Tea arts performance

Dongjiangmingzhai- a kind of black tea of Dongjiang from Tukou town attracted a large number of citizens who visited 2015 Hunan (Chenzhou) Agricultural Products Expo (Dec.4-8, 2015), and it became popular on its first show on the expo. Thanks to the sound geological condition of high mountain, the black tea of Dongjiang from Tukou town is with good quality and tastes well. It was highly appraised by Yuan Longping, the father of hybrid rice of the world and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and gotten an inscription of “Dongjiangmingzhai” (东江名寨) from him. Many citizens gathered there to taste the black tea of Dongjiang which is grown under sound ecological environment, with profound cultural connotation, and with sweet flavor.

A tea table was set in a corner of the special hall of ecological Zixing. Two tea specialists served the visitors with the black tea of Dongjiang there. It was introduced by Fangfang, one of the tea specialists, that there are strict rules about making tea, especially for this tasty tea. The first step: warming the tools by some hot waters, which can help to keep the tea under stable temperature once mixed with water. Second step: adding some tea leaves into the tea pot and adding the hot water of about 85℃. As introduced by Fangfang, the two steps were named Toucha (adding tea leaves) and Chongpao (adding hot water). It is better not to be full with water, 80% is enough, so there is enough space for the tea leaves and water to mix evenly. One minute later, Fangfang poured the tea into another tea pot and then into some tea cups. The reporters were served with the fresh tea. Just one taste of the tea, the thick tea flavor was full of the mouth, and then some sweet taste were emitted. Once swallowed, the flavor of tea remained for a long time.

Many visitors flooded to the stand when the reporters communicated with Fangfang. She told to the reporters that she was very busy during the expo. It was introduced by one visitor that the tea tasted well, so he recommended it to some friends and planned to buy some more. It is a good gift as well with the sound package.

The exhibition and sales hall of Dongjiangmingzhai Tea Professional Cooperative was full of visitors. The staffs of the hall followed their duties as interpretation, packing, and delivery to serve the visitors well. As introduced by one of the sales that the black tea of Dongjiangmingzhai was the leading product of the professional cooperative, and was produced by international advanced manufacturing technology of black tea which can keep the thick flavor and bright color of the tea. The 1200mu big tea base is located in Tukou town with the annual production capacity of 25,000kgs tea leaves, accounting for 15million yuan output value. Some fruits parks are surrounded the tea base, which enable the tea leaves with the sweet flavor of fruits. Tang Sheshan, an official of the cooperative, said to the reporters that the sales volume was amounted to 16,000yuan in the first day of the expo on December 4, 2015 and some more clients were recommended with the tea by their friends who already bought it.

The total sales volume was up to 100,000yuan during the expo. Dongjiangmingzhai black tea of Dongjiang was honored with gold award in the award ceremony .