only the name of tea, but also the variety name of tea tree. Tieguanyin tea is between green tea and black tea and belongs to semi-fermented tea. Tieguanyin has a unique "Guanyin rhyme", which is fragrant and elegant. After brewing, it has a natural orchid fragrance, pure taste and lasting fragrance, and has the reputation of "seven bubbles are more fragrant".

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The origin of the name

In the sixth year of Yuanfeng (1083), there was a great drought in Anxi, so Puzu was invited to pray for rain and test the fruit. The villagers left Puzu in Qingshuiyan, and he built temples and roads to benefit the villagers. He heard about the efficacy of holy tea, and traveled thousands of miles to Shengquanyan, asking villagers to plant tea and transplant holy trees.

One day, Master Puzu (Master Shimizu) bathed, changed clothes and burned incense, and then went to Shenshu to pick tea. He found a beautiful phoenix tasting red tea buds, and soon a mountain Qiang (commonly known as Little Yellow Deer) also came to eat tea. Seeing this scene, he sighed very much: "Nature is a sacred tree."

The founder of Qingshui also taught his own way of planting and making tea to the villagers. At the foot of Nanyan Mountain, a retired hunting general "Oolong" accidentally invented the shaking fermentation process because he went up the mountain to pick tea for hunting, and the Tiansheng tea made from it was more mellow. The villagers learned from him, and from then on, the tea made by this process was called oolong tea.

Wang Shirang asked for leave to go back to his hometown to visit relatives and friends, and found this kind of tea at the foot of Nanyan Mountain. After six years of Qianlong (174 1), Wang Shirang was called to the capital to meet Fang Bao, assistant minister of rites, and brought tea as a gift. Fang Bao tasted it and thought it was a treasure in tea, so he turned to Qianlong for help. Qianlong summoned Wang Shirong and asked about the origin of tea. Wang elaborated on the source of tea. After Qianlong saw it, the tea looked like Guanyin and its face was as heavy as iron, so it was named "Tieguanyin".

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