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Hunan
Hunan Province has been one of major tea producing regions in China since 230 BC. Centered around Dongting Lake and three rivers, its tea gardens produce many celebrated teas. However, pounded hard by heated domestic competition in last decades, teas from Hunan is hard to be found on the market today. Ranked the 2nd in 1970s and dropped to the 4th in 1990s, its green tea production is currently only in the 7th place with three quarters of its plantations out of normal operation.  Beautiful Mountain, 6 flat and straight. Cloud and Mist, 2 a tea from Buddhist temple. Crescent Tea, 5 in shape of new moon. Da Bai, 2 a tea of Heng Mountain. Dongting Spring, 7 sturdy and curly. Dragon Boat, 4 curved as a boat. Green Cloud, 1 draped with white hair. Haze Needle, fine in shape of needle. Ling Long Tea, 2 in shape of hook. Mao Jian - Guanzhuang, 5 dark green and delicate. Mao Jian - Guzhang County, 6 an ancient green tea. Mao Jian - Junshan, 7 a tribute since 1762. Mao Jian - Jianghua County, has medicine property. Mist Tea, 6 corded and curly. Ox Horn, 5 an ancient tea resumed in 1978. Perilous Peak, 2 finely rolled and glossy green. Pine Needle, 4 a new tea of 1959. Rocky Bank Tea 5 a traditional tea. Shao Feng Tea, 3 delicate and corded. Silver Bud, 6 firmly rolled and fine-looking. Silver Hair, soft green and little flat. Silver Needle, 7 sturdy and straight. Silver Peak, 1 firmly rolled and curly. Spring Green, 7 soft green and finely rolled. White Hair, sturdy and emerald green. Chinese Green Tea Map Home | Contact | Green Tea |
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