Tai Ping Hou Kui - one of the most famous top ten Chinese teas

The tea is a type of baked green tea produced around Houkeng, Houcun and Hougang in Taiping County,Huangshan City, Anhui Province. While brewing, the dried leaves bloom into full leaves and buds displaying a dark red central vein.The harvesting is relatively late, usually beginning around the Grain Rain (20th day of the 4th month of the lunar year). First be known by the world in 1915, itwon gold medal for best tea at the 1915 Panama World Expo.Bestitea 's Tai Ping Hou Kui is tipical excellent tea example of this kind of beautiful tea.

Tea Information

• Grown on Houkeng, Mt. Huang Shang, Anhui Provience
• two sides of the leaves embracing one hidden bud, gray- green color
• rich fuzz, strong and lasting fragrance, mellow taste and sweet aftertaste
  
• verdurous liquid and evenly settled bright tea leaves
  
• Low caffeine
  

Tea History

The tea was first made around 1900's by a farmer named  Wang Kuicheng in the village of Hougang in TaiPin county, Anhui province.  For its quality and taste it was soon ranked as one of the best teas in the local area and was given the name of TaiPing HouKui – naming it both after the farmer and the village where it originated. A few years later, in 1915, the tea won gold medal for teas at the Panama World Expo, and since that time the Tai Ping Hou Kui has continued to be regarded as one of the fantastic and great Chinese tea.

Tea Story

There is another legend about the tea, according to legend, long time ago, there lived an old white monkey couple in Mt. Huangshan. One day, one of their sons was lost. They became exhausted and fell down in the mountains while searching for him,. Wang Lao' er, found them and brought them home.He cured them with herbs. The monkey couple was so grateful that they decided to stay and help Wang Lao' er to make this magic tea, It was distinguished as Hou Kui tea or Kui Jian (literally Kui meaning “champion”) for its superior quality.

Tea Map

Bestitea's Tai Ping Hou Kui green loose tea is from Houkeng, Mt. Huang Shang, Anhui Provience.