Nanxiong
County-level city in northern Shaoguan — historic tea trade corridor, known for high-mountain green tea and smoked black tea.
Glossary
Shixing
County in northeastern Shaoguan — national ecological organic tea demonstration area, known for Three Rivers black tea.
Qujiang
District in central Shaoguan — heartland of the rare almond-aroma wild ancient tree black tea from Luokeng Nature Reserve.
High Mountain Tea
High mountain tea is grown above 800m elevation for a smoother, more aromatic cup — Shaoguan’s ancient trees at 500–1,200m add rare depth.
Single-Origin Tea
Single-origin tea comes from a specific, traceable location rather than blended sources — Shaoguan Tea verifies this with VeriTea® triple traceability.
Gongfu Brewing
Gongfu brewing is a traditional Chinese tea method using high leaf ratio and multiple short infusions to fully extract flavor.
Gushu (Ancient Tree Tea)
Gushu (古树) refers to Chinese tea leaves harvested from ancient, naturally grown trees 100–800 years old, prized for their depth and complexity.
Monkey-Picked Red (Houcaihong) — 猴采红
Monkey-Picked Red (猴采红) is a premium tea brand from [Luokeng](https://shaoguantea.com/glossary/luokeng/), [Qujiang](https://shaoguantea.com/glossary/qujiang/) District, [Shaoguan](https://shaoguantea.com/glossary/shaoguan/). Founded by Wang Ronghe, it specializes in
Lechang
[Lechang](https://shaoguantea.com/glossary/lechang/) (乐昌) is a county-level city in northern [Shaoguan](https://shaoguantea.com/glossary/shaoguan/), Guangdong. Located in the upper reaches of the Beijiang River system,
Organic Certification
[Organic Certification](https://shaoguantea.com/glossary/organic-cert/) (有机认证) is a Chinese national food safety standard that verifies tea is produced without synthetic pesticides, chemical fertilizers,
Benzaldehyde
Natural compound that gives almond its characteristic aroma — comprises 40% of the aromatic profile in Luokeng’s almond aroma wild ancient tree teas.
Renhua
County in northeastern Shaoguan — Protected GI region for tea, known for white tea production in the Nanling mountain foothills at 300-800m.