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Sanjiang Tea is a special product of Sanjiang County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China National Geographical Indications. The tea soup made of sanjiang green tea is bright green in color, orchid in fragrance and sweet in taste. Sanjiang black tea tastes mellow and sweet, the soup color is bright red.
Sanjiang is located in the mountainous area of northwestern Guangxi. It belongs to the subtropical Lingnan humid climate zone. It has the same season of rain and heat, clear heat and cold, abundant rainfall and sufficient sunshine. The annual average temperature is 18.3 degrees, the annual average rainfall is 1557.3 mm, the annual average sunshine is 1151.9 hours, and the frost-free period is 320. The altitude is generally between 600 and 900 meters, and it has a favorable natural ecological environment of “high mountains make good tea”.
Sanjiang tea mainly consists of green tea and black tea. The green tea is thick, green and lustrous. The leaves are soft, the color is gray and white, and the aroma is high and long-lasting; the tea soup has a bright green color, an orchid fragrant, a long-lasting aroma, a strong and sweet taste.
The shape of black tea is thin and tight, showing golden color, multi-peak seedlings. The color is black and oily, the fragrance is fresh and tender, the taste is mellow and sweet, the soup color is bright red, the bottom of the leaves are tender and multi-bud red evenly bright. With detoxification anti-radiation and other health functions, it is deeply loved by consumers.
The Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is named after the three rivers that gather in the county, the Jujiang River, Liujiang River and the Rongjiang River. It is located in the northwestern part of the border between Hunan, Guizhou and Guangxi provinces. The ecological environment is good.
Sanjiang belongs to the hilly mountainous landform and is known as the “Nine-hills Half-water Half-Sub-field”. The mountain area accounts for 77.2%. It belongs to the subtropical Nanling humid climate zone. The average annual rainfall is 1557.3 mm, and the average temperature is between 17 °C and 19 °C.
The forest coverage rate is 78.2%; the air environmental quality maintains the national secondary standard; the surface water environmental quality maintains the national III standard. Characteristic agricultural development. The county has an area of 170,500 mu of tea gardens, which is “the hometown of famous Chinese tea”, “the top ten ecological tea-producing counties in China” and “the national key tea-producing county”.
Sanjiang County has a long history of growing tea and drinking tea. Sanjiang tea has been produced in the Tang Dynasty (618-907). The artificially cultivated tea tree has a history of more than 2,000 years and forms its own unique tea culture. “Making oil tea” is the tradition of drinking tea of Dong people. According to historical records, Sanjiang local tea has Yayi tea, Gaolu tea, Chongniao tea, Beizhao tea, and Huangtu tea. In the 22nd year of the Republic of China (1933), “Guangxi Yearbook (first)” statistics, the county tea production 180 units, the output value of 1865 yuan, officially listed as a guangxi product statistics data.
As of April 2009, the county's tea planting area was 8333.3 hectares, of which 6066.7 hectares were put into production. In December 2008, it was officially awarded the title of “Guangxi pollution-free tea production demonstration base county”, becoming the largest pollution-free tea production demonstration base in Guangxi. There are about 407 tea processing plants in Sanjiang County, and there are more than 10 tea sales outlets. Four tea companies have obtained tea food production licenses (QS certification).
On November 22, 2012, the former AQSIQ approved the implementation of the protection of geographical indication products for “Sanjiang Tea”.
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