A rare, thousand-year-old white tea from Fujian discovered inside an ancient tomb in Xi'an

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2013-12-28

Archaeologists were absolutely astonished to discover exquisite white tea from Fujian hidden inside a bronze ashtray unearthed during the excavation of an ancient tomb in Xi'an! According to a report by CCTV International on February 21, in 2009, archaeologists from Shaanxi Province stumbled upon tea leaves dating back over a thousand years while excavating the tomb of the Lü family, who once founded the Xi'an Beilin Museum. What’s even more remarkable is that these millennia-old tea leaves turned out to be among the rarest and most prized varieties—premium white tea. Preliminary analysis by the archaeological team suggests the tea likely originated in Fujian, while industry insiders speculate that this exceptional white tea could very well be the famed "Bai Hao Yin Zhen" from Fuding.

　　Archaeologists were astonished to discover premium white tea from Fujian inside a bronze ashtray unearthed during the excavation of an ancient tomb in Xi'an! According to a report by CCTV International on February 21, in 2009, archaeologists in Shaanxi Province found tea leaves dating back more than 1,000 years while excavating the tomb of the Lü family, who once founded the Xi'an Beilin Museum.

　　To everyone's even greater surprise, these tea leaves—dating back over a thousand years—are actually among the rarest and most exquisite white teas. Preliminary analysis by archaeologists indicates that this white tea originates from Fujian province, while industry insiders believe it likely corresponds to the renowned "Bai Hao Yin Zhen" from Fuding.

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