China’s Anhui province is home to their Keemun (pronounced chee-men) black teas, one of the West’s favorite teas for over a century because of their lightly sweet and intriguing chocolate flavors, reminiscent of unsweetened cocoa, but without the bitterness. |
No one is really sure why the Chinese began produc– ing black teas in the first place, as they have produced and drunk green teas for thou- sands of years. But the Keemun family of black teas makes one glad they did.The magnificent, scenic Huang Shan Moun- tains are located in Anhui province and are home to Kee– mun teas. Ancient pine trees |
village of Tunxi. Some of the public buildings and houses in the village have been built in the southern Anhui Huizhou vernaclar style, dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).A little bit of this history has been brought to the United States. One of the original houses from the village of Tunxi was dismantled and then shipped to the U.S., where it was reconstructed and put on display for the public at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. The Keemun (spelled Qimen in the East) family of black teas in- Keemun teas come from four different grow- The microclimate known as “sea of clouds,” Keemun teas are made from eight different types of tea bush, but it’s said that the The two highest grades of Keemun are Hao Ya A and Hao All of the Keemun teas have the intriguing chocolate flavor, China’s black teas.Keemun Mao Feng is grown near the town of Qimen (Keemun is an older Western Darjeeling tea growing region.Mao Feng is harvested in leafsets of two leaves and a bud, and is plucked during a few It is fairly rare to find because most tea makers skip over So, if by chance you run across it, scoop it up. With its Enjoy. |