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Taoyuan Black tea
Taoyuan black tea, a
specialty of Taoyuan County, Changde City, Hunan Province, is a
national geographical indication of agricultural products.
Taoyuan County is located in the northwest of Hunan Province , Its
geographical conditions and hydrometeorological environment are
suitable for the cultivation and production of Taoyuan black tea.
Taoyuan red tea is characterized by large leaves, soft texture,
strong color, more hairiness, jade color, fragrant smell and long
aftertaste 。
On March 31, 2016, the former Ministry of agriculture of the
people's Republic of China officially approved the registration and
protection of agricultural geographical indications for "Taoyuan
black tea".
Product characteristics of Taoyuan black tea
Taoyuan red tea has large leaves, soft texture, strong color and
many hairs 。 The shape of the tea is tight, fine and even, the
color is black and oily, the leaf bottom is tender and soft, the red
is even, and the phenomenon of "Turbid after cold" is obvious 。
Taoyuan black tea has good polyphenol oxidase activity, reasonable
catechin composition, strong, fresh taste. 5%, theaflavins 0. 7%,
thearubicin 5. 0%, soluble sugar 2. 6% , The content of tea
polyphenols was 35%, and the content of amino acids was 8.56%, which
was more than twice that of conventional tea 。
Origin and environment of Taoyuan black tea
Taoyuan County is located in the northwest of Hunan Province ,
Taoyuan black tea planting area is located in the recognized north
latitude 30 ° Tea production zone. Taoyuan County is suitable for
tea tree growth because of its continuous mountainous area, dense
streams, rich soil pine, deep soil layer, rich soil and high organic
matter content 。
The forest coverage rate of Taoyuan County is 65.47%. The Yuanjiang
River flows through the territory for 99 kilometers, and its good
water quality is beneficial to tea planting 。
Taoyuan County is located in the transition from the middle
subtropical to the north subtropical, which belongs to the humid
climate of the middle subtropical monsoon. It is characterized by
four distinct cold and hot seasons, and two distinct dry and wet
seasons. The annual average temperature distribution is between 16.0
℃ and 16.5 ℃ except for the southern and Northwest Mountainous
Areas. Taoyuan black tea planting area is located in the northern
end of Xuefeng mountain and the edge of rainy area with Anhua County
as the center. The rainfall decreases from south to north. The
annual average precipitation is 1447.9 mm, the annual average
relative humidity is 82%, the annual sunshine hours is 1531.4 hours,
the annual average sunshine rate is 5%, and the frost free period is
283 days, which is suitable for the growth of tea trees 。
Regional protection scope of Taoyuan black tea
The geographical indications of Taoyuan black tea include Xi'an
town, taipingpu Town, guniushan Town, chaanpu Town, Yangxiqiao Town,
shaping Town, Siping Town, Luhuatan Town, zhengjiayi Town,
xinglongjie Town, Lingjintan Town, Taohuayuan town and Zhangjiang
Town. The geographical coordinates are 110 E ° 51′14.8″~111 ° 31 ′
44.1 ″, 28 n ° 24′29.7″~28 ° 56′18.7″。
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