Gifts Available:
 
Buy 2024 AUT x 5 pcs, get 2023 AUT x 1 pc for free.
 
Buy 2024 AUT x 10 pcs, get 2023 Classic Gourmet x 1 pc for free.
 
In light of past sales performance, we have decided to pause the Spring harvest products: "Classic" and "Classic Gourmet" grades.  Only autumn harvest (marked as “AUT”) will be available once the 2023 Classic Gourmet runs out of stock.
 
If you wish to explore a higher grade, please select the "2025 Classic Gourmet" option and click the “Notify When Available” button. We will consider resuming this product based on demand.
 
In addition to these traditional options, Shui Xian Hong - Zhang Ping Shui Xian (Black Tea Version) and Zhang Ping Shui Xian (Charcoal Toasted) are also available on our website.
 
(Updated on April 22, 2025)
 
Zhang Ping Shui Xian is a distinctive tea from Zhang Ping, a city in the southwestern Fujian province. It has received geographical indication protection since 2009 and is notable for being the only Oolong tea that incorporates compression as a standard step in its production. The history of tea cultivation in Zhang Ping can be traced back to the Yuan Dynasty (13th-14th centuries). In 1914, the Shui Xian varietal was introduced to the region, and since then, this unique tea, compressed into blocks using wooden molds, was finally developed in the 1930s.
 
Presently, the local government has established an organic tea base to ensure pollution-free production. This process has undergone rigorous quality testing by the provincial tea quality inspection center and the national inspection center of the Ministry of Agriculture. The test results confirm that none of the teas from the city contain pesticide residues exceeding allowable limits.
 
All of our Zhang Ping Shui Xian products proudly come from the same factory, which provides standard samples to the Tea Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences for didactical and research purposes.