2021 Zodiac Ox Raw Pu-erh Tea 3kg
“Niu Zhuan Qian Kun 牛转乾坤”, the second round of Chinese zodiac tea of Chen Sheng Hao, is a three-kilogram Pu’er tea cake specially made for appreciation and collection.
“牛转乾坤 Niu Zhuan Qian Kun” pronounces the same as a Chinese four-character idiom “Niu Zhuan Qian Kun 扭转乾坤” in Mandarin. “Niu 牛 (Ox, represents the Year of the Ox 2021)” takes the homophone of “Niu 扭 (reverse, change)”. It is a metaphor that fundamentally changes the whole situation. In the Year of the Rat 2020, many people had a hard time. Therefore, everyone wants to bid farewell to the unusual year in the past, and turn things around in the Year of the Ox.
The name “Niu Zhuan Qian Kun 牛转乾坤” is full of good luck and good wishes, meaning a farewell to the unusual year in the past, and wishing everyone can overcome the difficulties in the new year.
This Pu’er tea uses large-leaf subspecies Camellia sinensis growing in the high mountains of Xishuangbanna as raw material. It adopted traditional craftsmanship, machine pressing, and stone grinding and shaping. The pressed tea cake has moderate tightness, which is better for the later transformation and aging process of tea.
Gongfu style (recommended)
About 5–7 g of leaf in a 100–120 ml gaiwan or small teapot, with water just off the boil (100 °C / 212 °F). Rinse once for 5–10 seconds and pour it away. Start with infusions of about 5–10 seconds and add a few seconds each round. Good leaf gives 8–15 infusions.
Mug or teapot
About 3–4 g per 250 ml, with water just off the boil. Rinse once, then steep 1–2 minutes for the first cup and a little longer for each cup after. The leaves give 3–4 cups.
Too bitter? Shorten the steep or use a little less leaf. Keep the water just off the boil.
Storage
Keep cakes in their paper wrappers, in a cardboard box, bamboo or unglazed clay, off the floor. Aim for 20–25 °C (68–77 °F) and 60–70% relative humidity, out of direct light, away from strong smells and with some airflow. For long-term aging, don't use the fridge, silica gel or airtight bags; a sealed tin is fine for the portion you are drinking now. Fuzzy or colored spots or a musty smell mean mold: don't drink it.
Free shipping on orders over $70 USD.
We ship from our warehouses in Canada and China to 100+ countries. Orders from our Canada warehouse are usually packed and shipped within 48 hours. Orders shipped from China need about one week of processing. Delivery time depends on the shipping method you choose at checkout.
Some countries charge import duties. These are paid by the buyer.
Unused items in their original packaging can be returned within 15 days. Sale items are final sale.
“Niu Zhuan Qian Kun 牛转乾坤”, the second round of Chinese zodiac tea of Chen Sheng Hao, is a three-kilogram Pu’er tea cake specially made for appreciation and collection.
“牛转乾坤 Niu Zhuan Qian Kun” pronounces the same as a Chinese four-character idiom “Niu Zhuan Qian Kun 扭转乾坤” in Mandarin. “Niu 牛 (Ox, represents the Year of the Ox 2021)” takes the homophone of “Niu 扭 (reverse, change)”. It is a metaphor that fundamentally changes the whole situation. In the Year of the Rat 2020, many people had a hard time. Therefore, everyone wants to bid farewell to the unusual year in the past, and turn things around in the Year of the Ox.
The name “Niu Zhuan Qian Kun 牛转乾坤” is full of good luck and good wishes, meaning a farewell to the unusual year in the past, and wishing everyone can overcome the difficulties in the new year.
This Pu’er tea uses large-leaf subspecies Camellia sinensis growing in the high mountains of Xishuangbanna as raw material. It adopted traditional craftsmanship, machine pressing, and stone grinding and shaping. The pressed tea cake has moderate tightness, which is better for the later transformation and aging process of tea.
Gongfu style (recommended)
About 5–7 g of leaf in a 100–120 ml gaiwan or small teapot, with water just off the boil (100 °C / 212 °F). Rinse once for 5–10 seconds and pour it away. Start with infusions of about 5–10 seconds and add a few seconds each round. Good leaf gives 8–15 infusions.
Mug or teapot
About 3–4 g per 250 ml, with water just off the boil. Rinse once, then steep 1–2 minutes for the first cup and a little longer for each cup after. The leaves give 3–4 cups.
Too bitter? Shorten the steep or use a little less leaf. Keep the water just off the boil.
Storage
Keep cakes in their paper wrappers, in a cardboard box, bamboo or unglazed clay, off the floor. Aim for 20–25 °C (68–77 °F) and 60–70% relative humidity, out of direct light, away from strong smells and with some airflow. For long-term aging, don't use the fridge, silica gel or airtight bags; a sealed tin is fine for the portion you are drinking now. Fuzzy or colored spots or a musty smell mean mold: don't drink it.
Free shipping on orders over $70 USD.
We ship from our warehouses in Canada and China to 100+ countries. Orders from our Canada warehouse are usually packed and shipped within 48 hours. Orders shipped from China need about one week of processing. Delivery time depends on the shipping method you choose at checkout.
Some countries charge import duties. These are paid by the buyer.
Unused items in their original packaging can be returned within 15 days. Sale items are final sale.
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2021 Zodiac Ox Raw Pu-erh Tea 3kg