Classification Of Chunmee Tea Varieties

Mei tea products used to have various names, but they were not uniform. Zhenmei is divided into core-pulling and pulling-zhen; core-pulling is divided into special-zhen and Zhen-zhen; needle eyebrows are divided into positive and negative, the positive ones are special needles, and the auxiliary ones are general needles; There are also two kinds of eyebrows, the thick ones are called Fengmei, and the light ones are called Xinmei; Gongxi is divided into two types: Tegong and Pugong.

In the mid-1980s, eyebrow tea colors were simplified. Generally divided into special Zhen (special grade, first to second grade), Zhenmei (first to fifth grade and not classified), Yucha, Gongxi (special tribute first to third grade and not classified), Xiumei (Premium, Grade 1 to Grade 3) and tea slices, totaling 19 colors.