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Jun shan yin zhen – this tea is made in the Junshan mountains, near Dongting Lake in Hunan province. It consists of only singular tender buds hand picked shortly before Qingmingjie holiday. Leaves aren’t rolled so their shape resembles needles covered with silver hairs. Hence the name – yin zhen – silver needles. Buds are yellowish in colour and give a clear yellow concoction with refreshing sweet flavour. During steeping, they move vertically, falling and coming up to the surface. Jun shan yin zhen is regarded one of ten most popular and exclusive Chinese teas.
Jun Shan Yin Zhen is firstly produced in Tang Dynasty,it was once runk as tribute in Qing Dynasty.
The smell of Jun Shan Yin Zhen is balmy,the taste is sweet,the color of soup is yellow,the buds of tea are strong and have many floss,the white floss is like feather,the bud is golden and bright,the bottom of the leaves are fat and bright. During being steeped,the buds stand in the water vertically,and then drop down slowly,then the buds rise again and drop aigin, it is a very interesting sight.
The manufacture of Jun Shan Yin Zhen is very strict,it will be picked seven or ten days before Qing Ming,and there will be one hundred and five thousand buds in five hundred gram Yin Zhen teas.