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Qianliang tea
Qianliang tea (千两茶) is dark tea, specialty tea of China’s Hunan. Quality characteristics of Qianliang tea:
Shape: cylindrical
Color: blackish auburn
Soup color: red, yellow
Aroma: pure
Taste: heavy and thick, slightly astringent
Tea leafs: old and tender evenly
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Xiangjian tea
Xiangjian tea (湘尖茶) is dark tea, specialty tea of China’s Hunan. Quality characteristics of Xiangjian tea:
Shape: thick volumes
Color: black bloom
Soup color: bright orange
Aroma: pure, slightly fragrant pine smoke
Taste: heavy and thick
Tea leafs: yellowish auburn and evenly
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Tibetan tea
Tibetan tea(藏茶) is dark tea, specialty tea of China’s Tibet. Quality characteristics of Tibetan tea:
Shape: smooth, tightly
Color: dark brown
Soup color: bright reddish brown
Aroma: pure
Taste: sweet and mellow
Tea leafs: brownish auburn, less evenly
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Jinggu moonlight white tea
Jinggu moonlight white tea(景谷月光白) is dark tea, specialty tea of China’s Yunnan. Quality characteristics of Jinggu moonlight white tea:
Shape: clear branches, shoots more tippy
Color: white face, black back, clear color
Soup color: orange yellow and bright
Aroma: floral aroma
Taste: sweet and mellow
Tea leafs: fat, evenly
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