Bi Luo Chun (Premium)

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Bi Luo Chun (碧螺春) is a famous green tea originally grown in the Dong Ting mountain of Tai Hu, Jiangsu Province, China. Also known as Pi Lo Chun, it is renowned for its delicate appearance, fruity taste, floral aroma, showy white hairs and early cropping.

In Qing Dynasty, Emperor Kangxi visited TaiHu in the 38th year of his rule.  At that time, because of its rich aroma, local people called it “Scary Fragrance”.  Emperor Kangxi decided to give it a more civilised name - Bi Luo Chun which literally means "Green Snail Spring”.  because it is a green tea that is rolled into a tight spiral, resembling snail meat, and is cropped early spring.

Legend tells of its discovery by a tea picker who ran out of space in her basket, and put the tea between her breasts instead. The tea, warmed by her body heat, emitted a strong aroma that surprised the girl. Since then, the tea was picked by women who washed before picking the tea and placed all the tea between their breasts.

Bi Luo Chun has long been highly regarded by Chinese tea experts.  Zhen Jun (1857 to 1918 A.D.), author of tea encyclopedia Cha Shuo, ranked it first among Chinese green tea. It is so delicate and tender that one kilogram of Dong Ting Bi Luo Chun has 14,000 to 15,000 tea shoots.

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