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extended. Also it is not suitable for tea leaves to grow in the process. It’s more about the experience, this unique method
shady valley, as drinking tea made from these leaves may cause of stirring passed down from generation to generation.
diseases.” A lot of tea lovers like to soak the leaves in the cup for
The tea legend Luyu discovered Zisun’s potential when a long time, drink it, then add hot water repeatedly. How-
he was researching in Changxing. After his recommendation, ever, for a better result, you need to adjust the water amount
Guzhu Zisun was officially listed under the tribute tea in depending on the freshness of the leaves, for fresh buds small
770AD. It held the longest record in history of serving the amount of water would be fine, while for aged buds more
royal palace, since it continuously served for over eight hun- water is needed; moreover, you need to control the water
dred years. As more tea leaves were needed, they built a temperature, try to avoid brewing the green tea using boiled
first enormous royal tea factory at Mr. Guzhu called tribute water, you can let it chill for a minute or cool the tea with
tea palace. room temperature water or use drinking water while prepar-
Stirring tea with your both hands in the iron pan under ing to avoid the bitterness.
the high temperature, makes you combine soft and hard Today, we are brewing two kinds of tea, Zisun and Bi-
power. The artisans focus their mind and control the whole luochun, both with different freshness of buds.

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Zisun tea

Ap p r o xi ma t e l y w a t er
amount * 1.5% = Tea amount
(depends on the freshness of the
buds), brewing temperature is
75℃.
After brewing, you can see
the leaves are dancing up and
down in the glass, tea is green,
crisp and clean, the clarity is
good, vivid and sweet, nice aroma
with a hint of floral smell.
Half roasted method brings
Zisun tea a nice sweet taste, half
stir fried method draws out the
original aroma of the tea leaves,
then you take a sip, this best Chi-
nese tribute tea helps you relax
and eases your feelings.
Biluochun, a snail-shaped
green tea, also is very well-
known in the history. The local
called it “nice weird smell”, be-
cause of its unstoppable aroma.
One day, the Emperor Kangxi
drank it and liked it so much that
named it “Biluochun”. People
start picking Biluochun when the
spring comes, they also pick
single bud and one leave as stan-
dard, the bud is called Queshe.

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