Songyang County

Basic Introduction to Songyang TeaThe representative variety of Songyang Tea, Songyang Silver Monkey, is produced in the area around the ancient city of Baguyue "Xiehou Mountain" in the upper reaches of the Oujiang River in Songyang County, Lishui City, Zhejiang Province. The production area is surrounded by mountains such as Maoshan, Wanshou Mountain, Ma'anshan, and Luoguan, with misty clouds and crisscrossing streams. The climate is temperate with an annual average temperature of 17.7°C, a frost-free period reaching 240 days, abundant rainfall, and an annual precipitation of 1,511 millimeters. The soil is fertile, deep, and rich in organic matter. The Oujiang River meanders through the area, providing superior ecological conditions that are conducive to the formation of the unique quality of Songyang Tea.Songyang is known as the "First County of Ecological Green Tea in Zhejiang" and the "China's Green Tea Trading Center." It has a long history of tea cultivation dating back to the Tang Dynasty when it was already a source of tribute tea. Today, it is recognized as a famous tea-producing region, a demonstration county for China's tea industry, and a cultural center for tea. In the Song Dynasty, Su Dongpo wrote: "The world no longer sees the milk…