ellian1118

Anxi,as the home of the world-famous tie guan yin tea,is not only the birthplace of the golden osmanthus tea but also the exporting base of the oolong tea in Fujian Province. Anxi has a long history of producing dragon well tea. Thanks to its unique natural conditions,the tea produced there has high quality and is famous worldwide.

According to the book “Anxi County Journal”, the tea producing in Anxi began at the late Tang Dynasty, became popular in Ming and Qing Dynasty and flourished in contemporary era.It has a long history of more than one thousand years for producing tea in Anxi. Dating back to the ancient times, Anxi had a reputation of “Famous District of Dragon and Phoenix” and “Taiwanese tea Town”. In March of 1995, Anxi County, was named by the Ministry of Agriculture as “the Town of Chinese oolong tea (famous tea) ” In 2001, Anxi was identified as “producing base of the first batch of national pollution-free agricultural products (tea)”.At the same time,the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Foreign Trade identified it as “the exporting demonstration area of national horticultural products (tea) “.In 2002, Anxi was again identified by the Ministry of Agriculture as ” a famous base of southern subtropical crops (oolong tea).” In 2004, Tie Guan Yin produced in Anxi was included in the “protective products of original area” by the state. In 2010, Anxi Tie Guan Yin was officially stationed in the Expo and became the first brand of tea there, which made a new level for the tea to step to the world.

It’s said from the ancient times that “famous tea hides in famous mountains” and “famous mountains produce famous tea”. Anxi Tie Guan Yin Tea is mainly produced in the west of Anxi ,“neianxi” – in the high altitude mountain areas such as the xianghua township. Tie Guan Yin tea is exactly created out by the fantastic natural environment of green hill and waters there.