Anji first discovered dozens of wild white tea trees in Malinggang, Xiaofeng Town on 1930, and then disappeared. Anji white tea tree is a variety of tea trees. Young leaves in spring are pure white, but when they are "old in spring", they become white and green flowers and leaves, and Zhixia is all green.
1982, during the general survey of agricultural resources in Zhejiang Province, another white tea tree with pure white leaves and few seeds was found on the mountain 800 meters high in Hengkengwu, Daxi Village, Tianhuangping Town, and was later bred as "Bai Ye 1 No. At that time, Liu Yimin and Cheng Yagu, technicians from the County Forestry Institute, successfully cut and propagated on April 4th.
By 1996, it has grown to 1000 mu, and only 200 mu can be harvested, and the annual dry tea output is less than one thousand kilograms.
Characteristics of Anji white tea
Anji white tea dry tea strips are tall and delicate, stiff and even, such as phoenix-shaped, jade cream implicit, more distinctive than other teas, very beautiful. The prepared Anji white tea is green in color and covered with white hair, just like gold with a green sheath and a silver arrow.
Anji white tea dry tea has a unique charm different from other green teas. Its fragrance is cold, like light bamboo snow, rich, high and lasting. The higher the grade, the purer the fragrance. In addition, Anji white tea is elegant and fresh because of its high amino acids and low tea polyphenols, even if it is soaked for a long time, it is not bitter or astringent.
The amino acid content of ordinary tea is only about 2%, and the amino acid content of Anji white tea is three times that of ordinary tea. Therefore, the brewed Anji white tea tastes fresh and refreshing, and the lips and teeth remain fragrant after drinking, and the aftertaste is moist and smooth.