What kind of tea does Tie Guan Yin belong to
Release time : 07/25/2025 09:30:04
Tieguanyin is a type of tea. It's a common drink in China, mainly produced in Fujian Province and is one of the top ten famous teas in China.
Tieguanyin is known for its fragrant aroma, with a floral fragrance after brewing. Besides the health benefits of general tea leaves, Tieguanyin also has effects such as preventing and treating diabetes and aiding in weight loss and beauty maintenance. Therefore, it is beloved by many. So, what kind of tea is Tieguanyin? In fact, Tieguanyin belongs to the category of fermented teas. It is neither green tea; instead, it is classified as a semi-fermented tea. Its delicate flavor is what captivates people's taste buds.
Let's now delve into the specifics of Tieguanyin.
Tieguanyin tea is a traditional Chinese tea, belonging to the category of green teas and one of the top ten famous Chinese teas.
Originating from Xiping Town in Anxi County, Quanzhou City, Fujian Province, it was discovered between 1723 and 1735.
Tieguanyin is not only a tea name but also the name of a tea tree variety. It falls between green and black teas, belonging to the category of semi-fermented teas. Uniquely known for its "Guanyin fragrance," Tieguanyin boasts a delicate aroma and flavor, with a pure and rich taste after brewing. The scent is long-lasting and fragrant, earning the reputation of having "an abundance of fragrance even after seven brewings."
In addition to the general health benefits of tea, it also possesses anti-aging, anti-atherosclerosis, diabetes prevention and treatment, weight loss and beauty, dental caries prevention and treatment, heat clearing and fire fighting, and antagonizing cigarettes and alcoholic beverages effects.
Tieguanyin contains higher amino acids, vitamins, minerals, tea polyphenols and alkaloids. It has multiple nutritional and pharmacological components and has the function of health preservation.
In the eighth year of the Republic of China, it was introduced from Anxi in Fujian and tested in the Muzhu District. It was divided into "Red Heart Tieguanyin" and "Green Heart Tieguanyin" two types. The main production areas are in Wenshan period trees, which are horizontally oriented, with thick trunks, sparse leaves, fewer buds, less thick leaves, and lower yield. However, they produce high-quality tea bags, which mature later than Green Heart Oolong.
The tree is relatively short, with oval-shaped leaves that are thick and fleshy.
The blades are flat and spread out.
The reason why Tieguanyin has become one of the indispensable drinks in many people's lives is that it is a good health tea. It has multiple effects such as delaying aging and losing weight. Let's introduce Tieguanyin's efficacy and role.
1. Beauty, weight loss and anti-aging: Tieguanyin has strong antioxidant activity and can eliminate reactive oxygen molecules in cells, thereby protecting the human body from aging diseases.
2. Anti-cancer and increasing intelligence: Tieguanyin contains a high amount of selenium, which can stimulate immune proteins and antibodies to resist disease, inhibit the occurrence and development of cancer cells, and also have an effect on increasing intelligence.
3. Refreshing and thinking: Tieguanyin can be refreshed and thoughtful. After drinking tea, it can break sleep, refresh, relieve boredom, clear the mind, improve thinking, and significantly improve oral defense ability and mathematical thinking response.
At the same time, because Tieguanyin contains polyphenols and other compounds, it offsets the adverse effects of pure caffeine on the human body.
4. Inhibiting cardiovascular disease: The tea polyphenols contained in Tieguanyin play an important role in human fat metabolism.
The human body has high levels of cholesterol, triglycerides, etc., fat deposits on the inner wall of blood vessels, and cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis plaques are formed after the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells.
Tea polyphenols help to inhibit this patchy hyperplasia, increase the viscosity of blood coagulation, reduce fibrinogen, and clear blood coagulation, thereby inhibiting atherosclerosis.
5. Treating Tooth Sensitivity: Tooth sensitivity is a relatively common condition.
Tieguanyin tea has a better anti-allergic effect.
Don't throw away the Tieguanyin tea after drinking it, you can "use it" and put it in your mouth, especially on allergic teeth, and chew it. You can also put fresh Tieguanyin tea directly into sensitive parts of your teeth and chew it gently.
When chewing Tieguanyin tea to treat tooth soreness, you don't have to choose high-grade Tieguanyin tea.
Brewing method of Tieguanyin How should Tieguanyin brew? Many people have such doubts. Although Tieguanyin is a tea that everyone often drinks, there are still many people who don't understand its brewing. Let's take a look at the brewing method of Tieguanyin.
1. Fragrant brewing method: Put 5-10 grams into the teacup (cover cup) each time and brew with boiling water. The first soup can be poured out in 10-20 seconds, and then extended in turn, but not for a long time. Brew continuously 6-7 times.
2. Luzhou-flavor brewing method: Put 5-10 grams into the teacup each time and brew with boiling water. The first soup can be poured out in 10-20 seconds, and then extended in turn, but it cannot be soaked for a long time. You can brew continuously 6-7 times.
3. Aromatic brewing method: place 5-10 grams of tea in a cup, steep it with boiling water for 10-20 seconds at first, then decant the tea afterward. The duration of subsequent steepings should be extended but not exceedingly long, allowing for a maximum of 6-7 consecutive steepings.
Precautions for Drinking of Tie Guanyin: There are many things to consider when drinking Tie Guanyin. For instance, the tools for brewing tea, the time to drink it, and the quality of the tea. Below, we will explore the specific precautions for drinking Tie Guanyin.
1. Don't Use a Mug to Boil Iron Tea: Many people like to use a mug to boil iron tea, believing that the tea can be kept warm for a long time. However, this method is actually incorrect.
If you use a thermos cup to brew black tea, and the tea is soaked in hot water for a long time, it will be leached out by many substances such as tea polyphenols and tannins in the tea. The color of the tea will be rich and bitter.
Therefore, tea sets should choose ceramics with good air permeability, such as using a purple sand teapot to make tea without losing the original flavor of tea.
2. Soak Tieguanyin with mountain spring water for a better taste. Start with water, tea set, and brewing time.
Mountain spring water is better for water. Good water quality can better exert the inner quality of tea. It is best to brew it with boiling water at 100℃.
3. Don't drink Tieguanyin on an empty stomach. It's best not to drink Tieguanyin on an empty stomach in the morning, because the ingredients of Tieguanyin are relatively rich. On an empty stomach, it will dilute gastric acid, inhibit the normal secretion of gastric juice, which is not conducive to digestion, and in serious cases, it will also cause head discomfort, palpitations, upset, stomach discomfort, and other symptoms are also not conducive to the body's absorption of protein, and can also cause diseases such as gastric mucositis.
4. Patients with anemia should not drink Tieguanyin for anemia, because Tieguanyin contains a large amount of tannic acid. Tannic acid can combine with iron in the human body to form an insoluble conjugate, so that the body cannot get enough iron source. In particular, special attention should be paid to that it is even more inappropriate for women during their menstrual period. Drinking tea, especially strong tea such as Tieguanyin, during that period, can easily cause iron-deficiency anemia.
How to identify the quality of Tieguanyin when purchasing Tieguanyin, we are often troubled about what kind of Tieguanyin is good and what kind is not. In fact, the identification method of Tieguanyin is very simple, let's take a closer look at it.
The method of distinguishing Tieguanyin is to "scrutinize the appearance" and "evaluate the quality (brewing)".
1. Observe the Appearance: This primarily involves observing the appearance, color, uniformity, and aroma of the tea leaves.
For teas with a plump, substantial appearance, sandy green color, and clear aroma from the dried leaves (tea buds), those with characteristics of Guanyin (Avalokitesvara) are considered superior quality. Conversely, those lacking these features are considered inferior.
2. Wet Assessment Quality: The aroma, color, taste, and the appearance of the leaves after brewing with boiling water are examined to determine whether the tea is of high quality.
(1) Smell: Firstly, smell the aromatic quality of the scent; then distinguish its strength, duration, length, and purity.
When smelling, the method of combining hot smell, warm smell and cold smell should be adopted.
All fragrances that stand out, with their clear and high scent, and those that are fragrant and long-lasting, are considered superior.
Conversely, it is considered a substandard product.
(2) Taste the Flavor: Use a teaspoon to scoop up an appropriate amount of tea and taste it by rolling the tongue in the mouth, making comprehensive flavor sensations through the various taste cells.
All dishes that are rich in taste, with a smoothness and freshness, without any bitterness, and possess characteristics of variety "rhythm", are considered premium; those that lack these qualities are deemed subpar.
(3) Observe the color of the tea: observe the depth, brightness, clarity, and other characteristics of the tea's color.
A clear, bright yellow color indicates a superior quality; dark and murky colors denote a lower-quality product.
(4) Observing the leaf bottom: After boiling water, the tea leaves (referred to as "leaf bottom" or colloquially known as "tea slag") are poured into a bowl filled with clean water and observed.
All leaves that are soft and "green base" clearly visible are considered of superior quality; otherwise, they are of inferior quality.
*The medical information provided in this text is for reference only.
In cases of discomfort, it is recommended to seek medical attention immediately. For accurate diagnosis and treatment, please consult a licensed physician in person.