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Liu An Gua Pian Tea, a Green Tea, is one of the 10 most famous Chinese Teas . The literal English Translation for the tea is Liu An Melon Seed, or Liu An Melon Slice. The Tea is grown in the Liu An County in the Dabie Mountains of China's Western Anhui Province. Lia An Gua Melon Slice Green Tea revives the magic of drinking tea and upgrades your day. The tea is a truly elegant tea with a light and almost spicy aroma. The taste of the tea is very smooth and has a hint of sweetness to it. The tea got its name from the shape of the processed tea leaves. They are flat and oval, resembling a melon seed. During the frying stage, the leaves are shaped into the melon seed shape. Lia An Gua Pian Melon Slice Green Tea is a sweet and refreshing take.
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- An Gua Pian has an interesting story. In China's ancient past, a small
- village was constantly ravaged by a giant monster that lived in a cave
- in a mountain near the village. The monster, when hungry, would race
- down the mountain and attack the village. It would lay waste to the
- village and devour the local people and their livestock to feed its
- voracious appetite. The villagers would rebuild and about a month later
- the monster would return. The Bodhisattva Guanyin took pity on the
- poor people and planted Liu An Gua Pian trees in front of the village.
- The next time the monster came to devour the locals; he was stopped by
- the wonderful smell emanating from the trees and was pacified. From
- that day on, the monster no longer bothered the village.
- Liu An Gua Pian Tea, a Green Tea, is one of the 10 most famous Chinese Teas
- . Unlike other premium quality Chinse green teas, Lu An Gua Pian is
- made only using the tea leaves and no buds at all. The Tea is grown in
- the Liu An County in the Qi Tou Mountains of China's Western Anhui
- Province. The taste of the tea is very smooth and has a hint of
- sweetness to it. The tea got its name from the shape of the processed
- tea leaves. They are flat and oval, It looks like melon seed. In early
- spring the tea growers cut off the end of the tea tree branches and use
- the second tea leaf and not the bud, as in most teas. Each leaf's
- central vein is cut out and the leaves are processed by pan-frying just
- 100g at a time. During the frying stage, the leaves are shaped into
- the melon seed shape. The emerald-green dried tea leaves are long and
- narrow. It likes melon seeds. These high quality green teas won the
- Chinese tea award in 1982 and China Food and Drink Award in 1988 for
- its superior refreshing taste and quality.
- Hot tea brewing method:Preheat
- the cup with hot water, Use 2 grams of leaf for 6 OZ of water. Please
- use spring water at 158-178F to brew and infuse for 2 or 3 minutes to
- serve .It may be re-infused for more than 3 times by gradually
- increasing steeping time and water temperature. Do not add milk and
- sugar.
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