White tea was founded in Fuding County, Fujian Province, with a production history of about 200 years. White tea was produced in 1796 (the early years of Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty). At that time, it was made of silver needles of tea buds. The buds are thin and white. 1885, silver needles were made from fat buds of Dabai tea. The bud is strong and bright, white and silver, and the silver needle was exported in 189 1 year (Guangxu 16th year). 1922, Bai Mudan was founded in Jianyang Shuiji.
Bai Mudan is divided according to different tea varieties: it is made of fresh leaves of Fuding Dabai tea variety, which is called Dabai tea; It is made of fresh leaves of narcissus varieties, called narcissus white; It is made of fresh leaves of vegetable tea called Xiaobai.
There are different picking standards, such as Silver Needle, Bai Mudan, Gongmei and Shoumei. The finished product made from fat buds of buds of Dabaicha or Narcissus varieties is called "Yinzhen", and the finished product made from 1 bud 1.2 leaves of buds of Dabaicha or Narcissus varieties is called "Bai Mudan". The finished product made of bud leaves collected from the vegetable tea group is called "Gongmei", and the finished product made of the remaining leaves is called "Shoumei" after the buds collected in the process of making "silver needles" are "spun".
White tea is cool, clearing away heat and reducing fire, and has therapeutic effect, especially silver needle is more precious. Zhou Lianggong's Xiao Min Ji records: "There are green snow buds in Taimu Mountain, now called Bai Hao, which are absolutely fragrant, especially Hongxue Cave. Producers are cold and cool, and their merits are the same as rhinoceros horn, so they are the holy medicine of measles. It is sold abroad, and the price is the same as that of Jinjie. "