Every time I hear "Jasmine", it can bring back the childhood memories of the post-70s generation. This song, which has been familiar to me since I was a child, has been heard every day since I came to Heng County, Guangxi. This is the first time I came to the jasmine field, picked fresh jasmine by myself, visited the making process of jasmine tea, and discovered the secret of this cup of scented tea...

Our trip to Nanning, Guangxi this time is mainly for the jasmine flowers in Hengxian County. Heng County is the largest jasmine base in the country, and its jasmine production ranks first in the world. There are single-petal, double-petal and multi-petal varieties of jasmine. Hengxian jasmine is a double-petal variety. It not only has high yield, large buds, but also has a strong fragrance. It is most suitable for making jasmine tea.

During the trip in Hengxian County, Guangxi, I was catching up with the 2018 China (Hengxian) Jasmine Culture Festival, including the Jasmine Tea Situation Analysis Meeting, Jasmine Tea Production Competition, "What a Jasmine Flower" Music Festival, Jasmine Poetry Conference, and Jasmine Painting and Calligraphy Photography Competition , Thousand Lions in Hengzhou, Thousand People Tea Art Show, Thousand People Flower Art Show, Jasmine Creative Cuisine and "Hengxian Yusheng" Golden Knife Competition and other activities, let us fully understand the culture and charm of jasmine tea.

【Pick jasmine with flower farmers】

Before the first ray of sunshine arrived in the morning, we rushed to the Chinese Jasmine Garden and picked jasmine flowers with the flower farmers. In the misty flower field, the white jasmine flowers sway in the wind with the morning dew, elegantly exuding their fragrance.

In the jasmine field, the flower farmer is picking jasmine flowers with both hands and feet. She said that she can pick 2 catties of jasmine flowers in an hour. It is not easy to earn a meager income through hard work.

The flower farmers here are busy picking flowers, and the tourists are busy taking pictures over there. The little sisters in ancient costumes are strolling in the flower fields, sniffing the jasmine flowers in their hands from time to time.

Freshly picked jasmine, in addition to making jasmine tea, can also be made into handicrafts, such as jasmine bracelets, necklaces, bouquets, etc. The adults bought a jasmine necklace, wearing it on the body is full of fragrance, and it also has a refreshing effect, making people energetic all day long!

【Jasmine Trading Process】

In the morning, go to the Chinese Jasmine Garden to pick jasmine flowers, and in the afternoon, come to the crowded Hengxian Jasmine Market to watch the jasmine trading process from a distance. This "China Jasmine Exchange" is full of people coming and going every day. The entrusted distributors of major tea merchants across the country purchase fresh jasmine from jasmine growers in Heng County. The average daily trading volume can reach 150 tons. During the peak season, there are as many as 30,000 flower growers trading daily.

The trading price of jasmine fluctuates like the stock market. According to the weather and the quality, the trading price of jasmine fluctuates accordingly. It has been raining in Heng County for the past few days, and the quality of jasmine flowers wet by the rain is poor. Yesterday it was sold for 15 yuan per catty, but today it can only be sold for 10 yuan per catty. In the evening, the purchase price fell below 9 yuan.

In the buzzing jasmine trading market, many jasmine growers came with big bags and small bags, selling fresh jasmine flowers, and exchanged a day's hard work for rewards.

The buyers were busy weighing and paying, then sprinkled the jasmine in the net bag on the flower pile, and hurriedly returned the net bag to the grower, so busy repeatedly.

In addition to looking at the jasmine trade, the adults also saw someone buying magnolia flowers. After asking the locals, they learned that when making jasmine tea, a little magnolia flowers should be put in to enhance the fragrance of the tea.

Smelling the fragrance of jasmine, adults also want to buy jasmine to take home. Unfortunately, the growers and distributors have insisted on cash transactions for more than 20 years, and do not accept WeChat payment and Alipay. I can only look at the flowers and sigh.

【Making jasmine tea】

There are many people who drink a lot of jasmine tea, but not many people really see the production process of jasmine tea. They always thought that jasmine tea is fresh jasmine roasted with charcoal fire to make the fragrance infiltrate into the tea. It was not until I came to Heng County, Guangxi that I discovered my Perception is wrong.

Jasmine tea is mainly made of green tea, which is made by adding fresh jasmine and undergoing a complex scenting process. The tea leaves fully absorb the natural aroma of jasmine. After brewing in boiling water, the fragrance of the flower overflows. The taste is slightly bitter and sweet, and it also has a fresh floral fragrance. After drinking, it has the effects of calming the nerves, relieving depression, and anti-aging.

At 9:30 in the evening, we came to Hengxian Jinhua Tea Company to observe the jasmine tea making process. Some people are curious, why do you come here at night? It turns out that jasmine likes to bloom at night. At this time, the fragrance of the flowers is the strongest, which is suitable for scenting tea.

Jasmine tea has to go through the process of growing flowers-blooming-blooming-flowering. Put the tea leaves on a special terrazzo board, and spread a layer of tea leaves and jasmine flowers evenly, waiting for the jasmine flowers to emit fragrance and the tea leaves to absorb the fragrance of flowers.

After waiting for 3-4 hours, turn the jasmine and tea leaves to dissipate heat, then add the flowers and tea layers, repeat this for more than 7-10 times, then separate the tea leaves and jasmine flowers with a shaker, and finally dry the tea leaves .

The process of scenting scented tea takes about 12 hours. The workers collect the flowers in the afternoon, go to work at 9 o'clock in the evening, and pass the flowers to dissipate heat in the middle of the night.

【Thousand People Tea Art Show】

Jasmine tea, also known as jasmine tea, belongs to scented tea. After brewing in boiling water, it has a long-lasting fragrance. The soup is yellow-green and transparent, and the taste is refreshing. When brewing jasmine tea, it is best to use a transparent glass, so that you can enjoy the graceful posture of the scented tea.

During the 2018 China (Hengxian) Jasmine Culture Festival, during the Hengxian Jasmine Festival, we came to Hengxian to see a thousand-person tea art show, a thousand-person flower show, and a thousand lions in Hengzhou" and other activities.


In the Jasmine Cultural Square in Hengxian County, thousands of little sisters dressed in uniform sat in front of the table, performing tea and flower art shows. I saw them picking up teapots and pouring water to make tea. The aroma is fascinating.


The little sisters in charge of the flower art show cooperated with the tea art masters to simultaneously perform jasmine strings, jasmine hydrangea making skills, and flower arrangement skills, so that the audience quickly grasped and left this wonderful moment.

Amidst the joyful and passionate drum music, the thousand lions rioting in Hengzhou began, and the lions danced to pray for the people.


The main male lions fly over the high plum blossom piles, and then the group of lions climb up the high poles to pick greens, and perform various difficult movements on the plum blossom high piles. Huansheng made people break into a cold sweat.

【Jasmine Food】

In addition to making scented tea, jasmine can also be made into jasmine sachets, jasmine eye masks, jasmine pillows, jasmine soap, jasmine hand cream and other products. For foodies, jasmine milk tea and jasmine cake are not to be missed.

When we arrived in Heng County by car, it was getting late and we were hungry. We drank jasmine milk tea at the Shunlai Tea Farm, and everyone was full of praise!

Add fresh milk to the brewed jasmine tea. It is fragrant and sweet in the mouth, not too sweet. It warms the stomach, nourishes the health and beautifies the face. I quickly drank a whole cup.

The jasmine flower cake, a specialty of Hengxian County, has a smooth and soft taste. The mung bean cake has the fragrance of jasmine. It is cold and soft in the mouth, and the taste is smooth and not too sweet. Since the jasmine cake does not contain preservatives, it needs to be refrigerated and kept fresh, and the shelf life is only two or three days. It cannot be brought back to Guangzhou to send to relatives and friends. We can only eat it happily and keep the deliciousness in our stomachs.