Yangxian Snow Sprout [Jiangsu Yixing Specialty]

What is Yangxian Xueya? Authentic Yixing specialty in Jiangsu: Yangxian Snow Sprout

Summary:Do you want to know what Yangxian Snow Sprout is? This article is a detailed introduction to the special product of Yixing, Jiangsu Province - Yangxian Snow Sprout. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information about Yangxian Snow Sprout. The full text takes about 8 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Yangxian Snow Sprout and the product characteristics of Yangxian Snow Sprout? How did the history of Yangxian Xueya come about? Yangxian Xueya's awards and honors

Basic Introduction of Yangxian Snow Sprout is a specialty of Yixing City, Jiangsu Province. Yangxian Snow Sprout is produced in the national the Taihu Lake Lake Scenic Area. Its tea name is based on Sushi's poem "I beg for Yangxian in snow bud". Yangxian Snow Sprouts are tightly tied and straight with sharp seedlings, with a green and shiny color. The aroma is elegant, the taste is fresh and mellow, the soup color is clear and bright, and the leaf base is tender and intact. The tea authority Lu Yu believed that Yangxian tea, known for its "fragrant crown," could be presented as a tribute to the emperor, so Yangxian tea was listed as a tribute. In Lu Yu's "Classic of Tea", it is also recorded that "at the foot of the northern peak of Xuanjiao Ridge in Shengjun Mountain, Yixing County, Changzhou", which shows the great reputation of Yangxian tea in the Tang Dynasty

Yangxian Snow Sprout has a tight, straight and sharp appearance, a bright green color, a clear and elegant aroma, a fresh and mellow taste, a clear soup color, and a fine and even leaf base. According to the style characteristics of Yangxian Xueya, it is mainly planted with small and medium-sized varieties with dense buds, mainly including Yixing group small leaf varieties (national level local excellent varieties), oak leaf varieties, and asexual varieties such as Fuding Dabaicha, Zhejiang Nong 137, 139, 113, Yingshuang, Longjing Longye, etc

Yangxian Snow Sprout is produced in 9 towns (streets and gardens) in the hilly and mountainous areas of Yixing City, the first city on the west bank of the Taihu Lake Lake, including Zhangzhu, Xizhu, Taihua, Xinjie, Dingshu, Hufu, Xushe, Yicheng and Huanke Park, with an area suitable for tea planting of 8000 hectares

The tea strips are thin and tight, with obvious golden hairs, which are typical characteristics of FOP grade black tea. Brew in a celadon covered bowl, pour boiling water into the cup, and immediately bring out the fragrance of tea that fills the room. The tea soup is bright red, with a rich and sweet taste on the palate, and a distinct lychee aroma. When soaked slightly in the third water, the soup becomes thick without obvious bitterness, with a strong aftertaste and a refreshing sensation in the throat. After drinking five waters, the soup color remains unchanged, the taste is slightly light, but the aroma does not dissipate

How did the history of Yangxian Xueya come about

Awards and honors of Yangxian Xueya

Yangxian Xueya has been protected as a national ecological origin product. The tea making process of Yangxian Snow Sprout is a cultural heritage of Xing intangible cultural heritage