Dianhong

Dianhong tea
滇紅茶
Type:Black

Other names:Yunnan tea
Yunnan Black tea
Yunnan Red tea
Origin:Yunnan Province, China

Quick description:Robust and malty, some types are very fine while other are used for blending. High quality leaves are uniformly covered in a golden-orange bud hairs

Dianhong tea is a type of relatively high end gourmet Chinese black tea sometimes used in various tea blends and grown in Yunnan Province, China. The main difference between Dianhong and other Chinese black teas is the amount of fine leaf buds, or "golden tips," present in the dried tea. Dianhong teas produces a brew that is brassy golden orange in colour with a sweet, gentle aroma and no astringency. Cheaper varieties of Dianhong produce a darker brownish brew that can be very bitter.

Teas grown in Yunnan prior to the Han dynasty (206 BCE  220 CE) were typically produced in a compressed form similar to modern pu-erh tea. Dian hong is a relatively new product from Yunnan that began production in the early 20th century. The word "diān" () is the short name for the Yunnan region while "hóng" () means "red (tea)"; as such, these teas are sometimes simply referred to as Yunnan red or Yunnan black. However, such references are often confusing due to the other varieties of teas produced in Yunnan as well as the ambiguous nature of the color classifications.

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