Elegant and Refined Wenshan Pouchong Tea / 清雅脫俗的文山包種茶

Ten Famous Taiwan Tea Series 2 / 台灣十大名茶系列 2

The fragrance of Pouchong tea will remind you of a serene orchid flower in the valley: elegant, refined, quietly blooming with light floral fragrance. Tea color is clear and transparent, reflecting its appealing inner beauty.

包種茶的茶香彷彿山谷中的幽蘭，清雅脫俗，綻放出淡淡的花香，湯色清澄，映照出一身的秀麗動人。

The origin of the name “Pouchong tea” is said to have begun one hundred and fifty years ago, at Anxi County, Quanzhou State, Fujian Province of mainland China. Tea farmers began to use a special manufacturing process learned from Wuyi tea. They made individual tea harvested from individual tea trees, and fitted out to a 4 oz package, wrapping it with two pieces of Fujian bamboo writing paper, layering and folding the inside and outside paper to form a rectangular-shaped package, stamping the cover with the tea name and store logo. That’s how it is called “Pouchong” or “Pouchong tea”(Pou means wrap, Chong means variety). Afterwards this manufacturing process spread to Nankang, Wenshan of Taiwan.

「包種茶」名稱的由來，相傳距今150餘年前，大陸福建省泉州府安溪縣的茶農仿武夷茶的製造法，將每一株或相同的茶葉分別製造，再將製好的茶葉，每四兩裝成一包，每包用福建所產的毛邊紙二張，內外相襯包成長方形的四方包，包外再蓋上茶葉名稱及行號印章，稱之為「包種」或「包種茶」，後來輾轉傳到台灣的南港、文山等地。

The Wenshan Pouchong tea has five characteristics: fragrant, rich, mellow, flavorful and beautiful. It is named after its production area Wenshan which is located in Taipei County. The precious Wenshan Pouchong tea is made from hand-picked fresh tea of the “Qingxing oolong” species tea plants. The dry tea comes in Jadeite green, and strips are tight with a natural curl. It belongs to the light withering, light fermentation qing tea category. After brewing, the tea assumes a golden yellow color, bright and charming. Tea aroma is quiet and tasteful, with an aftertaste in your throat that is infinite, fragrant and refreshing. Those are the characteristics of high-quality Wenshan Pouchong tea. Tea plantations are scattered among mountainous areas with an altitude of 400 meters. Tea growing environment is special: scenery is beautiful, climate is mild, moist, and cool all year round, snow and fog fill the air, and soil is fertile. Therefore, the quality of Wenshan Pouchong tea is exceptionally superior being one of the highest grade teas. It is renowned all over the world, and is widely loved by consumers.

文山包種茶具有香、濃、醇、韻、美五大特色，因生產地區在台北縣文山區而得名，珍貴的文山包種，茶菁均以人工手採「青心烏龍」品種所製成的茶葉，外觀翠綠，條索緊結且自然彎曲，其製造特色是輕萎凋、輕發酵的青茶類。沖泡後茶湯呈金黃色，鮮艷悅目，茶香幽雅，滋味甘潤，入口生津，喉韻無窮，有一種清香的新鮮感，這是高級文山包種茶的特性。茶園分佈於海拔400公尺以上的山區，環境特殊，山明水秀，氣候終年溫潤涼爽，雪霧瀰漫，土壤肥沃，故所產之文山包種，茶品質特佳，馳名中外，是茶中極品，深受消費者喜好。