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Tai Ping Hou Kui
'''Tai Ping Hou Kui''' (太平猴魁), litterally Monkey King, is  grown near Huang shan around the small village of Hou Keng, Taiping County, Anhui.
The best Tai Ping Hou Kui is grown in the villages of Houkeng, Hougang and Yanjiachun. Genuine Tai Ping Hou Kui is hand picked and made from the Shi Da Cha [[cultivar]]. Even though this is a big leaf varietal the taste of the tea is mellow.


lit. "peaceful monkey leader") tea is grown at the foot of Huangshan (黄山) in Taiping County, Anhui. The tea has been produced since the beginning of the 20th century and is produced around the small village of Hou Keng (猴坑). It won the "King of Tea" award in China Tea Exhibition 2004 and is sometimes listed as a China Famous Tea.
Tai Ping Hou Kui doesn't undergo any rolling process in contrary to other green teas. It is dried into its natural shape using traditional bamboo baskets.
The best Tai Ping Hou Kui is grown in the villages of Houkeng, Hougang and Yanjiachun. Teas produced in the surrounding areas are called by the same name, but costs much less.
It's renowned for its "two knives and one pole": two straight leaves clasping the enormous bud with white hairs. The oven-made leaves are deep green in color with red veins underneath.
The tea shoots can be as long as 15 centimeters. They are plucked from the Shi Da Cha, a large leaf-variety found only in Anhui Province. Falsification is rampant. Factories can produce symmetrical looking Hou Kui tea that looks even better than the authentic handmade variety.


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Revision as of 07:54, 21 September 2013

Tai Ping Hou Kui

Tai Ping Hou Kui (太平猴魁), litterally Monkey King, is grown near Huang shan around the small village of Hou Keng, Taiping County, Anhui. The best Tai Ping Hou Kui is grown in the villages of Houkeng, Hougang and Yanjiachun. Genuine Tai Ping Hou Kui is hand picked and made from the Shi Da Cha cultivar. Even though this is a big leaf varietal the taste of the tea is mellow.

Tai Ping Hou Kui doesn't undergo any rolling process in contrary to other green teas. It is dried into its natural shape using traditional bamboo baskets.]

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