Where is the origin of Baihao silver needle?

Baihao Silver Needle is a treasure of white tea, also known as Silver Needle, Baihao, etc., one of the top ten famous teas in China, known as "Beauty" and "King of Tea", shaped like needles, the finished tea is as dense as white and as white as silver, so it is named Baihao Silver Needle. Let's take a look at where the Baihao Silver Needle originated.

Where is the origin of Baihao silver needle?

Baihao Silver Needle was created in 1889 by Han tea farmers in Fujian Province. It is located in Fuding City, Fujian Province and Zhenghe County, Nanping City, China. Fuding belongs to the subtropical monsoon climate, which is very suitable for the growth of tea and is known as "the hometown of Chinese white tea". Zhenghe County is also one of the main producing areas of Baihao silver needle, under the jurisdiction of Nanping City, Fujian Province, is the largest white tea base in the country.

How much is Baihao Silver Needle Tea per jin?

Ordinary Baihao silver needle tea is about 300 yuan per jin, if it is divided into three years, seven years and ten years, of course, the quality is the best and the price is relatively expensive. Baihao silver needle preserved for three years is dry and relatively intact, the price is about 500 yuan per jin, and the price of Baihao silver needle tea preserved for seven years is about 800 yuan. The price that has been preserved for ten years and well preserved is about 2000 yuan, and it is difficult to buy this price.

Variety Classification of Baiyinyin Needle Tea

1. North Road Silver Needle: North Road Silver Needle is produced in Fuding, Fujian Province. the tea variety is Fuding Dabai Tea, which has beautiful shape, strong bud head, thick hair, luster, clear soup color, apricot yellow, light aroma and mellow taste. Fuding Dabai Tea originates from Tamu Mountain in Fuding, which has a long history of producing tea.

2. South Road Silver Needle: South Road Silver Needle is produced in Zhenghe, Fujian Province. the tea variety is Zhenghe Dabai Tea, with a stout shape, long buds, slightly thin hairs, not as glossy as the North Road Silver Needle, but fresh aroma and strong taste. Zhenghe Dabai Tea originated in the Tieshan Gaolun Mountain of Zhenghe County and was selected and bred in the early 19th century.

Cultural legends of Baihao Silver Needle Tea

Legend has it that a long time ago, there was no rain in Zhenghe, and there was a plague everywhere. There were several immortal grass beside a dragon well on Donggong Mountain, and grass juice could cure all kinds of diseases. Many brave young men went to look for fairy grass, but they never came back. There is a family, the three brothers and sisters, Zhigang, Zhicheng and Zhiyu, agreed to take turns to find Xiancao.

On this day, the eldest brother came to the foot of Donggong Mountain, when an old man came out by the side of the road and told him that the fairy grass was next to the Longjing on the mountain, and that he could only go forward and not turn back when going up the mountain, otherwise he could not pick the fairy grass. When Zhigang climbed halfway up the mountain, he saw the mountain full of rocks, ghastly and horrible, but suddenly he heard a loud cry, "Don't you dare to go up!" Zhigang was so surprised that as soon as he looked back, he immediately turned into a new stone on this messy stone hill.

Zhicheng then went to find Xiancao and turned into a boulder halfway up the mountain because he turned back.

The task of finding fairy grass finally fell on Zhiyu. After she set out, she also met her white-haired grandfather on the way. She also told her not to turn back and wait, and sent her a piece of baked rice cake. Zhiyu thanked her and walked on to the rocky hills. Strange voices rose everywhere. She plugged her ears with rice cake, resolutely refused to look back, finally climbed to the top of the mountain to the side of the dragon well, picked the bud leaves on the fairy grass, and watered the fairy grass with well water. The fairy grass blossomed. Zhiyu picked the seeds and went down the mountain immediately.

After returning home, the seeds will be planted all over the hillside, this kind of fairy grass is the tea tree, this is the origin of the famous Baihao silver needle tea.