Native Nan-an County, Fujian Province
Appearance silvery green, heavy-looking, and firmly rolled
Brew clear green
When Buddhist monks found a wild tea on Lotus Mountain in the sixteenth century, they named it Shiting Green Tea after a stone pavilion (shi-ting) on the mountain. After a Chinese emperor of the nineteenth century inscribed 'superb tea of Lotus Mountain' in appreciation, it became famous throughout the country. This tea is noted for its three greens and three flavors - green in appearance, brew, and tea-leaves, and flavors of orchid, green bean, and almond. In 1952, it was selected one of best tea by the Ministry of National Agriculture. There were about ten traditional varieties in this tea, and some of them have been lost.
The harvest starts from April. The standard picking is one shoot with two leaves. The making steps are withering, first roasting, first shaping, second roasting, second shaping, drying.
Nan-an County is located in the south of Fujian Province. Its average 21 C annual temperature, plenty rainfall and year-around lingering mist provides a perfect condition for tea to grow.
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