Junshan Yinzhen Tea is a kind of Yellow tea produced on Junshan Island of Dongting Lake,in yueyang City of Hunan Province.  It ranks among the rarest of China’s famous teas and one of the top ten famous teas in China.

Junshan Yinzhen tea	Junshan Island Tea Garden

As the only kind of Yellow Tea on China’s list of most famous tea, it is the foremost representative of this endangered art form. Its limited growing area and painstakingly complex skill required by its production restrains the annual output of authentic Junshan Yinzhen Tea to only five hundred kilograms. The tea resembles the White tea Yinzhen known as Bai Hao Yinzhen Tea in appearance. Junshan Yinzhen Tea is said to be the favorite tea of Chairman Mao in China.

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History of Junshan Yinzhen Tea

Junshan Yinzhen tea can trace its  history back to Tang Dynasty. Princess Wencheng selected it as an important part of her trousseau when she married Songtsen Gamp in Tibet. Junshan Yinzhen became the tribute to emperors in Qing Dynasty. 

In 1956, Junshan Yinzhen tea won the Gold Prize at the Leipzig Expo, and was widely recognized and admired  by the tea experts. 

In 1972, When China resumed its legitimate seat in the United Nation, Junshan Yinzhen is the only tea that served the Prime Ministers and Diplomatic Envoys from various countries. 

In 2006, Junshan Yinzhen was selected as the National Gift Tea to Russia President Vladimir Putin by the China Commercial Affairs Department and Foreign Affairs Ministry.

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Features of Junshan Yinzhen Tea

The processed Jun Shan Yin Zhen tea leaves feature strong and upright bud head, needle-like shape, uniform length and size, golden inner side and white floss outer appearance. The tea resembles a silver needle (yin zhen), thus the name “Jun Shan Yin Zhen”. When soaked into the boiling water, Junshan Yinzhen produces bright apricot liquor and refreshing tea scent.  

Jun Shan Yin Zhen tea is without doubt a rare traditional Chinese tea. They are handpicked 7-10 days around Qing Ming Festival (usually falls on early April) under strict criteria (can’t be plucked in rainy days or windy and frost days) and only adopting the first green shoots of spring. Processing this yellow tea requires great skill, effort and plenty of time (up to 78 hours). With its limited growing area, rigorous leaf picking standards and extremely sophisticated skills, the annual output of authentic Junshan Yinzhen is only five hundred kilograms.

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How to brew ? 

1. Prepare clear mountain spring and glass tea set.
2. Add 3g Shan Yin Zhen tea to the drinking cup.
3. Boil the spring water to 70 ºC (158℉).
4. Pour the boiling water into the tea cup, cover it with a sheet of glass and wait for 5 minutes.
5. Remove the glass, and enjoy the rare sight of “a floating forest of needles", which is the way the leaves look as they "stand up" one by one. Then enjoy the tea.

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