Anhua black brick tea
Pressed Anhua dark tea known as Heizhuan, or black brick tea.
- Category
- Dark teaDark tea 黑茶
- Part of
- Anhua dark tea
- Forms
- Brick
- Region
Also sold or written as 2#
- Anhua Heizhuan (schwarzer Ziegel)
- Аньхуа Хэйчжуань (чёрный кирпич)
Notes#
From dark tea to brick#
The provincial craft account describes dark tea weighed, steamed, pre-pressed and pressed into bricks, then cooled and removed from the mould. Pressing gives the tea its shape; it is a later operation applied to already prepared dark tea.
What “black brick” means#
Heizhuan is a dark-tea product distinct from Huazhuan and Fuzhuan. The word black in its English name does not mean the oxidized red-tea category conventionally called black tea in English.
A change inside the brick in 1967#
The monograph records a 1967 change at Baishaxi: the separate finer outer layer and coarser core were replaced by a mixed charge, alongside improvements to both grades of material. A historical black brick could therefore have a deliberately different surface and interior. The book’s account should not be used to identify an undated brick or assume that every present-day maker follows the same arrangement (p. 578).
Where to buy#
| Product | Vendor | Price | Per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
2011 Aged Anhua Hei Zhuan (Black Brick) Hunan Dark Tea (1000 g)
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.
Shop base currency USD. The seller's pages do not state whether this price includes tax. Excludes shipping. |
iTeaworldWorldwide |
$159.99 / 1000 g | $16.00 ≈ $1.12 a session |
Baishaxi Qing Ke Anhua Black Brick Tea (Hei Zhuan, 150 g)
Details and price notes150 g pressed brick (product ID 21572) at $38.99 USD. |
Dragon Tea HouseWorldwide |
$38.99 / 150 g | $25.99 ≈ $1.82 a session |
CNNP Black and Gold Hei Zhuan Brick Tea of Hunan
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Yunnan SourcingSelected destinations |
$70.00 / 250 g | $28.00 ≈ $1.96 a session |
Baishaxi Jiang Jun Yuan Anhua Black Brick Tea (900 g)
Details and price notesShop base currency USD. Excludes import duties/taxes. |
Dragon Tea HouseWorldwide |
$349.99 / 900 g | $38.89 ≈ $2.72 a session |
Baishaxi Hunan Anhua Hei Zhuan Dark Tea Brick (75 g)
Details and price notes75 g pressed brick (product_id 6727) at $29.99 USD. |
Dragon Tea HouseWorldwide |
$29.99 / 75 g | $39.99 ≈ $2.80 a session |
Baishaxi Guan Cang Xiao Hei Zhuan Hunan Anhua Dark Tea Brick (480 g)
Details and price notes480 g collector brick (product_id 10388) at $229.99 USD. |
Dragon Tea HouseWorldwide |
$229.99 / 480 g | $47.91 ≈ $3.35 a session |
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.
Prices by sales channel#
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| Product | Vendor | Channel | per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Aged Anhua Hei Zhuan (Black Brick) Hunan Dark Tea (1000 g) | iTeaworld | International retail | $16.00 |
| Baishaxi Qing Ke Anhua Black Brick Tea (Hei Zhuan, 150 g) | Dragon Tea House | International retail | $25.99 |
| CNNP Black and Gold Hei Zhuan Brick Tea of Hunan | Yunnan Sourcing | International retail | $28.00 |
| Baishaxi Jiang Jun Yuan Anhua Black Brick Tea (900 g) | Dragon Tea House | International retail | $38.89 |
| Baishaxi Hunan Anhua Hei Zhuan Dark Tea Brick (75 g) | Dragon Tea House | International retail | $39.99 |
| Baishaxi Guan Cang Xiao Hei Zhuan Hunan Anhua Dark Tea Brick (480 g) | Dragon Tea House | International retail | $47.91 |
Sources#
What these sources support
The monograph records a 1967 change at Baishaxi: the separate finer outer layer and coarser core were replaced by a mixed charge, alongside improvements to both grades of material. A historical black brick could therefore have a deliberately different surface and interior. The book’s account should not be used to identify an undated brick or assume that every present-day maker follows the same arrangement (p. 578).
中国农业出版社 / China Agriculture PressFull text · Printed pp. 578–578; PDF pages 657–657 (1-based) · checked 2026-10-20
Scope and limits: This monograph was published in 2000. Its account does not establish universal or present-day practice, or the requirements of modern standards.
- 王镇恒、王广智主编. 中国名茶志. 中国农业出版社, 2000年12月第1版. ISBN 7-109-06510-3 / 9787109065109.