Mengding Ganlu tea

Mengding Ganlu
Mengding Ganlu
Type	Green
Other names	simplified Chinese: 蒙顶甘露; traditional Chinese: 蒙頂甘露; pinyin: Méngdǐng Gānlù; lit. 'Meng Peak Sweet Dew'; pronounced [mə̌ŋ.tìŋ kánlû]
Origin	Sichuan Province, China
Quick description	A 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]

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

[mair-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.

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