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Green Tea

Lípíng Xiāng Chá黎平香茶

Lípíng xiāngchá

Origin
China, Guìzhōu Province (贵州省, Guìzhōu Shěng), Qiándōngnán Miáo and Dò...
Tea type
Green Tea
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
85.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Liping Xiang Cha – a mass-market green tea from Guizhou with a chestnut aroma and mellow taste, inextricably linked to the Dong people's culture.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
85.000000 - 90.000000
Tea Amount
3g per 100ml water (ratio 1:25–1:38 — more concentrated than for most green teas, due to positioning as a "full-bodied" beverage).
Teaware
Porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗) 100–150ml or glass cup (玻璃杯). For oil tea (油茶) according to Dong tradition — cast iron pot.
Water Temperature
85.000000
Brewing Notes
Traditional method — fry tea leaves in tea oil (茶油), add rice flakes (阴米), peanuts, ginger, salt. Pour boiling water, strain. Serve in small cups with crispy rice garnish. This ...
Water Temperature Detail
85–90°C for standard grades. For supreme — 80°C.
Origin
Tea Type
Green
Origin Country
CN
Province
Guizhou
Category
China's Geographical Indication Product (国家地理标志保护产品). "Land of Famous Chinese Teas" (中国名茶之乡, Zhōngguó Míngchá zhī Xiāng, 2010). Standard: T/LPCX 01-...
Coordinates
Approximately 26°14′ N, 109°08′ E (county center).
Origin
China, Guìzhōu Province (贵州省, Guìzhōu Shěng), Qiándōngnán Miáo and Dòng Autonomous Prefecture (黔东南州), Lípíng County (黎平县). The largest co...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Spiral form (卷曲形). Supreme grade — tight dense spirals "like snails" (紧细如螺, jǐnxì rú luó). Color — dark green (墨绿, mòlǜ), uniform.
Dry Leaf Aroma
Chestnut (栗香, lìxiāng) — dominant. Clean (清香) — in supreme grade. Floral (花香) — pronounced in spring picking.
Liquor Aroma
Rich chestnut with floral undertones. Persistent — remains in cold cup for more than 10 minutes. Formula "香浓" — "rich aroma."
Liquor Color
Supreme grade — tender green, bright and clear. Second grade — yellow-green.
Spent Leaves
Tender yellow-green, uniform. Shoots intact, leaves resilient.
Taste
Mellow and rich (醇厚, chúnhòu) — direct consequence of water-extractables ≥42%: liquor is "full-bodied," with sensation of weight on the tongue. Fresh and bri...
Details
Oxidation
42.000000 - 42.000000
Leaf Shape
Spiral
Roast Level
None
Oxidation Maximum
42.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
42
Cultivar
Main — Longjing 43 (龙井43号, Lóngjǐng 43 hào), share in plantings — more than 50%. Ultra-early clonal variety developed by the China National Tea Research Institute (中国农...
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