Lapsang Souchong?

I believe it's Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong.

See, for example (I've seen others but I can't remember where):

Check this link:

The Cantonese is CheengShaan SiuJung

I might add souchong is an old trading term meaning the large course leaf below the pekoe.

Jim

Mydnight wrote:

Red afternoon tea. It was from Fukien something-an (sorry I have no idea of the meaning of the

1st character). It has a smoky taste. Now, it's often flavored.

zheng shan xiao zhong (exact mountain small species)

Kuri

The pinyin name of Lapsang Souchong is Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong and the pronunciation in Cantonese is Cheeng Shaan Siu Jung (quote from Jim). It is a very famous red tea from the Wuyi Mountain, Fujian province. The meaning of Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong is "small species of the exact mountain (Wuyi Mountain)" and it is produced in Tong Mu Guan (tung wood pass) area, Xing Cun (star village), Song An County, so it is also called "Tong Mu Guan Xiao Zhong" or "Xing Cun Xiao Zhong".

For all the other xiao zhong red tea that is produced outside the Wuyi Mountain (such as Zheng He, Tan Yang, Bei Ling, or the Qian Shan from the Jiang Xi province), they are called "Wai Shan Xiao Zhong (small species from the exterior of the mountain)" or "Ren Gong Xiao Zhong (man-made small species)". These red teas copy the processing method of the Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong but have less character than the Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong.

And there are some very low quality so-call Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong that are made from low grade Gong Fu Red Tea. They undergo a fumed and scented processing, like the one that Kuri mentioned [quote: It has a smoky taste. Now, it's often flavored]. This type of red tea is called "Yan Xiao Zhong (smoky small species)" or "Jia Xiao Zhong (fake small species)".

A high quality Lapsang Souchong should hold a full and tight appearance with shiny and dark color. The liquor of this tea has a rich dark orange-red color. The fragrance is high combined with an obvious smoky pine wood smell (the last baked processing use and only use pine wood), and the taste is mellow, thick with a strong dry longan fruit flavor. And it is said that the Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong is the only red tea can still hold a full character when it is aged.

Jing

Hello Seb:

Do you have any information about this Lapsang- Ying Nu Huang? Thanks.

Rip> The pinyin name of Lapsang Souchong is Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong and the

called

appearance

There are two types of tea that I think of when I see "Ying Nu" that I have heard about here in China; these refer to antiquity, maybe legend and I doubt are prepared in the same way these days.

1. There is a type of high mountain tea in Taiwan that was only collected by women because it was said to make the tea sweeter. The young women had to scale extreme, sheer cliffs to reach the top of the mountain to find the tea...and without any way to bring the tea back, they used their mouths to transport the tea.

1. There is a type of tea collected from the tops of a mountain and dried on the breasts of young women in the sun.

I have no idea if this is what you have, but I thought I'd just add this as it's interesting legend. I'll ask some of my tea friends later about your tea, though.

We think we found out the meaning for Ying Nu Huang...it is literally Queen Elizabeth in England; it's what they call her.

I guess it would just be a red tea of some kind if it has something to do with England.

LMAO!! Oh my I just find that tremendously funny, sorry..::wipe tears away:: "What do you do for a living?" "I dry tea leaves on my bosoms.."

(It's the fault of the British comedy for my sense of humor...)

Melinda...who has better uses for such things...:O

I believe the new-style transliteration is "zheng hhan xiao zhong" meaning "burnt tea for white people."

--scott

Thanks for the information. I hope you aren't saying that Zhenghe black/red tea, also I believe known as Chingwo, is insipid. It's one of my favorite teas.

/Lew

The tea I see linked with Queen Elizabeth is Oriental Beauty.

Jim

Mydnight wrote:

Hi Rippon,

According to the history, it is said that in 1662 when the Portuguese princess Catherine got to marry the King Charles II of Britain, she brought a couple boxes of the Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong along with her as the dowry as well. And she had to drink a cup of this red tea after getting up everyday. Then later, the Queen Annie had introduced the Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong to the society, this tea had become a luxurious thing and then developed the Afternoon Tea gradually among the society. Drinking red tea has become a part of the life for the royalty familly. By that time, there was only this Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong selling in London, and the price was very expensive. Only the rich and powerful familly can pay for it. I guess that is where it got the name "Ying Nu Huang (the British Queen)" red tea.

Jing

No, that was only refer to thoes copy of the Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong. I am not talking about the Zheng He Gong Fu :-) BTW, which one do you prefer from the Zheng He Gong Fu, the Big Tea or the Small Tea?

Jing

Hi Lew,

I don't see that tea in SR's Dec. 2004 catalog. Is it maybe in there under a different name?

Make that "sometimes available from..."

/Lew

[Lew] [Doug] [Lew] [Michael] Well, best to call because not everything gets its place in the catalog.

Michael

Hey Scott! Haven't heard you on ramps for a while, and wouldn't have seen this if: a. Lew hadn't told me to look up the Lapsang thread b. You weren't still with the JJB quote.

Cheers!

Several years ago I was with a small Oregon delegation. We have a sister state/sister province relationship with Fujian province. During our trip we visited in the Wuyi mountains where we were served a wonderful reddish tea. almost but not quite a Lapsang souchong. Our host smiled and said it was prepared with Longans and they shipped a case of it to the Queen of England each year. We all purchased several boxes but now it is gone. The leaves were fairly coarse but the flavor and the way it moistened the mouth and throat was unusual. Later on a street in Fuzhou I picked up some overripe Longans from the street. There it was that slightly tarry fruity aroma. does anyone know where I might find this tea without traveling to the Wuyi mountains. .

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