Its shape is two leaves holding buds, flat and straight, naturally stretching, white hair looming, and it has the reputation of a double-pointed monkey, which does not spread or become warped. In 2004, he won the title of "King of Green Tea" at the International Tea Expo. Monkey Kui is one of the famous historical teas in China. The tea is very cold. It's called Taiping Monkey King.
It is mainly produced in Xinming District, Huangshan City, Anhui Province and Taiping County, huangshan district. The main producing areas are located in Monkey Pit, Monkey Gang and Yan Jia, Sanmen Village, Xinming Town. Its finished tea has two leaves. The area is cold and humid, with fertile land and dirty air. Houkeng, Hougang and Yan Jia are located in Sanmen Village, Xinming Township, especially the top tea purchased by Houkeng Gaoshan Tea Garden has the best quality.
This soup is very clear.
Tea gardens are all distributed in the middle and low mountains above 350 meters, and the soil is mostly black sandy loam with deep soil layer and rich organic matter. Located on the hillside of the ridge, it is half cloudy and half sunny. Low temperature and low humidity, fertile soil and fog cover the quality characteristics of the place of origin.
Many people don't feel like a tea name when they first hear the name of Taiping Monkey Kui. Sometimes it is easier to think of naughty and lovely monkeys. Looking up ancient books, it is found that there is indeed a legend that the origin of this tea name is related to monkeys. It is made of new leaves or buds that have not been fermented, and only goes through the processes of deactivation, shaping and drying. Because its dry tea, tea soup and tea leaves are mainly green, it is named green tea.