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　　Wuyi Rock Tea enjoys a long history. Being one of the top tea in China, it is also the forefather of Oolong tea. It played an important role in the tea development in China. During the North and South Dynasty (about 479 A.D) the tea had already been well-known. Later in Song and Yuan Dynasty it was paid as a tribute to the royal family. In the sixth year of Dade Reign in Yuan Dynasty (about 1302 A.D), a Royal Tea Garden was set up by the bank of the Fourth-bend of the river. In Ming Dynasty tea makers improved the tea-processing techniques, thus producing the oolong tea, which is the present Rock tea. In the 17th century, Wuyi tea was even sold abroad and enjoyed an even greater reputation.
　　Wuyi Rock Tea, with its "special rock charm and fragrance" is well-known at home and abroad. The most famous is the Big Rode Tea for it is the King of Tea.
The Wuyi Rock Tea is especially noted for its high quality, due to its natural environment of green mountains and clear waters, as well as its unique techniques. Therefore when you drink the tea, you'll fell an everlasting fragrance in your mouth. The "rock charm" of the tea has always been a delight and a desire.

　　The main component of Wuyi Tea is middle-sized or small-sized leaves and tea made of these leaves is called Wuyi rock-essence tea, which is the earliest Oolong Tea and the treasure of Oolong Tea. It grows in the area governed by Wuyishan City.

　　The meaning of Wuyi rock-essence tea: It’s Oolong Tea with unique flavor grown in specific natural ecological environment in Mount Wuyi, bred and cultivated from proper tea trees and made with unique traditional technology.
The traditional varieties of Wuyi rock-essence tea are: Shuixian, Rougui, Wuyicaicha, Aijiaooolong and so on.
　　Rare varieties: Chosen from Wuyicaicha, there are Big-Red-Robe, Tieluohan, Baijiguan, Shuijinggui, Bantianyao, Beidou and so on.
Products of Wuyi rock-essence tea are divided into Big-Red-Robe, Mingcong, Rougui, Shuixian and Qizhong.
　　We mainly plant and make Oolong Tea as well as Black Tea and Green Tea.
　　The sale of Wuyi Tea: As export was forbidden before Ming Dynasty, it was mostly for the domestic market. People used to trade tea for horses in Shanxi and Nermeng, which extended to Russia later on. At the end of Ming Dynasty, merchants from Holland, England and France came to purchase Wuyi Tea and sold it to European markets. Nowadays, besides export, Wuyi rock-essence tea is mainly sold to south Fujian and Guangdong and is beginning to enter markets of North China. Black tea is still sold to European countries.

The Legend of "the Big Rode Tea"
　　The Big Rode Tea is regarded as the King of the Wuyi Rock Tea. It's once paid as a tribute to the royal family. It's our national essence. Due to its magic fragrance, clear taste and refreshing charm, it has been well-known at home and abroad. According to the legend: during the Qing Dynasty, a scholar wanted to Beijing for an official examination. When he got to Tianxin Temple (now the Yongle Temple) in Wuyi mountains, he suddenly felt a stomache. But instantly after he drank the tea given by the monks in Tianxin Temple, he got recovered. Thus he went just in time for the examination. Moreover he won the title of the Number One Scholar. To thank the tea, the scholar came back himself to pay a homage to the tea. He burned scents and put his own big rode on the tea, thus giving rise to its present name.

　　It is engaged in textual research that there were tea plantation A.D.200 in Wuyi Mountain moved from southwest of China. Wuyi Tea was praised in A.D.479-502. The earliest recorded history was in A.D.806-820. Mr Sunqiao of Tang Dynasty praised Wuyi Tea as lately sweeten marquis with personification.

　　In A.D.976, the tea cake stamped with the designs of dragon and phoenix was made and paid tribute to the emperor . The famous poet Luyou praised that Wuyi Tea was the best all over the country.

Best articles of tribute:

　　In A.D.1302, the Royal Tea Farm was built beside the Jiuqu River of Wuyi Mountain. It had existed for 255 years of Yuan and Ming Dynasties.

　　Burn incense and be calm . Burn the mineral water. Show the tea to the guests
　　Pour the boiled water on the teapot. Drop the Oolong tea into the teapot
Pour the boiled water into the teapot from high position. Spring wind fondle the face
　　Oolong enters the sea. Pour the boiled water on the teapot once more
The mother feeds her child. The lucky Dragon falls the rain . Phoenix bowing
Conjugal Harmony . Carp Leaping into the Dragon’s Gate. Severing the Scented Tea .Appreciate the Tea Water. Smell Fine Frangrance . Sip Tea.