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Jiēyuán hōngqīng

Name: Jiēyuán hōngqīng
SKU: JIEYUAN-HONGQING-CN

街源烘青

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Tea type: Green Tea

SKU · JIEYUAN-HONGQING-CN

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How to brew

01 / Sensations

Taste profile

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Intensity, balance and flavor notes

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Flavor descriptors

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02 / Practice

Brewing

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Brewing

Western brewing

Water temperature: 80 - 85 °C
Tea amount: 3 g per 150 ml.
Teaware: A glass tumbler or a white gaiwan.

Taste

Taste profile

Dry Leaf Appearance: For Huizhou *hōngqīng*, the reference note names whole strips (条索完整). A description of *Jiēyuán hōngqīng* specifically is not found in the sources consulted.
Dry Leaf Aroma: No descriptions in the sources consulted.
Liquor Aroma: The 2025 publication calls the aroma soft and full (香气醇) — as a feature of the local technology.
Liquor Color: No descriptions in the sources consulted.
Spent Leaves: No descriptions in the sources consulted.
Taste: At the 2026 promotional season, experts described the taste of *Jiēyuán hōngqīng* as rich and long (醇厚悠长). For Huizhou *hōngqīng* as a whole, the reference note calls the taste soft (滋味醇和) and the tea able to withstand many infusions.

03 / Origin passport

Origin and production

Tea type: Green
Geographical Indication Status: Yes

Tea characteristics

Cultivar: The varieties for *Jiēyuán hōngqīng* are not named in the sources consulted.
Picking: According to residents' recollections in a local history publication, the tea came to market in the fourth and fifth months (四五月份). Exact harvest dates are not found in the sources consulted.
Pluck Standard: For Huizhou *hōngqīng* as a whole, the reference note names a bud with two or three leaves (一芽二三叶); requirements specifically for *Jiēyuán hōngqīng* are not found in the sources consulted.

04 / Tea care

Keep it fresh

Storage: StorageClass practice. In airtight packaging, in a refrigerator at 0–5 °C, away from light, moisture and odors. Best drunk within a year.

Details

Name Breakdown: “Jieyuan” (街源) is the name of the mountainous area in the south of the county. “*Hōngqīng*” (烘青) is the name of a group of green teas: 烘 (*hōng*) — to dry by heating over a fire, 青 (*qīng*) — green leaf.
Chemistry: Chemical CompositionNo physicochemical data in the sources consulted.
Health: Health PropertiesThere are no verified data on the effects of this particular tea.