The Taoist people came out of Xiping Mountain and came to apply some tea. Suddenly, the rabbit was spotted in the afternoon and played as a spring geese. The top of the world is not seen in the world, what is the Yuchuan Fengshui? Dongpo intends to continue the tea, to make the ancestors immortal. The Northern Song Dynasty Su Shi and the ancestors of Song Qian, who lived in Songyang, left the ancient poems, and revealed the long history of tea and tea culture in Songyang.

Since ancient times, tea has been the traditional agricultural industry of Songyang. It is indispensable in the life of local farmers, and it has truly become a wealth-rich industry that benefits thousands of families. It has achieved rapid development in just over 10 years, due to leadership at all levels and related Departmental care support and guidance. In the past ten years, the Songyang people have consciously practiced the theory that “green water and green mountains are Jinshan Yinshan”, relying on the unique natural ecological environment, intensive cultivation of farming culture, strengthening the joint development of the first, second and third production of tea industry, and constantly improving the tea industry chain. . Especially since 2008, every year in Yangchun in March, the China Tea Merchants Conference·Songyang Silver Monkey Tea Festival was held to build a platform. Experts and scholars, tea merchants and tea farmers were invited to enter Songyang to discuss tea and collusion in the tea industry. In the subtle, Songyang tea industry has undergone a surprising transformation in planting, processing, sales and industrial models: a small piece of tea has developed into an “ecological green leaf” and “rich gold leaf” for health and wealth. At the same time, Songyang, a small mountain county that has not been seen in the past, has gained fame in the industry, and its popularity and reputation have increased day by day. The tea merchants conference, which year after year, has become a festival of concern to the industry and has made more people aware. And familiar with Songyang. As a result, a series of industries that have emerged around the word "tea" have emerged. There is a wonderful reaction between the tea industry and the tourism industry, the homestay industry, and the sports and leisure health industry. Enjoy the activities of China Self-driving Tour Alliance, “Ten City Baishe Thousands of People Traveling to Songyang” Hangzhou Songyang Holiday Travel Express Activity, “Discovering the Beauty of Songyang” Orienteering Activities, etc. held in Songyang; China Zhejiang Bicycle Series Open – - Songyang Damushan Tea Garden Mountain Bike Cross-country Tournament was held in Damushan Riding Tea Garden for four consecutive years; In 2015, Damushan Tea Garden was assessed as a national 4A-level tourist scenic spot, surrounded by "Tea Yin", "Little Tea Girl" and "Tea Tian Li" "The tea culture theme hotel (Chakkale) has emerged one after another. The Huajiantang Tea Culture Theme Hotel Project is also being built in the Damushan Tea Garden... The cross-border integration of the tea industry is full of vitality. Today, 100,000 people in Songyang are engaged in the tea industry. The tea garden covers an area of ​​123,700 mu, forming 40% of the population engaged in the tea industry, 50% of the farmers' income comes from the tea industry, and 60% of the agricultural output value comes from the development pattern of the tea industry; Formed the industrial division pattern of “species only for planting tea, control only for tea, and only for sale” and the development model of the whole industry chain of tea industry; formed the tea market in southern Zhejiang as the leader, to Zhenhong Hongcha Company A group of key enterprises represented by the company is the dragon body, and the entrepreneurial army of “going the country, planting the country, selling the whole country” is the industrial development pattern of Dragon Claw and Longwei. In the past ten years, Songyang has also won the "Hometown of Chinese Tea Culture", "Hometown of Famous Tea in China", "Hometown of Green Eco-tea in China", "China Green Tea Distribution Center", "China Tea Industry Demonstration County" and "National Key Tea-producing Counties" "National Top Ten Tea-producing Counties" and many other national name cards; "Songyang Silver Monkey" tea was rated as "Zhejiang Top Ten Famous Teas", "National Top 100 Agricultural Products Regional Public Brands" and "China's Most Powerful Brands" The most influential regional brand of agricultural products in China”; Zhejiang tea market is listed as “the designated market of the Ministry of Agriculture”, “China's top 100 commodities market” and “China's first green tea market”, becoming the national green tea price index release place; Chinese tea merchants The Songyang Silver Monkey Tea Festival became the most influential ten major farming festival in Zhejiang Province.

Songyang tea quality technical requirements (a) varieties. Suitable varieties of Songyang tea: Yingshuang, Jiayu No. 1, Longjing 43, Baiye No. 1, silver monkey and other clonal varieties and good quality pits. Among them, the suitable Songyang silver monkey breed is a silver monkey. (2) Site conditions. The soil is acidic, with a pH of 4.5 to 6.5. Non-limestones develop into yellow soil and red pine mud. The depth of the soil layer is above 0.5 m and the organic matter content is above 1.0%. (3) Cultivation management. 1. Seedling selection: Seedlings are cultivated by asexual reproduction. Seedlings must be selected from annual clonal tea seedlings that are free from pests and diseases, strong in growth and normal in roots. 2. Tea planting: (1) The planting time is early spring and early winter. (2) Planting density: single-row: ≤75,000 plants per hectare; double-row: ≤90000 plants per hectare. 3. Crown culture: Young tea gardens are cut 3 to 4 times; mature tea gardens are lightly pruned, usually once a year or every other year; depending on the tree potential, heavy pruning or Taiwanese re-cultivation of the canopy is determined. 4. Fertilization: Fertilization is mainly based on organic fertilizer, not less than 2,500 kg per hectare per year; no less than 3 times of topdressing; combined with deep-fertilization of base fertilizer in autumn and winter. 5. Environmental and safety requirements: The use of pesticides, fertilizers, etc. must comply with relevant national regulations and must not pollute the environment. (4) Fresh leaves are picked. 1. Picking time and standard: The picking period is spring. The picking criteria are one bud one to two leaves. The quality of fresh leaves requires that the leaves be intact and fresh and even. Among them, the selection criteria of Songyang Silver Monkey is the first exhibition of one bud and one leaf. 2. Fresh leaf transportation: It must be packed with clean and well-ventilated equipment. It should not be pressed tightly, pay attention to quality and preservation, and store reasonably. (5) Processing technology. Process: fresh leaf spread → killing → 揉捻 → modeling (only for Songyang silver monkey) → dry → finished product. The thickness of the fresh leaves is 1.5 cm to 5 cm, and the temperature of the green pot is 280 ° C to 300 ° C. The thickness of the fresh leaves of Songyang silver monkey is 1.5 cm to 2 cm, and the temperature of the green pot is 150 ° C to 200 ° C until it kills.揉捻 Master the principle of light-heavy-small sputum, and smash into the tea, and the tea juice overflows. When modeling, the shape of the Songyang silver monkey to the tea silver is revealed, reaching 80% dry. Drying: First dry roll (bake) and fry until 90% dry. The foot is rolled (baked) and fried into a hand powder, and the aroma is high, so that the water content is less than 6%. (6) Quality characteristics. 1. Sensory characteristics: The shape of Songyang tea is tight and green, the soup is clear and green, the aroma is high and lasting, the taste is fresh and the leaves are green and bright. Among them, the shape of the Songyang silver monkey is tight and green, and the white is revealed. The soup is green and clear, the aroma is lasting, the taste is fresh and sweet, and the bottom of the leaves is tender and bright. 2. Physical and chemical indicators: water extracts ≥ 38%, amino acids ≥ 4% (only refers to Songyang silver monkeys). 3. Safety requirements: Product safety indicators must meet the relevant regulations of the state for similar products.

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Producers within the scope of protection of Songyang tea GI products may submit an application for the use of “Special Marks for Geographical Indication Products” to the Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau of Songyang County, Zhejiang Province, which is approved by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.