What Are the Benefits of White Tea?

White tea, a kind of micro-fermented tea, is a traditional famous tea created by Chinese tea farmers. One of the six major teas in China. Refers to a kind of tea that is processed after being picked, without being killed or twisted, and only dried in the sun or flame. It has the characteristics of complete appearance of buds, full cover, fresh fragrance, clear yellow-green soup color, and light and sweet taste.

White tea, known as a treasure of tea, has a long history. Shi Zai, the Eastern Han Dynasty

The production process of white tea is the most natural. Spread the freshly harvested tea leaves thinly on a bamboo mat and place them in the weak sunlight, or place them in a room with good ventilation and light transmission, and let them wither naturally. When drying to 70% to 80%, dry slowly with gentle heat. Since the manufacturing process is simple, processing is performed with a minimum of steps.

White tea into tea

The medicinal properties of white tea are very good. It has the effects of hangover and hangover, clearing away heat and lungs, relieving liver and blood, reducing inflammation and detoxification, reducing blood pressure and fat, and eliminating fatigue, especially for excessive tobacco and alcohol, excessive oiliness,

Garden

To build a white tea garden, you should choose a sheltered area with gentle slopes sheltered from the sun and deep soil. The depth of the entire soil layer must be 0.8 to 1.0 meters, the loose soil layer must be about 0.5 meters, and the garden must have a low groundwater level and good ventilation and fertility. The acidic mountain yellow soil, sandy yellow soil and red yellow soil are preferred. Slopes are generally better oriented north.

Fertilization

The soil for planting white tea requires a deep turn of 0.45 to 0.50 meters. Open drainage ditches around the ground, level the land, and then apply 150 to 200 kg of cake fertilizer per acre.

The first: white tea stored in jars

The tea can be stored in a tea can to prevent crushing. The choice of tea cans is based on tin cans, followed by iron cans and paper cans, which require better tightness. ^[17]

Story Legend:

Chen Huan

Chen Huan, full name Chen Xuehuan (1813-1888), the word Feng Wei. Born in Zhulantou Village, Dongmen Lingjing, Shidudu, Fuding (now Zhulantou Natural Village, Diaotou Town). There are many legends about Chen Huan, which are inseparable from Fuding white tea.

According to legend, Fuding Zhulantou Natural Village has a filial son, Chen Huan, who is filial piety, but because of the infertility, it is difficult to get the parents' food and clothing because of the infertility, and I am deeply ashamed of my parents. After the New Year, Chen Huan held Zhai for three days, and brought dry food to Taiyu Mountain to pray for Taihu's mother-in-law to "dream" and give pointers on how to live. When Chen Huan burned incense, he fell asleep with his eyes closed, and in the dimness, he saw a finger of a tree named "Taiyi Niangniang": "The good wood in the mountain is planted by the old grandma, and the group can be divided and planted to be rich." The next day, Chen Huan walked through the mountains and mountains until the sun fell to the top of the western mountain, and she found a bush of tea trees in the Hongxue Cave. Chen Huan was overjoyed, and immediately used the gimmick he brought with him to separate a plant and bring it home carefully. A hundred days later, it was alive and well, and its tea was different from usual, it is today's "Fuding Great White Tea".

Aunt Lan

According to "Ningde Tea Records", according to legend, during the Emperor Yao Dynasty, a farmer woman under the Taimu Mountain fled to the mountains because of avoiding the war, and planted blue for her own business. She was known as Lan Gu. The measles epidemic around Taiying Mountain that year, the folks went up to the mountain to gather herbs to treat the children, but they all failed in vain. The devil took away one young life after another, and Lan Gu's kind heart was bleeding.

One night, Lan Gu saw Antarctic fairy in her sleep. Xianweng spoke: "Aunt Lan, at the top of the Hongxue cave where you live, there is a tree called white tea, and its leaves are dried and soaked in water, which is a good medicine for measles." Wake up and immediately take advantage of the moonlight Climb to the top of Hongxue Cave. Sure enough, there was a distinctive and slender small tree among the hazelnuts. This is the endless white tea tree given by Xianweng. In order to save the poor rural children, Lan Gu desperately picked tea, drank tea, and then sent the tea to each mountain village. He taught the folks how to make tea for measles children, and finally defeated the measles demon.

Aunt Lan has never stopped helping the poor. She met with a fairy in her old age, and ascended to the sky on July 7th of the lunar calendar. People miss her and respect her as a mother-in-law. ^[18]

The origin of Taiyu Mountain

Fuding white tea is native to Taiding Mountain in Fuding. According to legend, the ancient name of Taishan Mountain was an old mother who lived there during the days of Emperor Yao (2358-2257 BC), and planted orchids as an industry. The green snow bud tea planted as a holy medicine to treat measles has saved many children. People are grateful to Zard, and she is regarded as a god, and she is called Taimu. This mountain is also named Taimu Mountain. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he dispatched Shizhong Dongfang Shuo to confess the famous mountains in the world, so Taimu Mountain was named the first of 36 mountains in the world, and it was officially renamed Taiyu Mountain.

White tea

At present, there are still legends that the original mother tree of Fuding white tea, which is hand-planted by the mother of the mother of Tai Ding, has green tea buds and ancient tea trees. More than 150 years ago (circa 1857), Chen Huan, from Zhutou Village, Bailiu Township, transplanted this tea into his home to breed Fuding white tea. Fuding large white tea tree is 1.5-2 meters high and 1.6-2 meters wide. The tree is half-opened and it is a small tree type. Branches are dense and internodes are long. The bark is gray. The leaves are elliptic, apex acuminate and slightly drooping, base slightly obtuse, and leaf margin slightly upward. It is usually 12 x 5.4 cm large and has an average aspect ratio of 2.2. The leaves are yellowish green and shiny. The lateral veins are obvious, 7-11 pairs. Sawtooth is neat and obvious, 27-38 pairs. The mesophyll is slightly thick and soft. One bud and two leaves are 5.1 cm long, and the hundred buds weigh 23 grams. The flower type is large, and the stamens are lower than the pistils. During the flowering period from late October to mid November, there are many flowers with a high fruiting rate. The germination period was in early March and stopped growing in mid-November. The growth period reaches 8 months throughout the year. Strong growth potential, strong stress resistance, drought and cold resistance, although not below 3-4 or lower, it is not subject to freezing. Strong reproductive power, easy to cut and root cutting, survival rate is over 95%. Yields are higher than local dishes. Made into black tea, green tea and white tea with good quality. The silver needles are characterized by buds that are white, fat, and fluffy. ^[18]