I-Shitai Xiangya (Shítái xiāngyá, 石台香芽) — “amahlumela anephunga elimnandi aseShitai”, itiye eliluhlaza lasesifundeni saseShitai (石台县) esifundeni sikaMasipala waseChizhou eningizimu yesifundazwe sase-Anhui. Isifunda sisentshonalanga yendawo enezintaba yaseWannan, kanti i-Shitai Xiangya wuphawu lomphakathi lwetiye eliluhlaza lalesi sifunda. Impahla eluhlaza — izinhlobo ze-zhuye, shucha zao kanye ne-Anhui No. 3; iqabunga ngemva kokubuna isikhathi eside liyaqondiswa futhi licindezelwe ngemishini. Igama livikelwe kusukela ngo-2011 ngophawu lwezolimo lwendawo, kusukela ngo-2025 — njengomkhiqizo onophawu lwendawo.
1. Ukuhlukaniswa kanye Nemvelaphi
- Uhlobo: Itiye eliluhlaza (绿茶, lǜchá), elingavutshelwanga. Incazelo yophawu lwezolimo ilibeka ngqo emabangeni etiye eliluhlaza ohlobo lwe-hongqing (烘青, hōngqīng) — ngokomiswa komoya oshisayo; uhlelo lwango-2025 — luhlaza: ukubuna, ukumisa, ukubunjwa, ukomiswa.
- Isigaba: Itiye eliluhlaza lasentabeni leningizimu ye-Anhui; umkhiqizo onophawu lwendawo.
- Imvelaphi: I-China, isifundazwe sase-Anhui (安徽, Ānhuī), isifunda sikaMasipala waseChizhou (池州, Chízhōu), isifunda saseShitai (石台, Shítái).
- Indawo evikelwe: Imizana engu-38 ezindaweni eziyisithupha zesifunda: i-Xianyu (仙寓镇), i-Qidu (七都镇), i-Hengdu (横渡镇), i-Dayan (大演乡), i-Renli (仁里镇) kanye ne-Dingxiang (丁香镇). Umfakisicelo — Inhlangano Yetiye yesifunda saseShitai.
- Izixhumanisi zendawo: 117°12′–117°59′ empumalanga kanye no-29°59′–30°24′ enyakatho.
2. Umlando kanye Nokubaluleka Kwamasiko
- Umlando:
- Ubukhosi baseSong. Incwadi yezinkomba zezindawo icaphuna i-”Wenxian Tongkao” (文献通考): emitiyeni angama-26 adumile ezwe lonke amabili — “i-Xianzhi” (仙芝) kanye “ne-Nenrui” (嫩蕊) — ayevela esifundeni saseShidai (石埭, igama lakudala laseShitai). I-Shitai Xiangya, ngokwaleyo nkomba, ithatha izakhiwo zempahla eluhlaza kanye nekhwalithi ye-”Nenrui”.
- Ubukhosi baseMing. Ngokwaleyo nkomba, umbhali wangeMing u-Zhang Xinghuan (张星焕) ku-”Wanyou Jiwen” (皖游记闻) wabhala ukuthi abantu bendawo babethatha itiye lentaba i-Xianyushan (仙寓山) njengeliyivelakancane futhi “elinezinhlanhla” (瑞茶), kanti imbongi u-Xu Wei (徐渭) ezinkondlweni yakhe yayibeka itiye laseShidai eduze neLongjing neHuqiu.
- 13 Septemba 2011. UMnyango Wezolimo we-PRC wabhalisa “石台香芽” njengomkhiqizo wezolimo onophawu lwendawo. Incazelo yophawu ibeka indawo yokutshala ku-2400 ha.
- 2016. Ngokwencazelo yenkomba, isifunda samukela itiye amazinga amabili esifunda — ngeqabunga elisha kanye nangokucubungula; izinombolo zawo nemibhalo yawo ayikho emithonjeni etholakele.
- 2024. Ukuphathwa kokugadwa kwezimakethe kwaseChizhou embikweni kaJulayi kubala i-Shitai Xiangya phakathi kwemikhiqizo eyisikhombisa yezolimo yedolobha enophawu lwendawo.
- 2025. I-CNIPA ngomemezelo No. 632 wangomhla zi-9 kuJuni 2025 (owashicilelwa zingama-27 kuJuni) yaqaphela imikhiqizo engama-224 enophawu lwendawo; i-Shitai Xiangya ohlwini — ngenombolo 26. Ngokombiko wokuphatha kwaseChizhou (18 Juni 2025), kuleli qembu kwangena imikhiqizo eyisikhombisa yedolobha, kanti seyisonke eChizhou sekuyisishiyagalombili.
- Igama: 石台 — isifunda saseShitai, ngokwezwi nezwi “ipulatifomu lamatshe”; 香芽 — “amahlumela anephunga elimnandi”.
- Ukubaluleka kwamasiko: Uphawu lomphakathi lwetiye eliluhlaza lesifunda, abakhiqizi bendawo abasebenza ngalo.
3. Incazelo Yezitshalo kanye Nempahla Eluhlaza
- Uhlobo / I-cultivar: Ngokwezimfuneko zango-2025 — izinhlobo zama-clone ezisezingeni lesifundazwe nangaphezulu: i-zhuye (槠叶种, zhūyèzhǒng), i-shucha zao (舒茶早, Shūchá zǎo), i-Anhui No. 3 (安徽3号) nezinye.
- Ukutshala: Umugqa owodwa — phakathi kwemigqa 150 cm, phakathi kwezihlahla 25–30 cm; imigqa emibili eminyene — imigqa ebanzi 150 cm, emincane 30 cm, phakathi kwezihlahla 30 cm. Kutshalwa ekupheleni kwekwindla nasekuqaleni kwentwasahlobo.
- Ukunakekela: Umquba — umquba wezilwane, amagciwane, organic kanye ne-organo-mineral; izinambuzane, izifo nokhula kucindezelwa ngenhlanganisela yezindlela zolimo, zebhayoloji, zomzimba kanye namakhemikhali.
- Ukuvuna: Ngokomgomo “wokuhlanganisa ukuvuna nokushiya iqabunga, kubhekwe kokubili ubuningi nekhwalithi”: ngamaqembu, ngesikhathi, ngokwezinga. Izikhathi zokuvuna azikho emithonjeni etholakele.
- Izinga lokuvuna: Imininingwane ayikho emithonjeni etholakele.
4. I-Terroir kanye Nezici Zokutshala
- Isifunda: Ingxenye esentshonalanga yendawo enezintaba yaseWannan (皖南山区) eningizimu ye-Anhui.
- Ukuphakama kokutshala: 300–1000 m, amagquma kanye nezintaba eziphakathi nendawo neziphansi — ngokwencazelo yenkomba. Izimfuneko zango-2025 azikusho ukuphakama.
- Indawo kanye nezitshalo: Ngokwencazelo yenkomba, izitshalo zimboza okungenani u-80 % wendawo (enye incazelo ibeka ukuminyana kwehlathi lendawo yetiye ku-80,9 %), kanti imvelo kufanele ihlangabezane nezimo zezingadi zetiye eziphilayo.
- Inhlabathi: Ngokwezimfuneko zango-2025 — ukujula kongqimba olusebenzayo kungaphezu kuka-70 cm, ngaphandle kwezingqimba eziminyene kuphrofayili, ngomsebenzi omkhulu webhayoloji kanye nokuqukethwe okungaphansi kwesilinganiso se-organic, i-nitrogen, i-phosphorus ne-potassium. Izincazelo zenkomba ziyacacisa: i-loam, i-loam elula kanye ne-sandy loam; inhlabathi ebomvu nephuzi, kusuka ku-acidic kuya ku-weakly acidic, i-pH 5,5–6,8, nokuqukethwe okulingene kwe-organic.
- Isimo sezulu: Ngokwencazelo yenkomba — isimo sezulu se-monsoon emngceleni osenyakatho we-subtropics: ukushintsha okucacile kwezinkathi zonyaka, imvula eningi, umehluko omkhulu wokushisa phakathi kosuku nobusuku kanye nosuku olufushane lwelanga.
5. Ubuchwepheshe Bokukhiqiza
Izimfuneko zango-2025 zibeka uhlelo lwemisebenzi eyisishiyagalolunye; izindlela zokusebenza zibizwa kuphela ngokubuna nokubunjwa.
- Iqabunga elisha (鲜叶, xiānyè).
- Ukubuna (摊青, tānqīng): Iqabunga linwetshwa amahora angu-6–8.
- Ukumisa (杀青, shāqīng).
- Ukuphola (摊凉, tānliáng).
- Ukubunjwa (做形, zuòxíng): Ngemishini — eyiqondisayo (理条机) kanye neyokugcina (辉干机); izindlela — ukuqondisa (理条, lǐtiáo), ukucindezela (加压, jiāyā) kanye nokugcina ebhodweni (辉锅, huīguō). Kusuka lapha iqabunga eliqondile eliminyene.
- Ukuphola (摊凉, tānliáng).
- Ukomiswa (烘干, hōnggān).
- Ukuhlukanisa (拣剔, jiǎntī).
- Ukupakishwa.
Amazinga okushisa nobude bokumisa nokomisa awakho emithonjeni etholakele.
6. Izici Ze-Organoleptic
Incazelo — ngokwezimfuneko zango-2025.
- Ukubukeka kweqabunga elomile: Liminyene, liqondile futhi lilingana; amahlumela aqinile, anoboya obubonakalayo; umbala uluhlaza okotshani ocwebezelayo (外形紧直匀整、芽壮显毫、色泽翠绿). Ingosi yezolimo ibhala “liminyene, licijile, lilingana” (紧细匀整) — esikhundleni sika-”liqondile” kuyo kuthiwa “licijile”.
- Iphunga leqabunga elomile: Incazelo ehlukile ayikho emithonjeni etholakele.
- Iphunga lotshwala: Limnene, liphakeme futhi lihlala isikhathi eside (嫩香高长).
- Ukunambitheka: Kuthambile, kuvumelana, kusha futhi kuvuselelayo (滋味醇和鲜爽).
- Umbala wotshwala: Uluhlaza omnene, obala (汤色嫩绿清澈).
- Indebe yetiye (iqabunga elibilisiwe): Luhlaza omnene, lilingana futhi licwebezela (叶底嫩绿匀亮).
7. Ukwakheka Kwamakhemikhali
Izimfuneko ze-physico-chemical azikho embhalweni wango-2025; eminye imininingwane nayo ayikho emithonjeni etholakele.
8. Ukwenziwa Kwetiye
Umkhuba wesigaba setiye eliluhlaza; izincomo zalo uqobo azikho emithonjeni etholakele.
- Izinga lokushisa lamanzi: 80–85 °C.
- Inani letiye: 3 g ku-150 ml.
- Izitsha: Ingilazi ekhanyelayo noma i-gaiwan emhlophe.
- Inqubo:
- Fudumeza izitsha.
- Faka itiye bese uthela amanzi ngasodongeni.
- Ukumnika kokuqala — ngemva kwemizuzwana engu-40–60.
- Phuza, ushiya ingxenye yotshwala.
- Thela amanzi futhi.
- Ukuthela kabili noma kathathu okuphindwayo.
9. Ukugcinwa
Umkhuba wesigaba. Emaphaketheni avaliwe, esiqandisini ku-0–5 °C, ngaphandle kokukhanya, umswakama nephunga. Kungcono ukuphuzwa phakathi nonyaka.
10. Intengo kanye Nomgunyathi
Imininingwane ngezintengo ayikho emithonjeni etholakele.
- Indlela yokugwema umgunyathi:
- Funani uphawu olukhethekile lwendawo. Ilungelo lalo liqinisekiswa yi-CNIPA ngokwesicelo ngokusebenzisa ihhovisi lempahla yobuhlakani yaseChizhou kanye nokuphatha kwesifundazwe sase-Anhui.
- Qinisekisa ukuthi itiye livela ezindaweni eziyisithupha ezibiziwe zesifunda saseShitai.
- Ungalididanisi ne-Shitai Fuxi Cha (石台富硒茶) — itiye le-selenium lesifunda esifanayo: umkhiqizo ohlukile onokuvikelwa kwawo, ngokwenkomba ka-2024 amabhizinisi amathathu avunyelwe ukusebenzisa uphawu lwawo. Izimfuneko ze-Shitai Xiangya azikukhulumi i-selenium.
- Iqabunga — liqondile, liminyene, luhlaza okotshani, linamahlumela anoboya; utshwala — buhlaza omnene futhi bubala. Iqabunga elifiphele, eliphukile noma eliphuzi alihambisani nencazelo.
11. Amaqiniso Athakazelisayo
- Esifundeni esisodwa kuhlala amagama amabili etiye avikelwe — i-Shitai Xiangya kanye ne-selenium i-Shitai Fuxi Cha.
- Eqenjini lika-2025 eduze ne-Shitai Xiangya kwaba namanye amatiye amabili esifunda esifanayo sikamasipala — i-Xiaokeng Lücha ne-Huangshi Xi Maofeng.
- Ngokwencwadi yezinkomba zezindawo, umbhali wangeMing u-Zhang Xinghuan wabhala ukuthi itiye lentaba i-Xianyushan ngenxa yombala walo oluhlaza noboya obumhlophe obubonakalayo lalibizwa “ngetiye elimhlophe” (白茶) — igama lesidlaliso ngokubukeka, hhayi isigaba.
12. Ukuqhathaniswa namanye amatiye esifunda saseChizhou
- I-Xiaokeng Lücha (霄坑绿茶): Itiye eliluhlaza lomuzi waseXiaokeng esifundeni saseGuichi; laqashelwa ngeqembu elifanayo lika-2025.
- I-Huangshi Xi Maofeng (黄石溪毛峰): Itiye eliluhlaza lase-Jiuhuashan esifundeni saseQingyang; nalo lisuka eqenjini lika-2025.
- I-Jiuhua Fo Cha (九华佛茶): Itiye eliluhlaza lomlando lentaba i-Jiuhuashan yesifunda esifanayo sikamasipala.
- I-Dongzhi Yunjian (东至云尖): Itiye eliluhlaza lesifunda esingumakhelwane saseDongzhi.
- I-Qimen Hong Cha (祁门红茶): Itiye elibomvu, endaweni yalo yomlando kubalwa nesifunda saseShitai.
Ekuphetheni:
I-Shitai Xiangya — itiye eliluhlaza leningizimu ye-Anhui: inkomba yophawu lwezolimo ilibuyisela ku-”Nenrui” yaseSong, kanti ukuvikelwa kwegama kuqala ngo-2011. Izimfuneko zango-2025 zilichaza ngokunembile — ukubuna isikhathi eside, ukuqondisa nokucindezela ngomshini, iqabunga eliqondile eliluhlaza okotshani elinamahlumela anoboya, iphunga elimnene eliphakeme kanye notshwala obala obuhlaza omnene.
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