清明至谷雨春茶
Mar 25 – May 1
Maofeng opens before Qingming; Taiping Houkui opens around Guyu (~20 April) when Shidacha shoots reach one bud with two clasping leaves.
国家质量监督检验检疫总局 / 国家标准化管理委员会 (AQSIQ / SAC)
黄山市黃山市
Huangshan
Prefecture-level city in southern Anhui (historic Huizhou) encompassing Huangshan District, She County and Xiuning; home to Huangshan Maofeng, Taiping Houkui, Songluo, Dafang and Shexian Zhulan flower tea.
- Level
- Prefectureprefecture-level city (地级市)
- Within
- Anhui
At a glance#
Garden elevation
200–1,100 m
国家质量监督检验检疫总局 / 国家标准化管理委员会 (AQSIQ / SAC)
Rainfall
1,850 mm a year
国家质量监督检验检疫总局 / 国家标准化管理委员会 (AQSIQ / SAC)
Mean temperature
15.5 °C
国家质量监督检验检疫总局 / 国家标准化管理委员会 (AQSIQ / SAC)
Mean relative humidity
80 %
国家质量监督检验检疫总局 / 国家标准化管理委员会 (AQSIQ / SAC)
Fog days
180 a year
国家质量监督检验检疫总局 / 国家标准化管理委员会 (AQSIQ / SAC)
Location
- Garden elevation
- Core Maofeng gardens around Fuxi, Tangkou, and Gangcun sit at 400–1,000 m; Houkeng and Songluo hills lie at 200–750 m.
Where it lies#
Tea places nearby, plotted by their coordinates. Only physical positions are shown, no boundaries.
2113 places shown Across the view · 1,760 km
77 places shown Across the view · 608 km
Altitude#
Garden elevations here and in neighbouring places, as sourced.
- Xingcun180–1,800 m
- Tongmuguan850–1,500 m
- Shangrao250–1,200 m
- Huangshan200–1,100 m
- Qimen150–800 m
- Anji80–800 m
- Hangzhou30–800 m
- Sanyang Peak450–718 m
- Wuyishan200–500 m
- Shuiliandong234–360 m
- Niulankeng234–360 m
- Huiyuankeng234–360 m
- Liuxiangjian234–360 m
- Tianxin Yan234–360 m
- Jiulongke234–360 m
- Matouyan234–360 m
- Wuyi Mountain Scenic Area234–360 m
Picking calendar#
Terroir#
- Rock
- Coarse-grained Huangshan granite, porphyry, and metamorphic slate across the peaks and gorges of ancient Huizhou.
- Soil
- Deep, permeable black-sand granite soil (乌砂土) and mountain yellow-red loam rich in humus, pH 4.5–5.5.
- Slope and light
- Deep gorges shaded by bamboo and pine forests receive only 3–4 hours of direct daily sun during spring, preserving tender ivory-yellow shoots with "golden-slice" (象牙色、黄金片) traits.
国家质量监督检验检疫总局 / 国家标准化管理委员会 (AQSIQ / SAC)
Cultivation#
- Cultivars grown
- 黄山大叶种 (Huangshan Daye)柿大茶 (Shidacha)Qimen Zhuye population
- Landraces
- Huangshan large-leaf population (黄山种) and Taiping Shidacha (柿大茶) large-leaf landrace used for Taiping Houkui.
- Practice
- Gentle pan-firing and two-stage charcoal basket baking without heavy twisting for Huangshan Maofeng; screen-pressed flat baking for Taiping Houkui; Chloranthus flower scenting in Shexian.
国家质量监督检验检疫总局 / 国家标准化管理委员会 (AQSIQ / SAC)
Local words#
| Local words | Dialect | |
|---|---|---|
| 松萝茶 Huizhou Romanization: sung-lo-ch'a / Pinyin: sōngluóchá | Huizhou (Xiuning / Tunxi) | Historic Huizhou name for Mount Songluo pan-fired green tea, whose sixteenth-century high-heat iron-wok technique became the vernacular archetype for green tea across eastern China. |
People#
- Huizhou tea growers, baking masters and merchant guilds 徽州茶农、焙茶师与徽商茶号
- Huizhou mountain villagers and powerful lineage merchant guilds innovated iron-wok green-tea fixation on Mount Songluo and carried Maofeng, Houkui, and scented Zhulan across imperial markets.
Market#
- Primary trade channel
- Mountain village smallholders hand-bake or screen-press spring shoots for sale to Tunxi and Shexian refining companies and national specialty tea retailers.
- Trading towns
- Tunxi · Fuxi (Huangshan District) · Shexian
- Output
- Prefectural production spans high-mountain spring green teas (Huangshan Maofeng in Fuxi/Tangkou and Taiping Houkui in Xinming) alongside Shexian Dafang and Zhulan flower-scented teas.
- Prices of teas claiming this origin
- Prices separate core-village mountain lots (such as Fuxi for Maofeng and Houkeng, Hougang, and Yanjiacun for Houkui) and pre-Qingming super-grade (Teji) buds from outer foothills.
History#
- 1522Pan-fired Songluo green tea craft created on Songluo Mountain in Xiuning County.
- 1875Xie Zheng'an of the Xie Yuda tea house creates Huangshan Maofeng at充川 (Chongchuan) in Shexian/Fuxi.
- 1900Wang Kuicheng at Houkeng in Taiping (Huangshan District) refines the large flat-pressed green tea Taiping Houkui.
Notes#
Identity and history#
Coextensive with historic Huizhou prefecture in southern Anhui, Huangshan encompasses steep granitic peaks, deep river gorges, and forested basins that birthed several of China's defining tea crafts. In the sixteenth century, Mount Songluo pioneered high-temperature iron-wok fixation, laying the technical foundation for modern green tea and early-modern oolong, while later centuries saw the rise of Huangshan Maofeng in Fuxi, Taiping Houkui in Xinming, and orchid-scented Zhulan tea in She County. Today, national geographical-indication standards and intangible heritage protections safeguard its indigenous large- and medium-leaf populations and charcoal-baking traditions.
Prices of teas claiming this origin#
International retail
Show as table
| Product | Vendor | Channel | per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huang Shan Mao Feng Green Tea | TeaVivre | International retail | $22.92 |
| Spring Huang Shan Mao Feng Green Tea | Dragon Tea House | International retail | $27.96 |
| Houkeng Tai Ping Hou Kui Green Tea | TeaVivre | International retail | $31.40 |
| Tai Ping Hou Kui Green Tea | The Tea Torino | International retail | $43.96 |
| Houkeng Tai Ping Hou Kui Pre-Guyu Green Tea | Sazen Tea | International retail | $302.80 |
Listings claiming this origin 5#
Price ranks compare recorded retail offers for the same tea, including offers outside the current delivery filter. Shipping and import charges are excluded.
Prices compared in the selected currency; unknown values appear last.
| Product | Vendor | Price | Per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
Huang Shan Mao Feng Green Tea
DetailsCompare the details Recorded seller claims; a blank means unrecorded here, not necessarily absent from the seller’s page. Matching production does not establish identical storage or condition.
|
TeaVivreWorldwide |
$25.90 / 113 g | $22.92 |
Spring Huang Shan Mao Feng Green Tea
Details and price notesCompare the details Recorded seller claims; a blank means unrecorded here, not necessarily absent from the seller’s page. Matching production does not establish identical storage or condition.
Default 25g (0.88 oz) Sample option at USD 6.99; larger pouches up to 500g available |
Dragon Tea HouseWorldwide |
$6.99 / 25 g | $27.96 |
Houkeng Tai Ping Hou Kui Green Tea
DetailsCompare the details Recorded seller claims; a blank means unrecorded here, not necessarily absent from the seller’s page. Matching production does not establish identical storage or condition.
|
TeaVivreWorldwide |
$17.90 / 57 g | $31.40 |
Tai Ping Hou Kui Green Tea
Details and price notesCompare the details Recorded seller claims; a blank means unrecorded here, not necessarily absent from the seller’s page. Matching production does not establish identical storage or condition.
25 g pack at EUR 9.80 |
The Tea TorinoSelected destinations |
€9.80 / 25 g | $43.96 €39.20 / 100 g |
Houkeng Tai Ping Hou Kui Pre-Guyu Green Tea
DetailsCompare the details Recorded seller claims; a blank means unrecorded here, not necessarily absent from the seller’s page. Matching production does not establish identical storage or condition.
|
Sazen TeaWorldwide |
€27.00 / 10 g | $302.80 €270.00 / 100 g |
Prices recorded on the dates checked. Conversions use ECB rates dated 2026-10-20; original prices appear alongside. Origin, age and cultivar are stated by the vendor.
Teas associated with this place#
黄山毛峰
Huangshan Maofeng Huángshān Máofēng
Bud-and-leaf green tea from the Huangshan area of Anhui, with fine hairs and slightly curved leaf shapes.
reviewed
太平猴魁
Taiping Houkui Tàipíng Hóukuí
Large, flattened green tea from Huangshan District in Anhui, shaped and baked with the bud and leaves kept together.
reviewed
松萝茶
Songluo tea Sōngluó chá
Green tea associated with Songluo Mountain in Xiuning, Anhui.
reviewed
歙县珠兰花茶
Shexian Zhulan tea Shèxiàn zhūlán huāchá
A scented green tea from She County in Anhui, made with the fragrant flowers of Chloranthus spicatus. Its protected production method retains the flowers during baking, a distinctive feature of this regional tea.
reviewed
大方茶
Dafang tea Dàfāng Chá
A flat green-tea tradition from Shexian, Anhui, best known through the name Laozhu Dafang. Pressing the leaves against a heated pan helps produce its broad, flat shape.
reviewed
Sources#
- GB/T 19460-2008 地理标志产品 黄山毛峰茶 (Product of geographical indication — Huangshan Maofeng tea)
Show all sources 7Show fewer sources
- 中国茶树品种志 (2001)