Hou Kui tea

Hou Kui tea

Infobox_Tea
Tea_name = Hou Kui
Tea_type = Green
Tea_color = Green
Tea_

Tea_origin = Anhui Province, China | Tea_names = Monkey Tea, Taiping Hou Kui | Tea_quick = Coarse green tea

Taiping Hou Kui (zh-sp|s=|p=tàipíng hóukuí lit. "peaceful monkey leader") tea is grown at the foot of Huangshan () in Taiping County, Anhui. The tea has been produced since the beginning of the 20th century and is produced around the small village of Hou Keng (). It won the "King of Tea" award in China Tea Exhibition 2004 and is China Famous Tea.

The best Tai Ping Hou Kui is grown in the villages of Houkeng, Hougang and Yanjiachun. Teas produced in the surrounding areas are called by the same name, but costs much less. Amazing-Green-Tea.com, cite web | title="Tai Ping Hou Kui Tea – The Insider’s Guide" | url=http://www.amazing-green-tea.com/tai-ping-hou-kui-tea.html, www.amazing-green-tea.com]

It's renown for its "two knives and one pole": two straight leaves clasping the enormous bud with white hairs. The oven-made leaves are deep green in color with red veins underneath.

The tea shoots can be as long as 15 centremeters. They are plucked from the Shi Da Cha, a large leaf-variety found only in Anhui Province. Amazing-Green-Tea.com, cite web | title="Tai Ping Hou Kui Tea – The Insider’s Guide" | url=http://www.amazing-green-tea.com/tai-ping-hou-kui-tea.html, www.amazing-green-tea.com]

Falsification is rampant. Factories can produce symmetrical looking Hou Kui tea that looks even better than the authentic handmade variety.

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