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story/Love Chan

THE WAY TO

APPRECIATE LIFE

For those who love roasted flavor, the Rock According to the Rock Tea’s growing
Tea is not a hard thing to miss. When we first get location, it can be divided into three
in touch with the Rock Tea, we fall in love with categories:
its rich natural floral scent. People appreciate its
greatness, at the same time they might be con- 1.Zhenyan Tea. This tea was produced in
cerned about its price. But why is that? the center part of the Wuyi Mountain. It is
The Rock Tea is originated in the Wuyi Moun- awarded the highest quality of all.
tain area, northern of the Fujian providence. It is 2.Banyan Tea. This tea was produced on the
the top grade of the Chinese oolong tea. It is also edge of the cliff.
one of the ten famous teas in China. The Wuyi 3.Zhou Tea. This tea was farmed in a field or
Mountain consists of many precipices and cliffs. along a creek.
A tea farmer will use these edges of the cliffs to
plant tea, that’s why these farms have another
name, the bonsai garden. Among the Rock Tea, the est quality? Is the Zhou Tea not good enough? Does
most unique ones are “Dahongpao”, “Tieluohan”, the price mean everything? I don’t think so. I think
“Baijiguan” and “Shuijingui”, these are called the the crucial factors for a good tea are humidity in
four famous types. There are two producing areas a farm, sunlight, management of the farm and the
for the Wuyi Rock Tea, one is the Minyan area and techniques of the processing.
the other one is the Danyan area. ”Tea is life”. It is not necessary to pay huge
Since there are the high demand and little money for some tea. We need to learn how to brew
supply of the Zhenyan Tea, the tea’s price is higher a cup of tea and how to appreciate one. If we truly
than any other’s. understand that, then that is exactly appreciating
Is it true that the Zhenyan Tea has the high- life. The traditional roasting for the Rock Tea takes

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