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Left: The Tea Tree King in Xishuangbanna
Xishuangbanna is
the origin place of tea, it is also where people planted tea trees
the earliest. there are two tea tree called the king of the tea
trees in this area: one is in the Hesong Vallery. The height of the
tree was 32.12 meters before it was broken by strong wind in 1967.
Now it is 14.7 meters high. This tree is wild tea tree with an age
of more than 1700 years. The other one is a 800 years old planted
tree in the Banpo Valley. the height of the tree is 5.5 meter. The
tree covers a 20m2 area. Today, this tree is still
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Dian Hong is a Black tea
which is used as a reasonable gourmet tea and in blends, the main
difference being the preservation and amount of buds (golden tips)
present. Finer teas have a very sweet and gentle aroma with a brassy
golden brew but without any astringency, while cheaper Yunnan teas make
a darker and more brown brew that can be very bitter. Dian Hong teas are
grown in Yunnan Province in China and have been for around 1,500 years.
Often these teas are simply referred to as Yunnan red or Yunnan black,
but this is ambiguous.
Dian Hong teas are best brewed with porcelain or yixing teaware using
freshly boiled water at 90¡ãC (194¡ãF) to 100¡ãC (212¡ãF), and are
suitable for multiple infusions. It is important not to overbrew the
teas as they will easily go bitter, especially the cheaper varieties.
Dian Hong tea. (2006, October 22). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
Retrieved 17:06, November 1, 2006, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dian_Hong_tea&oldid=83089655
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