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Green Tea

Huidong Lü Chá惠东绿茶

Huìdōng lǜchá

Origin
China, Guǎngdōng Province (广东省, Guǎngdōng shěng), Huìzhōu City (惠州市, ...
Tea type
Green Tea
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
80.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Regional green tea from the Huidong Mountains with a chestnut aroma and a powerful returning sweetness, including the legendary Xianrencha.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
80.000000 - 90.000000
Tea Amount
3 g per 150 ml (gaiwan, flash steeping method); 2–3 g per 200 ml (glass, steeping method).
Teaware
Glass cup (for visual enjoyment), porcelain gaiwan (盖碗) or porcelain teapot. For Xianrencha — gaiwan preferable: large leaf opens better in wide vessel.
Water Temperature
80.000000
Water Temperature Detail
80–90 °C. For delicate spring tea — 80–85 °C; for more mature summer and autumn — 85–90 °C.
Gongfu Water Temperature
75.000000
Origin
Tea Type
Green
Origin Country
CN
Province
Guangdong
Category
Regional green tea of China. "Huidong Lianhuashan Cha" (惠东莲花山茶) in 2020 received the status of "Famous Special Premium New Agricultural Product of Guangdong Provi...
Coordinates
Approximately 22°56′–23°15′ N, 114°33′–115°15′ E (territory of Huidong County).
Origin
China, Guǎngdōng Province (广东省, Guǎngdōng shěng), Huìzhōu City (惠州市, Huìzhōu shì), Huìdōng County (惠东县, Huìdōng xiàn). Main production zones are lo...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Varies from large, slightly twisted shoots (Xianrencha) to more compact, tightly rolled leaves (Jinxuan, groups). Color — from gray-green to bright dark green, with visible down...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Fresh, clean, with chestnut notes (栗香). Hengkeng tea — honey tones; Xianrencha — pronounced caramel tone (焦糖香) with fruity undertone.
Liquor Aroma
High, bright, persistent. Chestnut base, floral tones (especially autumn harvest), fresh "greenness" of spring batches.
Liquor Color
Yellow-green to bright green, transparent and clear.
Spent Leaves
Tender, even, elastic leaves of bright green color. Xianrencha — noticeably larger, with characteristic concave leaf profile (resembles miniature "bowl"); underside ma...
Taste
Rich, full, yet without roughness. Characteristic formula: "甘而不苦,浓而不涩" — "sweet but without bitterness; dense but without astringent tartness". Hengkeng cha ...
Details
Oxidation
0.000000 - 0.000000
Roast Level
None
Oxidation Maximum
0.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
0
Cultivar
Diversity of varieties — one of Huidong's features:
Picking
Spring (early — before Qingming, main — before Guyu), summer ("Liuyuezi", 六月子) and autumn ("Bailuzi", 白露子, by the beginning of White Dew). Spring tea — most ...
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