敬亭绿雪敬亭綠雪
Jingting Lüxue
A green tea associated with Jingting Mountain in Xuancheng, Anhui. Its straight, bud-and-leaf form is often compared to a sparrow’s tongue, with fine pale down.
Also sold or written as 3#
Romanisations
- Jingting Luxue
- Jing Ting Lu Xue
Translations and trade names
- Jingting Green Snow
Notes#
Bud-and-leaf shaping#
The book describes a bud and one newly opening leaf, pan fixation and shaping that keeps bud and leaf close together. Basket drying follows in stages, with cooling between them. The result is a baked-dry green tea.
Reviving the tea#
The modern product follows a revival programme begun in the 1970s. The Xuancheng market regulator dates the work from 1972 and its successful recreation to 1978. Historical references to Jingting tea should therefore be distinguished from evidence of uninterrupted production of today’s named style.
Where to buy#
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Sources#
- 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.