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Biluochun Tea

A Taste of the March of "Jiangnan"

—— Miya

In the March of "Jiangnan," people's favorite is nothing but a
cup of Biluochun tea from the Dongting Mountain, which is
produced on Dongshan and Xishan islands of Suzhou's Lake Tai.

iluochun tea is a kind of precious and Mountain is related to its unique growth environ-
famous Chinese tea. Half a kilo of high ment, the soil brought by the Lake Tai and mists,
B quality Biluochun tea is produced with which made it distinctive.
60,000 buds stir-fried by hand for 40 minutes.
To have a taste of the March of "Jiangnan," we
The tea was called Xiasharenxiang (with scary recommend you to go to the Biluo Village of Su-
fragrance) before. In March and April of the Chinese zhou's Dongshan Township. In the village, there is
lunar calendar, from afternoon to night, people can a cooperative focusing on making Biluochun tea,
smell the aroma of Biluochun tea in every village, and where there are over 1,900 mu of origin-protected
nearly every household has its stove frying Biluochun tea garden, 800 mu of organic tea garden, over 1,200
tea. People's hands are always on the tea and the tea square meters of tea frying factories, and over 9,000
never leaves the wok. square meters of leisure area. Besides that, there are
10 accommodations, with facilities, including dining
The fruit aroma of Biluochun tea from the Dongting rooms, conference services and teahouses.

Here, you can also learn how to boil Biluochun tea,
which is pouring hot water first and then dropping
tea. Due to the lightweight of the tea, the tea leaves
will sink gradually after dropping into the water,
releasing materials inside of the leaves and tea hairs
attached to it. By doing this, the tea will have the taste
of freshness, and the tea water will look very clear.

tips Recommend teahouse:

teahouses inside of Suzhou Dongshan Wunong Biluochun Tea Cooperative
Way of contact:+86-13806212520

teahouses inside of Suzhou Wuzhong District's Xishan Biluochun Tea Factory
Way of contact:+86-13862402505