Panda tea
Panda tea or Panda dung tea or Panda poo tea is a type of tea cultivated in the mountains of Ya'an, Sichuan and fertilized by the dung of pandas. When it officially goes on the market in April 2012 it will reputedly be the world's most expensive tea and 50 grams (approximately 16 cups of tea) sold for $3,500 (£2,200), or about $200 (£130) a cup.[1][2][3][4][5] An Yanshi, a local panda tea entrepreneur, argues that the tea is healthy given that pandas only consume wild bamboo and absorb only about 30% of the nutrients and that it encourages "the culture of recycling and using organic fertilizers."[6]
Founder: An Yanshi
An Yanshi is a professional painter and calligrapher being keen on environmental protection and pandas. He is a former teacher teaching foreign students calligraphy in Sichuan University.
As the founder of Panda Tea brand, An Yanshi holds the unique patent right to use the excrement of pandas to fertilize tea plants.[7]
Tea Plantation
Tea Plantation of Panda tea is located in Ya'an, Sichuan (China) - panda's hometown. Two major plantations:
- Ding Feng Cun, Yucheng Qu, Yaan
- Mengding Mountain, Ding Feng Cun, Yucheng Qu, Yaan (Another famous tea cultivated here is Mengding Ganlu tea)
Ingredients
Green Tea
- Panda Tea - Green Tea - Yu Nv Chun Ya ------ Ingredients: Early spring tea buds ( High quality twisted green tea )
- Panda Tea - Green Tea - Qi Ye Qing ------ Ingredients: Spring tea buds (Twisted green tea of high-quality)
- Panda Tea - Green Tea - Dong Po Xian Lu------ Ingredients: Early spring tea leaves of growing shoot (Curled green tea of high- quality)
Scented Tea
- Panda Tea - scented tea - Jun Zi Zhu------ Ingredients: Early spring tea buds scented with aroma from jasmine blossom (Twisted Scented tea)
- Panda Tea - scented tea - Nv Wa San Hua------ Ingredients: Early spring tea leaves scented with aroma from jasmine blossom (Curled Scented tea)
- Panda Tea - scented tea - Mo Li Xue------ Ingredients: Curled green tea scented with aroma from jasmine blossom (Curled Scented tea of high-quality)
Black Tea
- Panda Tea - Black Tea - Queen Black Tea------ Ingredients: Tea buds (Black tea of high-quality)
Fermented tea (Dark tea)
- Panda Tea - Fermented tea - Tibeti (Tibetan Tea)------ Ingredients: Tea leaves (Tibetan tea of high-quality)[8]
Controversy
An Yanshi claims that Panda tea has anti-cancer function which has caused controversy. "While green tea can help to prevent and cure gastrointestinal tumors, there is no evidence to show that panda dung can enhance this function," said Dr. Shi Jun from the Institute of Botany under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[9]
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