Tieguanyin autumn tea accounts for 70% of the sales.

After the National Day, Guangzhou market autumn tea has been fully listed. New Express reporter visited Guangzhou several big tea market to understand, at present autumn tea market to sell middle-grade Tieguanyin mainly. Chen Chao, a tea merchant specializing in Fujian Anxi tea, told the New Express reporter that compared with previous years, the price of autumn tea this year is more people-friendly, and the autumn tea market has also changed from selling "gift tea" to selling "drink tea." At the same time, he also said that the current Tieguanyin consumer market is not hot, the whole market presents a weak state.

"Spring tea bitter, summer tea astringent, to drink, autumn white dew (autumn tea)"_due to the stable quality of autumn tea, tea quality has become the first choice for many tea friends. Among autumn tea, Tieguanyin is the representative. Many tea merchants told the New Express reporter, This autumn tea sales, Mid-range Tieguanyin is the consumer's first choice,"Now drink tea is easier to sell, Our 70% goods are mid-range Tieguanyin," Kaiyin tea trading market Yu Heyuan business owner said,"Limit 'three public' consumption, We rarely accept high-grade tea."

The reporter visited and learned that the price and quality of Tieguanyin autumn tea listed on the market have many grades, among which the middle and low-grade tea is between 100 yuan and 300 yuan per catty, the price of mid-grade tea is between 300 yuan and 700 yuan per catty, and the high-grade tea is more than 1,000 yuan per catty.

At the 2014 Autumn Anxi Tieguanyin Information Briefing held by Anxi County Government recently, it is estimated that this year's output will reach 21,000 tons, basically the same as last year, and the price will be stable.

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Four Ways to Choose Anxi Tieguanyin Autumn Tea

Anxi Tieguanyin autumn tea is the highest quality seasonal tea, consumers who want to taste fresh may wish to learn the following four tricks:

The first move: dry tea tight knot throw cup sound crisp for autumn tea. Take a little dry tea thrown into the cover bowl, issued a crisp sound that is autumn tea, if the sound is dull, should be summer tea. The reason is that authentic autumn tea Tieguanyin shape tight knot, and thick, solid, heavy shape characteristics, throw cup natural sound, and summer tea shape loose, light, its throw cup sound of course relatively dull;

The second move: dry tea fresh green and shiny for autumn tea. Take a little dry tea in the light, such as green and full of luster, that is, autumn tea; if the color is dark and less luster, generally that is, summer tea. However, if the tea is spring tea color, that is, black oil color (like persimmon with frost color), then not only is autumn tea, but also high quality autumn tea;

The third move: smell, Anxi Tieguanyin autumn tea and do not season the biggest difference lies in the fresh fruit fragrance, such as not with this smell characteristics can be identified as non-autumn tea;

The fourth move: after the bubble opened leaves concave soft is autumn tea. Take out two or three pieces of tea brewed several times and unfold them carefully. If the bottom of the leaves is concave and soft, it can generally be identified as autumn Tieguanyin; if the bottom of the leaves is stiff and rough, it can be determined that it is not autumn Tieguanyin.