The legendary story of tea
Tea is called Cha in Chinese. The story of tea in China is so long ago. And there are so many kind of tea in Chinese history. The most oldest story related tea in China is around 4700 years before. But the clearly record related tea is around 2000-3000 years before.
In traditional Chinese culture, the varieties of tea is distinguished by the color of liquid and the degree of fermentation. Therefore, red tea in Chinese refers to tea water with a reddish-brown colour. The same tea is called black tea in English for the colour of dry tea without water is black.
So, in the selling of Purple Pavilion, the red Tea is Black in English. And the Black tea is 100% fermented tea.
| Type | Degree of fermentation | ||
| Unfermented | Green | 0% | Gunpowder, Longjin, etc. |
| Lightly/Slightly fermented | White or Yellow | ||
| Semi-fermented | Oolong | 15% | |
| 20% | |||
| 30% | |||
| 40% | |||
| 70% | |||
| Fully fermented | Red | 100% | |
| Post-fermented tea | Black | Pu'er <Fu Brick |
Red Tea
The red tea in Purple Pavilion are coming from two provinces, Gui Zhou and Yun Nan. The Yunnan is also called Dian, so one tea is also called Dian Red Tea.
Dian Red tea
Fu Briick Tea
From 1068, tea of Fu Brick has been drink by Chinese for thousand years especially on Silk Road. Fu is processed in specially days for appear of eurotium cristatum inside. The eurotium cristatum with tea itself have the double effect to benefit digestion system with eight functions. Low down blood lipids; losing weight; body shaping; low down sugar in blood; low down uric acid; protecting liver; anti-radiation and low down the rate of digestive cancer. 4g tea with 200 ml boil water. Keep away from moisture and drinking before night is bad.
