What is Bi Luo Chun tea?

What is Bi Luo Chun tea?

Bi Luo Chun is a traditional Chinese famous tea and one of China's top ten famous teas. It belongs to the category of green tea and has a history of more than 1,000 years. It was listed as a tribute during the Tang Dynasty, and the ancients also called Biluochun "Kung Fu Tea" or "New Blood Tea". The dried tea sticks are tightly knotted after being fried, and the white husks are revealed. The color is silver-green, and the turquoise is attractive. It is curled into a snail. It is produced in spring and is called "Biluochun". After the tea is brewed, the white cloud rolls in the cup, and the fragrance is invaded.

The shop sells Biluochun tea leaves from two sources. Dongting Biluochun is a small-leaf tea, while Yunnan Biluojuan is a big-leaf tea. The raw material of Biluochun in Yunnan is the large-leaf species, and the taste is more intense. But the most famous is Dongting Biluochun. Depending on the taste of each person.


According to legend, a nun was traveling up the mountain and picked a few tea leaves. After the tea was brewed, the fragrance was fragrant, and he blurted out that it was "fragrant and scary", so the locals called this tea "fragrant and scary". In the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Kangxi tasted this famous tea with green color and curly snails during his inspection, which was much appreciated, but he felt that "scaring fragrant" had an inelegant name, so he named it "Bi Luo Chun". The origin of the name of this tea is not only given by Emperor Kangxi when he visited Taihu Lake but also the legend that Biluochun had the tea name in the Ming Dynasty. There is also a clever explanation that the color is green and curly like a snail. Collected from these characteristics of Biluo Peak, it is named Biluochun.

Production process

There are three main characteristics of Bi Luo Chun picking: first, early picking, second, tender picking, and third, clean picking.

The main processes are killing green, kneading and twisting, rubbing the dough to show the hairs, frying green.

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Health benefits of Bi Luo Chun Tea

The tea components have various physiological and pharmacological effects on the human body, which can be summarized as the following eight major health effects:

  1. Exciting effect: The caffeine of tea can excite the central nervous system, help people to invigorate their spirits, eliminate fatigue and improve efficiency.
  2. Diuretic effect: The caffeine and theophylline in the tea have a diuretic effect and are used to treat edema and stagnation.
  3. Cardiotonic antispasmodic effect: Caffeine has the effects of strengthening the heart, antispasmodic and relaxing smooth muscle, can relieve bronchospasm and promote blood circulation.
  4. Inhibition of arteriosclerosis: Tea polyphenols and vitamin c in tea have the effect of promoting blood circulation and preventing blood stasis to prevent arteriosclerosis. Therefore, among those who drink tea frequently, the incidence of hypertension and coronary heart disease is low.
  5. Antibacterial and antibacterial effects: Tea polyphenols and tannic acid in tea act on bacteria, and the protein that can solidify the bacteria kills the bacteria. Washing the wound with strong tea has an anti-inflammatory and sterilizing effect.
  6. Weight loss: Caffeine, inositol, folic acid, pantothenic acid, and aromatic substances in tea can regulate fat metabolism. Tea polyphenols and vitamin C can lower cholesterol and blood lipids, so drinking tea can lose weight.
  7. Anti-caries effect: Tea contains fluorine. Fluoride ions have a great affinity with the calcium of teeth and can become a kind of "fluorapatite" which is less soluble in acid, just like adding a protective layer to teeth. Improves the ability of teeth to resist acid and caries.

biluochun green tea

What It Tastes Like

Biluochun tastes sweet, fresh and mellow, with a strong aftertaste, and a clear aftertaste. It makes people feel relaxed and happy after drinking it, and it smells very comfortable. The aroma of Dongting Bi Luo Chun is strong, fragrant, and fruity, mainly due to the orchards in which it grows and the unique water and soil of Dongting.

How to make Bi luo chun tea

  1. First, pour water of appropriate temperature into the cup, then take the tea and put it in.
  2. It can be clearly seen that the tea leaves are slowly sinking, the sprouting leaves of Biluochun are like flakes in tea soup, and the leaves are flowering and tender. The beauty of Biluochun's leaves is called "the seabed dyed in spring".
  3. When the tea soup is cool enough to taste, enjoy your tea.