Mengding Ganlu tea

Mengding Ganlu
TypeGreen

Other namessimplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: 甘露; pinyin: Méngdǐng Gānlù; lit. 'Meng Peak Sweet Dew'; pronounced [mə̌ŋ.tìŋ kánlû]
OriginSichuan Province, China

Quick descriptionA yellowish-green tea with sweet aftertaste.

Mengding Ganlu or Ganlu tea is a tea from Meng Mountain (Meng Shan), Sichuan Province in the southwest part of China. Meng Shan is reputed to be the place where tea was first cultivated.[1] Mengding Ganlu means "Sweet Dew of Mengding" where Mengding refers to "the top of Meng Shan".[2]

  1. ^ Victor H. Mair and Erling Hoh (2009). The True History of Tea. Thames & Hudson. pp. 30–31. ISBN 978-0-500-25146-1.
  2. ^ Tong Liu (9 March 2012). Chinese Tea (3rd ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-521-18680-3.