Fenghuang Dancong belongs to green tea, that is, oolong tea. It is the Guangdong oolong among the oolong tea types and is also a semi-fermented tea.
The primary picking process of Phoenix Dancong tea is manual or a combination of manual and mechanical production. The production process consists of six steps: sun-drying, air-drying, greening, fixing, rolling and baking. According to the production process, it can be divided into ten major models and more than 80 varieties such as cinnamon, yellow branch, and honey orchid.
The shape of the finished tea is thick, even and straight, the color is yellowish brown, oily and shiny, with red spots of cinnabar; the brewing fragrance is long-lasting, the taste is rich and fresh, soothes the throat and leaves a sweet taste. Unique mountain charm. Fenghuang Dancong tea has beautiful shape, green color, rich fragrance and sweet taste. There is a poem saying, "I would like to be a guest of Fenghuang tea mountain, not a fairy in apricot blossom."
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The main tea producing area in Chaozhou City has the weather characteristics of high mountains, short sunshine, abundant clouds and rainfall, no severe cold in winter and spring, and no scorching heat in midsummer, which is very suitable for the growth of tea trees. There is no obvious dormant period in growth, and tea can be produced in all seasons.
Chaozhou City has abundant rainfall, numerous mountain streams and rivers, reasonable distribution of reservoirs, relatively abundant water resources, diverse vegetation, beautiful mountains and clear waters, high greening rate and forest coverage rate, and strong green backing to effectively maintain Water and soil conserve water sources, regulate climate and purify the air.
Therefore, in the dry season, except for plain tea gardens, which only need water irrigation during the seedling stage of tea trees, mountain tea gardens generally do not need irrigation. There are more than 3,000 single large tea trees in Fenghuang Mountain, all of which are more than a hundred years old. They have unique characteristics and excellent quality. Each tree is as tall as a banyan tree. Each tree can produce more than 10 kilograms of dry tea annually.