Nanjing Yuhua Tea

The Yuhua Tea is named  after Yuhuatai, the producing area of the glittering colorful round  Rain-flower Pebbles (Yuhua Pebbles) in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. It was  first developed in 1958 with a history of over 30 years till now. As  one of the Ten Famous Tea in China, Yuhua Tea appears green and round  resembling pine and is covered with white hair, which is as tight and  straight as the pine needle.
The Yuhua Tea shall be picked before the Grain Rain day, and the  young leaves shall be 2.5 to 3 centimeters long featuring a bud and a  leaf. The whole tea processing is done by hand. The newly picked leaves  shall be properly kept to avoid sunshine and processed in time.
The finished Yuhua Tea resembles the pine needle in shape. After  steeped with hot water, the leaves will spread out with good color,  bringing out fresh and cool flavor and sweet aroma. It can help to  remove internal heat and fat, refresh you and boost the Qi.