in Chinese history, is there a county whose name is derived from tea? The answer is Zhenghe County, as an important main producing area of white tea in China, the origin of white tea in Zhenghe County is very deep, which can be traced back to the end of the Tang Dynasty and the beginning of the Song Dynasty. By the Song Dynasty, Zhenghe had become an important Beiyuan tribute tea producing area, and the silver needle tea produced was highly regarded. During the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty (1115), Guandi County at that time gave tribute to silver needle tea, which the emperor liked, Given the reign, the county's name was changed to Guandi for Zhenghe County .
Zhenghe County is located in the northern part of Fujian Province, adjacent to the southern part of Zhejiang Province, and is mainly hilly landforms. The average altitude is about 800 meters, and the highest peak in the territory reaches 1597 meters. The average temperature is around 16 degrees, and the average annual sunshine is 1907 hours. Most of Zhenghe's territory is mountainous and hilly areas, with an elevation of 400 to 1,000 meters, and the highest peak is more than 1,300 meters. The tea produced has unique high mountain characteristics, and the white tea produced is of high quality. Zhenghe’s distinctive local buildings are slab houses and covered bridges. In the past, the withering of white tea was done in these well-ventilated slab houses and covered bridges, which created certain unique advantages for the tea industry.
Since 2013, as the popularity of white tea in China has continued to rise, Zhenghe has become another popular producing area after Fuding, and the price of fresh leaves has also increased year by year.
