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Tie Guan Yin 铁观音 (Wei-Chuan)

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Tie Guan Yin Tea 铁观音 (Wei-Chuan)

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25 Tea Bags
Net Wt 1.76oz (50g)

Product Description

Tie Guan Yin is a traditional and natural healthy beverage, which is selected and processed with fresh Tie Guan Yin leaves. Its rich aroma greatly enhances its refreshing taste. It is an excellent beverage choice for daily enjoyment.

SUGGESTED USE:
Enjoy 1-3 cups every day.

BREWING DIRECTIONS:
For best flavor, steep in 8oz water for 3-5 minutes or to desired taste. Remove tea bag and serve. Tea bag can be used twice.

INGREDIENTS:
Green Tea

THE LEGEND:
Deep in the heart of Fujian's Anxi County there was a rundown temple that held inside an iron statue of Guan Yin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. Every day, on his walk to his tea fields a poor farmer named Mr. Wei would pass by and reflect on the worsening condition of the temple. Something has to be done, thought Mr. Wei. But he did not have the means to repair the temple because he was poor. Instead the farmer brought a broom and some incense from his home. He swept the temple clean and lit the incense as an offering to Guan Yin. "It's the least I can do," he thought to himself. Twice a month for many months, he repeated the same task. Cleaning and lighting incense. One night, Guan Yin appeared to him in a dream. She told him of a cave behind the temple where a treasure awaited him. He was to take the treasure for himself, but also to share it with others. In the cave, the farmer found a single tea shoot. He planted it in his field and nurtured it into a large bush, of which the finest tea was produced. He gave cuttings of this rare plant to all his neighbors and began selling the tea under the name Tie Guan Yin, Iron Bodhisattva of Compassion. Over time, Mr. Wei and all his neighbors prospered. The rundown temple of Guan Yin (Bodhisattva of Compassion) was repaired and became a beacon for the region. And Mr. Wei took joy in his daily trip to his tea fields, never failing to stop in appreciation of the beautiful temple.

A variety of this tea from the Wuyi Mountains in Fujian is called Monkey-Picked. This comes from the story that monkeys were trained by Buddhist monks to pick the youngest leaves of the wild species of tea plants that grew on high cliff faces and such inaccessible places in this area. It is considered the best of the Oolong tea varieties.
 
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