Duyun Maojian Tea [Guizhou Duyun Specialty]

What is Duyun Maojian tea? Authentic Guizhou Duyun Specialty: Duyun Maojian Tea

Summary:Do you want to know what Duyun Maojian Tea is? This article is a detailed introduction to the Guizhou Duyun specialty - Duyun Maojian Tea. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network, who reviewed and collected relevant information about Duyun Maojian Tea. The full text takes about 12 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Duyun Maojian Tea and its nutritional value? What are the product characteristics of Duyun Maojian tea? How did the history of Duyun Maojian tea come about? How to make Duyun Maojian tea and identify its authenticity? The awards and honors of Duyun Maojian Tea

Introduction to Duyun Maojian Tea

Duyun Maojian, also known as "White Maojian", "Fine Maojian", "Fish Hook Tea", and "Sparrow Tongue Tea", is one of the three famous teas in Guizhou and one of the top ten famous teas in China. Produced in Duyun City, Guizhou Province. Duyun is located in the southern part of Guizhou Province and is the capital of Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. The main production areas of Duyun Maojian are Tuanshan, Shaojiao, and Dacao, with undulating valleys, elevations of kilometers, canyon streams, lush forests, shrouded in clouds and mist, no severe cold in winter, no scorching heat in summer, and pleasant seasons. The annual average temperature is 16 ℃, and the annual average precipitation is over 1400 millimeters. The soil layer is deep, the soil is loose and moist, and the soil is acidic or slightly acidic, containing a large amount of iron and phosphate. The special natural conditions are not only suitable for the growth of tea trees, but also form a unique style of uniform and pointed hair

Duyun Maojian has many functions such as promoting fluid and quenching thirst, clearing the heart and eyesight, refreshing the brain, removing greasy and eliminating food, inhibiting atherosclerosis, preventing cancer, preventing scurvy and protecting radioactive elements; Drinking Maojian tea regularly can lower blood pressure

The caffeine and catechins contained in tea can promote the relaxation of the human blood vessel wall, increase the effective diameter of blood vessels, maintain a certain degree of elasticity of the blood vessel wall, and eliminate vascular spasm

The characteristic of Duyun Maojian's "three green and transparent yellow" color is that the dry tea color is green with a hint of yellow, the soup color is green with a transparent yellow, and the leaf base is green with a hint of yellow. The finished products are uniformly hairy with a sharp green color, uniform appearance, exposed white hairs, curled strands, clear and tender aroma, fresh and strong taste, sweet aftertaste, clear soup color, bright leaf bottom, and plump buds. Its quality is excellent, its shape can be compared with that of the Taihu Lake Biluochun, and its quality can be comparable to that of Xinyang Maojian. Mr. Zhuang Wanfang, a senior figure in the tea industry, once wrote a poem praising: "The fragrance of snow buds is evenly distributed, not inferior to the blue snail spring of Longjing. After drinking, the refreshing taste of floating flowers makes one feel refreshed and invigorated!"

How did the history of Duyun Maojian tea come about

According to the "Draft of Duyun County Annals" of the Republic of China, "Tea is abundant in the four townships, especially in the area of Tuanshan and the Yellow River in Duyun City, which is protected by dense forests." It is also said that Duyun Maojian Tea won the Excellence Award for Tea at the Panama International Food Expo in 1915. In the "Agricultural Famous and Excellent Resources" of Qiannan Prefecture (edited by the Agricultural Division Office of Qiannan Prefecture, June 1988, Duyun Maojian), it is stated that "Duyun Maojian tea has a long history and became famous early. According to historical records, as early as the Ming Dynasty, the 'Fish Hook Tea' and 'Sparrow Tongue Tea' in Maojian tea were imperial tribute, and by the Qianlong period, they had begun to be sold overseas." In June 1982, at the China Famous Green Tea Competition, Maojian tea ranked second in China, only after Nanjing Yuhua Tea

"Duyun City Annals" (Guizhou People's Publishing House, April 1999): "Duyun Maojian Tea: Originally from the Tuanshan Yellow River in the territory, it was called Yellow River Maojian Tea at that time. This tea was presented as a tribute to the court in the Ming Dynasty and was deeply loved by Emperor Chongzhen. It was named" Fish Hook Tea "because it looked like a fish hook. In 1915, it won the Quality Award at the Panama Tea Competition... In 1982, it was named one of the top ten famous teas in China." Volume 11 "Temples and Temples" of the "Duyun County Annals Draft" records: "The Xiyue Temple was built in Changxiu (now Tuanshan area in Duyun), and was destroyed during the Qianlong period. The prefect Song Wenxing rebuilt it. When rebuilding the Xiyue Temple, the Song Dynasty engraved the "Preface to the Reconstruction of the Xiyue Temple Stele". In the preface of the stele, Song Wenxing said: "At the age of Gengzi (i.e. the 45th year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty, 1780), he was stationed in Yunjiang and also managed a tea plantation. In the middle, there was a temple dedicated to the Western Yue King, who was worshipped as the god of our factory." "He donated fifty taels of salary and ordered Xue Yunzhong to supervise the construction and renovation," hoping to "control the western side and establish the Weizi Factory Bureau" in order to "attend classes in the prosperous country and assist in industry and commerce

The production method of Duyun Maojian tea

The harvested buds and leaves must be carefully selected, removing fish leaves, leaves, impurities, and other substances that do not meet the requirements. Spread for 1-2 hours, evaporate the surface water and stir fry. The frying process consists of four steps: withering, rolling, kneading, and drying. Duyun Maojian tea is stir fried with skilled hands in a pot, all in one go

Finishing: The pot temperature is 120-140 ℃, the amount of leaves added is 500-700 grams, mainly shaking, combining shaking and simmering, and using the gesture of flipping and frying with both hands. Be able to shake and scatter, flip evenly, and kill thoroughly. When the leaves become soft and the fragrance is revealed, lower the pot temperature and enter the kneading process

Rolling: Long rolling time and heavy force are the characteristics of uniformly rolling Maojian tea, and are one of the factors that contribute to the strong flavor of Maojian tea. Keep the pot temperature at around 70 ℃, use a single handle kneading technique to push and knead the tea leaves left and right into strips, and use gravity to push and knead to achieve sufficient cell fragmentation. When it reaches 50% dryness, it enters the process of kneading and refining

Rub and stir fry tea leaves: The pot temperature is 50-60 ℃. Hold the tea leaves in your palm and knead them together to form tea balls. Shake and stir fry until they are 70% dry. Repeat this process several times until the tea leaves are 70% dry. Use both hands to hold the tea leaves, press and rub the tea strips, stir fry while rubbing, and knead until the white hairs stand upright. When the tea leaves are about 80% to 90% dry, lower the pot temperature (below 50 ℃), and spread the tea leaves thinly in the pot and stir fry until they are dry enough. When stir frying, perform a light stir frying action to ensure consistent dryness inside and outside the tea leaves, enhancing their aroma

How to distinguish the authenticity of Duyun Maojian tea

The characteristic of Maojian tea is "three green and three yellow", which means that the dry tea color is green with a hint of yellow, the soup color is green with a hint of yellow, and the leaf base is green with a hint of yellow

The tea leaves are tender green and evenly distributed, small and short, with one bud and one leaf initially spreading out. They resemble a sparrow's tongue, measuring 2-2.5 centimeters in length, with tight and curly strands and exposed hair. The bottom of the leaves is tender green and evenly distributed. Fake tea leaves have uneven bottoms and a bitter taste

Awards and honors for Duyun Maojian tea

In 1915, it won the Excellence Award at the Panama International Food Expo, and later generations praised it as "Renhuai Maotai liquor in the north and Duyun Maojian tea in the south"

Won the gold medal at the first China Food Expo in 1988

Won the Gold Award at the International Anti Aging Food Expo in 1993

In 2004, won the China Green Cup Famous Green Tea Gold Award and the Mengdingshan Cup International Famous Tea Gold Award

In 2005, won honors such as the Huaming Cup National Famous Green Tea Gold Award and Guizhou Top Ten Famous Teas

In 2008, won the gold medal in the "China Green Cup" China Famous Green Tea Competition and passed the organic tea certification<75