Maojian tea

Xinyang Maojian tea (simplified Chinese: 信阳毛尖; traditional Chinese: 信陽毛尖; pinyin: Xìnyángmáojiān) is a green tea produced in Xinyang, Henan. It is often designated as a China famous tea.

Xinyang Maojian history

Xinyang Maojian (信阳毛尖) is one type of green tea that originally was produced in mid China. The name can be divided into two parts that are associated with two aspects: "Xinyang" (信阳), the first part, is the Xinyang city in Henan, China that produces this type of tea; "mao jian" (毛尖) are the words to depict the shape of the tea – "mao" (毛) means tiny fuzz in cup when brewed, "jian" (尖) refers to shape of tea leaves: sharp, full young leaves.

Xinyang has a tea history dating back to 2300 years ago – in 1987, at Gushi County of Xinyang, tea was discovered in an ancient tomb. In the past century, Xinyang Maojian has been considered one of the 10 best teas in China. It has a wide market and popularity in Henan province, where people like to drink it as a relaxing beverage after a busy day. In Xinyang Maojian history, there were 8 famous tea shops: 1) Yuanzhen Tea (元贞茶社，1903); 2) Longtan Tea (龙潭茶社, 1903); 2) Hongji/Cheyun Tea (宏济/车云茶社,1910); 3) Yushen Tea (裕申茶,1911); 4) Guangyi Tea (广益茶社, 1912); 5) Wanshou Tea (万寿茶社, 1913); 7) Guangsheng Tea (广生茶社, 1915); 8) Bohou Tea (博厚茶社, 1919). In 1914, Longtan Tea and other tea shops sent teas to the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition and won Gold Medal. Over the next 100 years, the tea shops disappeared, while the Longtan Tea have survived and developed into a group of companies known as Henan Xinyang Maojian Group.

Maojian District

Maojian District (simplified Chinese: 茅箭区; traditional Chinese: 茅箭區; pinyin: Máojiàn Qū) is a district of the city of Shiyan, Hubei, People's Republic of China.

Tea

Tea is an aromatic beverage commonly prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured leaves of the Camellia sinensis, an evergreen shrub native to Asia. After water, it is the most widely consumed drink in the world. There are many different types of tea; some teas, like Darjeeling and Chinese greens, have a cooling, slightly bitter, and astringent flavour, while others have vastly different profiles that include sweet, nutty, floral or grassy notes.

Tea originated in southwestern China, where it was used as a medicinal drink. It was popularized as a recreational drink during the Chinese Tang dynasty, and tea drinking spread to other East Asian countries. Portuguese priests and merchants introduced it to the West during the 16th century. During the 17th century, drinking tea became fashionable among Britons, who started large-scale production and commercialization of the plant in India to bypass a Chinese monopoly at that time.

The phrase herbal tea usually refers to infusions of fruit or herbs made without the tea plant, such as steeps of rosehip, chamomile, or rooibos. These are also known as tisanes or herbal infusions to distinguish them from "tea" as it is commonly construed.