Lying in a basin surrounded by mountains, and with Boyang Lake to the south, Yangtze River to the north, Lushan Mountain is hidden from in the clouds and mist in half a year (around 195 days), making it one of the most beautiful and mysterious mountains in China. The blindingly foggy conditions also create a natural shade for the tea growing. Furthermore, Lushan Mountain features high altitude (around 800 meters above sea level), great seasonal temperature difference, strong irradiation of ultraviolet, and murmuring spring, all offering advantageous growing conditions for tea trees, thus contributing to the top quality of Lushan Yunwu Tea.
The busiest time of Lushan Yunwu tea picking is the
Qingming Festival (April 4-5) . The most precious Lushan Yunwu Tea is "Mingqian Tea" which is made of fresh shoots picked before the
Qing ming Festival when spring just returns and the shoots are extremely young and tender. The picked raw tea must be processed on the same day with multiple working procedures. One kilogram finished tea requires over 0.1 million tender shoots.
Lushan Yunwu Tea has similar health benefits to the other Chinese green teas:
1. Lu Shan Yun Wu promotes blood circulation to remove blood stasis in the body, and prevents hardening of the arteries and cancer.
2. Lu Shan Yun Wu clears harmful bacteria in the body, and helps to cure intestinal diseases.
3. Eager to lose weight? Drink the Lu Shan Yun Wu tea regularly.
4. Drinking Lu Shan Yun Wu tea reduces radiation damage, while at the same time slows down aging and beautifys skin.
5. The tea eases bronchial spasm, and is a good supplement in the treatment of bronchial asthma, myocardial infarction.
6.
Lu Shan Yun Wu is helpful in the prevention of dental caries.
How to brew?
1. The ratio of tea to water is 1:50 or 150 milliliters of water, using about 3 grams of dry tea.
2. You can't use 100 degree boiling water to brew, generally 85 degree is suitable.
3. The number of brewing should not exceed three times.
4. First pour 85 degree boiling water into the cup, then take the tea and put it in. If you use a glass, you will see some tea leaves sinking straight, showing a bud and a leaf. At this time, if you smell the tea soup while you smell it, you will be refreshed.
5. Generally speaking, the concentration of Lushan Yunwu tea is high, and it should be brewed with a belly-bellied pot to avoid excessive tea soup. Pottery pots and purple clay pots are especially suitable.
Lying in a basin surrounded by mountains, and with Boyang Lake to the south, Yangtze River to the north, Lushan Mountain is hidden from in the clouds and mist in half a year (around 195 days), making it one of the most beautiful and mysterious mountains in China. The blindingly foggy conditions also create a natural shade for the tea growing. Furthermore, Lushan Mountain features high altitude (around 800 meters above sea level), great seasonal temperature difference, strong irradiation of ultraviolet, and murmuring spring, all offering advantageous growing conditions for tea trees, thus contributing to the top quality of Lushan Yunwu Tea.
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