Qianshan Hehong Tea Making Technique (the third batch of provincial level) Hehong Tea is called Hekou Black Tea in full. It got its name because during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, China's foreign tea trade entered a period of growth, and most products were named after distribution centers. Since the famous teas from Fujian, Jiangxi, and Anhui were all packaged and distributed in Hekou Town, Qianshan, and then distributed to various places, the refined black tea from the tea-producing areas of Wuyi Mountain Range was also called "Hehong". Hehong Tea is the earliest exported black tea in China and is loved by the European upper class and the royal family. Hehong Tea has a dark color, a distinct mountain aroma, and a minty fragrance after ten brews; it has a mellow, sweet and smooth taste; the soup color is bright red, rich, clear, and has a halo; the bottom of the cup is rich in fragrance. The consistency is good, and the sweetness is quick and good. The tea soup is sweet and mellow, and the brew is thick and sticky, which is widely praised by domestic and foreign consumers. In 2010, this technique was included in the third batch of Jiangxi Province's intangible cultural heritage list. Category: Tea Product Name: Qianshan River Black Tea Registration Certificate Number: AGI01105 Ministry of Agriculture Announcement Number Time No. 1925 (13.4.15) Humanities and History Introduction Qianshan has a long history of tea making. As early as the Song Dynasty, Qianshan tea became a tribute. The "Qianshan County Chronicles" records: "As early as the Song Dynasty, Qianshan produced Zhoushan tea, Baishui Tuancha, and Xiaolongfeng Tuancha. During the Xuande and Zhengde years of the Ming Dynasty (1426-1521), Qianshan also produced Xiaozhong River Red, Yulu, Tegong, Gonghao, Gongyu, Huaxiang and other famous teas." Since the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, Hekou has gradually become the inland water transportation center in the south and a large trade market for tea and paper processing and transshipment ("General History of China"), and river black tea has thus become a major trade in the country and even the world. The Records of Qianshan County states: "During the Wanli period (1573-1620), the reputation of "Hehong" tea spread far and wide, and merchants from other places came to Hekou, Shitang, Chenfang and other places to order it." According to the Records of Xinzhou Prefecture in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, "Hehong tea is the most famous black tea in China, and it is the first Chinese tea to be produced in China." Geographical scope Qianshan County is located in the northeast of Jiangxi Province, bordering Fujian with Wuyi Mountain in the south, and Huanggang Mountain, the highest peak in East China, passes through the border. It is adjacent to the Xinjiang River in the north and Zhejiang in the east. The protection scope of Qianshan Hehong tea includes 7 townships (towns), including Tianzhushan Township, Huangbi Township, Taiyuan Township, Hufang Town, Gexianshan Township, Yingjiang Township, and Wuyishan Town. The protection scope is located between 11744031177041 east longitude and 274819283177 north latitude. The protection area is 1,200 hectares and the annual output is 270 tons. Product quality characteristics 1. External sensory characteristics: golden hairs are exposed in appearance, the tea leaves are tight and even, and the color is dark and moist; the tea soup is red, clear, sweet and long-lasting; the taste is mellow and the sweetness is quick and good. 2. Internal quality indicators: moisture 2.3%4.5%, water extract 35.6%45.5%, total ash 4.5%6.1%, thearubigins 2.3%-3.7%, caffeine 3.1%-4.6%, tea polyphenols 7.1%-8.9%, amino acids 2.2%-3.6%, total sugar 2.8%-4.1%. 3. Quality and safety requirements: The environmental quality of the production area of Qianshanhe black tea meets the requirements of the "Environmental Conditions of the Production Area of Green Food Tea" (NY/T391-2000). The production of Qianshanhe black tea must meet the requirements of the "Technical Regulations for the Production of Green Food Tea" (NY/T288-2002).