1. Source: Xinyang City, located in the southwest of China, is the third largest city in Henan Province and one of the main producing areas of green tea and black tea in China. Xinyang tea mainly includes Xinyang Maojian tea, Xinyang black tea, Xinyang green tea and Xinyang yellow tea.
2. History: Xinyang is located in Jingzhou, one of the ancient "Kyushu" countries in China, where tea production and trade activities began as early as the Tang Dynasty. During the Ming Dynasty, Xinyang tea was famous all over the country and was called "Dahongpao". In Qing Dynasty, Xinyang became one of the main tea producing areas in China, and tea culture further developed.
3. Features: Xinyang tea is characterized by bright color, rich aroma, mellow taste and excellent quality. Xinyang Maojian tea is a representative variety of Xinyang tea, and is known as one of the top ten famous teas in China. Xinyang black tea is another representative variety of Xinyang tea, and it is called "the queen of tea".
4. Culture: Xinyang tea culture mainly includes Xinyang tea ceremony, Xinyang tea ceremony, Xinyang tea set and Xinyang tea songs. Xinyang tea ceremony emphasizes etiquette and spiritual cultivation, which is not only the quality and production method of tea, but also the communication and emotion between host and guest.
5. Protection: In order to protect and inherit Xinyang tea culture, Xinyang Municipal Government has formulated a series of policies and measures, strengthened tea brand building and marketing, established a number of tea brands, launched tea products suitable for young people's consumption, strengthened supervision over tea production and trade, established Xinyang tea quality standards and protection system, and promoted the healthy development of Xinyang tea industry.