PingShui ZhuCha

ZhuCha, meaning "pearl tea", is a special tea product in ZheJiang Province. The production area includes many towns such as ShaoXing, ZhuJi, XinChang, XiaoShan, ShangYu, YuYao, TianTai, YinXian, FengHua and DongYang. PingShui is a famous town southeast to ShaoXing city. It has been the tea production and trade hub for a long history. Tea planted in other towns will be transfered to Pingshui for detail procession and distribution. Therefore the pearl tea planted in the whole province is called "PingShui ZhuCha".

ZhuCha (pearl tea), also called YuanCha (round tea), has its special bead appearance. The tea leaves are curled and compacted to a tiny tea ball, when soaked in hot water, the leave will open like a flower blossom. The other characteristic of pearl tea is its strong aroma, which can be reenforce by other flowers such as jasmine. Nowadays the pearl tea has a very stable market all over the world.