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"Pre-Ming tea is as precious as gold." Pre-Ming tea has delicate buds and leaves, a fresh and refreshing taste, but comes at a high price. Going back even further, there is pre-equinox tea. Tea harvested before the Spring Equinox is even more tender and commands an even higher price. Some seasoned tea drinkers prefer pre-grain rain tea, finding pre-Ming tea too tender and lacking in flavor. Every tea season in the south of the Yangtze River, local tea enthusiasts argue about this at least once or twice. With Dongting Biluochun now on the market, let's discuss which of these three types of Dongting Biluochun is better and which is more suitable to buy, providing you with some reference. Pre-Equinox Tea: Business Gifts and Freshness First Pre-equinox tea refers to tea harvested before the Spring Equinox. Pre-equinox tea is extremely tender, scarce, and reaches the top of the price range. Since March, the temperature has risen significantly, and Dongting Biluochun was sporadically harvested around the 10th, leading up to the Spring Equinox on the 20th, marking the first spring harvest. At this time, the buds and leaves are delicate, covered with abundant white down, and mostly processed into Super Grade 1…

Dongting Mountain Biluochun tea is one of the top ten famous teas in China, ranking alongside Longjing tea from West Lake. It is produced in Dongting Mountain (now Dongshan Town, Wuzhong District, Suzhou) and Xidongting Mountain (now Jinjing Town, Wuzhong District, on the West Hill Island of Taihu Lake, Suzhou). The tea groves and orchards are integrated, with tea plants interplanted among peach, plum, apricot, and loquat trees, representing a typical intercropping model of tea and fruit. The manufacturing process for Dongting Mountain Biluochun requires high standards, with premium-quality tea leaves needing to be handcrafted. The raw materials consist of the tender buds from a single bud and leaf at the initial stage of development from the local tea variety. Producing one pound of Dongting Mountain Biluochun requires 65,000 such buds, which are carefully processed through five steps: spreading, fixation, rolling, shaping, and baking. The finished Dongting Mountain Biluochun has a slender, tightly rolled shape resembling a snail, with visible bee legs, densely covered in white down, and a silvery-green hue with a hint of emerald. The infusion is bright yellowish-green, with a fresh aroma and prominent fruity fragrance. The taste is fresh and strong, with a noticeable fruity flavor.…