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Jiangxi

Jing'an Hóng Chá靖安红茶

Jìng'ān hóngchá

Origin
China, Jiāngxī Province (江西省, Jiāngxī Shěng), Yíchūn City (宜春市, Yíchū...
Tea type
Jiangxi
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
90.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Jing'an Hong Cha – a honey-sweet red tea from the pristine mountains of Jiangxi with low astringency and a floral-caramel aroma.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
90.000000 - 95.000000
Tea Amount
4–5 g per 100 ml (gongfu method) or 2–3 g per 200–250 ml (cup steeping).
Teaware
Porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗) 100–120 ml — best choice for revealing delicate floral notes. Porcelain teapot suitable for softer infusion. Clay teaware not recommended for top grad...
Water Temperature
90.000000
Water Temperature Detail
90–95°C for standard batches; 85–90°C for delicate single-bud grades.
Gongfu Water Temperature
93.000000
Origin
Tea Type
Red
Origin Country
CN
Province
Jiangxi
Category
Regional gōngfū red tea (工夫红茶, gōngfū hóngchá) from Jiangxi Province. Belongs to the new wave of regional red teas created using elite raw material previously used exc...
Coordinates
Approximately 28°55′ N, 115°10′ E (central part of Jing'an County). The county is located within 114°54′–115°30′ E and 28°47′–29°06′ N.
Origin
China, Jiāngxī Province (江西省, Jiāngxī Shěng), Yíchūn City (宜春市, Yíchūn Shì), Jing'an County (靖安县, Jìng'ān Xiàn). Main tea-producing townships: Z...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Fine to medium twist; tea particles are slender and sufficiently dense. Color — dark brown to black with "oily" luster (色泽乌润油亮). In highest grades, golden tips (金毫, jī...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Warm, honey-caramel with notes of dried flowers and roasted chestnut. Aroma is delicate, not sharp, with gentle sweetness.
Liquor Aroma
Floral-honey with pronounced sweetness and light fruity note (apricot, dried plum). Due to high amino acid content in raw material, aroma possesses characteristic "freshnes...
Liquor Color
From red-amber to ruby with golden highlights (红亮透金黄, hónglìang tòu jīnhuáng). Clear and bright with characteristic golden ring around cup edge.
Spent Leaves
Even reddish-copper color, leaves elastic and soft. In highest grades — whole, unrolled "bud + leaf" pairs with preserved form.
Taste
Dense and round with emphasized natural sweetness and "juiciness" (鲜甜, xiāntián). Astringency is minimal — consequence of initially low polyphenol levels in white...
Details
Oxidation
85.000000 - 95.000000
Oxidation Maximum
95.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
95
Cultivar
Primary raw material — local white-leaf cultivar Jing'an Bái Chá (靖安白茶品种), belonging to *Camellia sinensis var. sinensis*. Characteristic feature — pronounced temp...
Picking
Spring harvest, strictly during the "white phase" — about 20 days around Qīngmíng Festival (清明, Qīngmíng), usually late March to mid-April. This extremely na...
Phase
Early
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