Liu An Gua Pian "Melon Seed" Green Tea from Anhui Hangzhou The tea is thick and

The tea is thick and full-bodied

Don't expect consistencty in taste and aroma

The result is a very green and very aromatic dan cong

In the middle and later part of the first flush growth stage the coverings are removed and the tea bushes grow in full view of the sun until plucking in the first week of April

bitterness with a fast returning sweetness and a powerful stimulating cha qi makes this tea a sure bet for long term aging

Liu An Gua Pian "Melon Seed" Green Tea from Anhui Hangzhou The tea is thick andLiu An Gua Pian ( also known as Lu'an Gua Pian or Melon Seed) is one of the "Big 10 Famous Chinese Teas" (), and is grown in Da Bie Mountain Liu An area of Anhui province. (). Liu An Gua Pian first became popular during the Qing Dynasty Liu An Guan Pian is a unique tea because it's picked at a more mature stage when the leaves are larger, the leaves are rolled with a kind of broom (not hand rolled) and the tea flash baked dozens of time. Among all the