Taiping Houkui Tea (Monkey Chief)
As an office worker, I daydream from time to time.
I daydream I could retire early to an idyllic corner in China, where I would meditate early morning, sip tea and talk, watch the day go by in a stroll.
Where would I go?
Hangzhou is the tea capital of China, but it is commercial and touristy. Lhasa is the spiritual heart of Buddhism, but it can be harsh and remote.
Then there is Wuyi Mountain: the world depository of tea plants. And at the top of my mind: Yellow Mountain (Huangshan).
Yellow Mountain
Yellow Mountain is the tallest mountain range in Eastern China, with the highest peaks reaching 1,864 meters. Alongside Guilin, it is considered by many to be the most spectacular of Chinese landscape.
Great scenic mountains produce great teas. This saying is nowhere truer than Yellow Mountain.
In the world of Houkui tea, size matters. The larger, the better.
In fact, the word Houkui means Monkey Chief. So called because it is made from the largest and stoutest tea shoots from the Monkey villages.
It is one of those few teas that I get easily excited about.
While Eastern China is dominated by small-leaf varieties, the Houkui tea plant produces enormous leaves of up to 15 centimeters, which shrink to half the length after processing.
Teacer particularly focus on Taiping Houkui which is produced from Hou-keng areas, where it has the ideal environment for growing top quality tea. In addition, we choose the non-pesticide tea as our criteria to ensure the highest safety standard of tea.
Post at 6-27-2010 21:08
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