Refined scented tea making techniques

Shanghai
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The craft of making refined scented tea is a tea-making handicraft skill rooted in Shanghai and passed down from generation to generation, with distinct Shanghai local characteristics. In 1926, the Double Lions Earth Brand refined tea of Hongyitai Tea represented Shanghai in the Philadelphia World Expo in the United States, and won the first prize in the tea category for Shanghai. Hongyitai Tea House was founded in Shanghai by Wuyuan merchants. Its refined scented tea making skills were learned by Shanghai tea workers from the ancient methods of the Southern Song Dynasty and the Hongyitai fragrance secrets, taking into account export demand and Shanghai flavor research and development. It has been passed down for a hundred years and is one of the few in Shanghai that has both historical origins and unique cultural characteristics of the Shanghai style. It reflects the superb level of Shanghai workers, embodies the wisdom of Shanghai working people, reflects the development of Shanghai's modern handicraft processing, and carries the unique value of Shanghai culture. The precious and characteristic tea-making handicraft skills. The craft of making refined scented tea is divided into processes such as "combining", "frying", "lifting", "scenting", "wrapping", "tying", "slag", "unraveling", "picking", and "packing". Its shape: tight, neat, and beautiful; its color: bright, transparent, and moist; its fragrance: elegant, rich, and long-lasting; its taste: pure, mellow, and sweet. Osmanthus, jasmine, albizzia, rose, etc. can be added in proportion according to requirements to make the tea and flowers complement each other. The craftsmanship of making refined scented tea is a microcosm of the development of modern handicrafts in Shanghai. It records the important characteristics of the vivid history of modern Shanghai handicrafts, and reflects the morality, ethics, sentiments, love and hate, and beauty of modern Shanghai businessmen. It is a real historical material for studying the ethics of modern business, commercial development, and the rise and fall of trade in Shanghai. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)

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