This is a rare green tea from China. The name comes from the tea's plump and pointy buds which has a purple color and bear resemblance of bamboo.
Zisun tea is grown on Mount Guzhu, Zhejiang province, China.
From the Tang dynasty to Ming dynasty, a span of about 600 years, this tea was consumed by the Emperor's royal family. Records of tea production in Zhejiang date back as early as the Wei and Jin Dynasties, 1500 years ago. In the 8th century, during the Tang Dynasty, the renowned scholar Lu Yu wrote the first book about Chinese tea culture, thus gaining the title of the "Sage of Tea." The story goes that Lu Yu was traveling to Guzhu Hill in Zhejiang, when he came across a tea named Gu-zhu-zi-sun. He took some leaves back to the imperial court, where the quality of the tea was much appreciated, and thus the area became famous for its tea. The tea became attribution in 775 AD.
Today, on the site where the imperial tea was once produced, a monument still stands as testimony to the historical importance of the tea and its close association with Chinese culture.
It has the tenderest tea shoots, highest aroma, most complex favor and mellow taste with pleasant, sweet and clean aftertaste. The hue is a very light yellow-green and the aroma is high and clean.
100g Net.
