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The History and Present Situation of Tunxi Green Tea
Geography of Qing Dynasty called Tunxi a "tea city", and green tea in six counties of Huizhou, western Zhejiang and northern Jiangxi was also distributed here, so it was called "Tunlu" and was called Tevare tea in the international tea market. "Tunxi Green Tea" is a regional brand, not the abbreviation of green tea products produced in Tunxi. Tunxi green tea has been produced for over 200 years. This kind of tea is carefully picked, and the raw materials of fresh leaves are mostly one bud, two leaves or three leaves. There are two kinds of making methods: frying and baking. Stir-frying is to knead fresh leaves and stir-fry them in a teapot to make tea. The green tea made by this method has strong aroma, thick tea juice and green and fresh soup color. Baking green is a kind of tea made by kneading fresh leaves and baking them with charcoal in a baking cage. Baked green is characterized by deep color, mellow tea and clear soup color. Tunxi green tea is the main export product of Huangshan City and an excellent variety of China.

According to the Summary of Tea in Southern Anhui, during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom (1851-kloc-0/854), four tea brands, Yudehe, Yudechang, Huyuanxin and Jintailong, in Dongxiang, Wuyuan, Huizhou, were shipped to Hong Kong for sale, with considerable profits. In the 22nd year of Guangxu (1896), Tunxi Fuhechang Tea Company improved its refining technology, and extracted "collecting heart and cherishing eyebrows" from eyebrow tea, which was sold to European countries and became famous all over the world. Another tea shop made a "special offer" trial sale according to the needs of Russian merchants, which was also well received. As early as the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, "Tunlu" was a household name in China and exported to Europe and America. After 1949, the production and sales of "Tunxi Green Tea" entered a new era, with innovative varieties and selling well in more than 80 countries and regions on five continents. 198 1 year and 1985, Tunxi tea factory won the national silver award for quality products. From 65438 to 0988, the "Anhui Green Tea" produced by Tunxi Tea Factory and Huoshan Tea Factory —— the special grade and special grade produced by Tunxi Tea Factory won the silver prize in the 27th World Quality Food Selection Conference in Athens, Greece.

Since the tea supply exceeded demand in1980s, the product structure in Tunliu production area has changed, the production and sales of famous and excellent teas such as Huangshan Mao Feng have increased sharply, while the production of high and middle-grade fried green tea has decreased. Due to the price factor, the high-grade fried green tea has disappeared, and most of the exported green tea is low-grade, and the stereotypes such as fake coloring and fake paste have come back again, further falling into a vicious circle of product quality and price. Tea farmers below the poverty line produce low-grade fried green just to make a living; Processors reduce quality for profit; Exporters are helpless in the face of quality problems. How to get out of the predicament, further adjust the product structure and produce less or no green tea for export may be a road of no return.