Shanjuan Chunyue ( Chinese: 善 卷 春 月; pinyin: Shànjuǎn Chūnyuè; lit. 'Spring moon of Shanjuan'; pronounced [ʂân.tɕɥɛ̀n ʈʂʰwə́n.ɥê]) is a Chinese green tea produced in Shanjian Village (善卷村), Yixing, Jiangsu province.
Tea farmers in Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan had imported tea trees from China in 1890, altered it into Yabukita ( Chinese: 薮北茶树). In 1990s, Chinese tea farmers in south of Yixing imported Yabukita, mixed up with Yangxian tea ( Chinese: 阳羡茶) to produce Shanjuan Chunyue.[ citation needed] Because it's based around the famous Shanjuan Cave and the tea leave shaped like a crescent moon, hence the name.
The tea leaves are shaped like a crescent moon in dull green color.
There are six steps in production: [1] Shaqing ( Chinese: 杀青), using heat to stop enzyme; Cooling ( Chinese: 摊凉); Forming ( Chinese: 理条成形); Cooling resurgence ( Chinese: 摊凉回潮); Drying ( Chinese: 整形干燥) and Finishing ( Chinese: 足干提香).
Shanjuan Chunyue ( Chinese: 善 卷 春 月; pinyin: Shànjuǎn Chūnyuè; lit. 'Spring moon of Shanjuan'; pronounced [ʂân.tɕɥɛ̀n ʈʂʰwə́n.ɥê]) is a Chinese green tea produced in Shanjian Village (善卷村), Yixing, Jiangsu province.
Tea farmers in Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan had imported tea trees from China in 1890, altered it into Yabukita ( Chinese: 薮北茶树). In 1990s, Chinese tea farmers in south of Yixing imported Yabukita, mixed up with Yangxian tea ( Chinese: 阳羡茶) to produce Shanjuan Chunyue.[ citation needed] Because it's based around the famous Shanjuan Cave and the tea leave shaped like a crescent moon, hence the name.
The tea leaves are shaped like a crescent moon in dull green color.
There are six steps in production: [1] Shaqing ( Chinese: 杀青), using heat to stop enzyme; Cooling ( Chinese: 摊凉); Forming ( Chinese: 理条成形); Cooling resurgence ( Chinese: 摊凉回潮); Drying ( Chinese: 整形干燥) and Finishing ( Chinese: 足干提香).