Native Mt. Yellow
Appearance tongue of bird, chestnut aroma
Brew yellowish green
Mao Feng, 'hairy mountain tea' in Chinese, is one of Chinese green tea classes, indicated by its straight and sturdy leaves and unsophisticated style. Mao Feng of Mt. Yellow is the best variety in this category.
Listed the 3rd celebrated green tea in China, only after Dragon Well and Bi Luo Chun, its production followed restrictive rules. There are four grades in this tea. The first grade is harvested around the end of March, and the second to fourth grades are cropped afterwards. There are three procedures in its making - withering, hand-rolling, and roasting.
Mt. Yellow is located in the south of Anhui Province. Listed The World Nature and Culture Heritage by UNESCO in 1990, it is celebrated for its precipitous peaks, flat-toped pine trees, gathering of cloud, and hot springs. Its porous phosphate-rich soil and ever-present mist give this tea an outstanding quality.
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