Certified organic.
Our garden and processing were first certified organic on 30 September 2005. Twenty annual certificates followed in a row, and the current ones run to 29 September 2027.
Read the organic record
Wuyishan · Fujian · China
Organic Wuyi rock tea, from the people who grow and roast it.
Kings Tea (Qingshenge 清神阁) grows, makes and charcoal-roasts Wuyi rock tea at its own gardens and factory in Wuyishan. First certified organic in 2005.
In brief
Kings Tea (Qingshenge, 清神阁) is a tea producer in Huangbai Village, Wuyishan, Fujian, China. The company grows and makes Wuyi rock tea (yancha) — mainly Rou Gui, Shui Xian and Da Hong Pao — in its own gardens and factory. Its gardens were first certified organic under China's national organic standard in 2005. Its chief tea maker, Liu Dexi, is a government-recognised inheritor of the Wuyi rock tea (Da Hong Pao) making technique.
What sets us apart
Three dates explain Kings Tea.
Each one is backed by a document you can ask to see.
A recognised heritage craft.
Wuyishan's government named our chief tea maker, Liu Dexi, a representative inheritor of the Wuyi rock tea (Da Hong Pao) making technique — a craft on China's national intangible cultural heritage list since 2006.
See how the tea is madeOur own gardens and factory.
In January 2004 we took over the Huanglongyan tea factory and its gardens in Huangbai Village, Wuyishan. We have grown, made and roasted our tea there ever since.
See where it comes from
2026 · Wuyishan Spring Tea Competition
Read the award story
Special Prize 特等奖 for our Da Hong Pao blend
The teas
Three teas to begin with.
Wuyi rock tea is a roasted oolong from the Wuyi Mountains. These are the three names most people start with — each made and roasted at our factory.
The craft
Six stages. One set of hands after another.
Withering, shaking, firing, rolling, roasting, tasting. The judgement at each stage — when to stop, how hot, how long — is what the heritage craft protects.
Our tea is roasted over ash-covered charcoal in woven bamboo baskets, the traditional way, under the eye of our chief tea maker Liu Dexi.
Certificates & reports
Proof, not adjectives.
Every claim on this site points to a document. Here is what each one covers — and what it does not.
Organic certificates
Garden 096OP1200315 and processing 096OP1200316, GB/T 19630-2019, valid to 29 September 2027. Chinese certification; no EU, USDA or JAS claim.
The organic recordEU-standard residue test
Rou Gui sample, lot 20260510: tested parameters within the EU limits cited (report TS2631904, August 2026). Applies to that sample only.
Read the report summaryCompetition record
Entry 3248005742, Da Hong Pao blend: Special Prize in the 2026 Wuyishan Spring Tea Competition, preliminary announcement of 19 August 2026.
See the entry record
Questions people ask
Kings Tea, in short answers.
Is Kings Tea certified organic?
Yes. Kings Tea (Qingshenge) was first certified organic on 30 September 2005 under China's national organic standard. We hold twenty consecutive annual certificates covering 30 September 2005 to 29 September 2025, and our current garden (096OP1200315) and processing (096OP1200316) certificates run to 29 September 2027. These are Chinese certificates; we do not claim EU, USDA or JAS organic status. Read the organic record.
Who makes the tea?
Our chief tea maker is Liu Dexi (刘德喜), who has led tea making at Kings Tea since 2005. In 2015 the Wuyishan Municipal People's Government named him a representative inheritor of the Wuyi rock tea (Da Hong Pao) making technique, a craft on China's national intangible cultural heritage list since 2006. See how the tea is made.
Where is the tea grown and made?
In our own gardens and factory in Huangbai Village, Wuyishan, Fujian, China — about 2 km from the northern boundary of the Mount Wuyi scenic area. We grow, process and roast the tea ourselves. See where it comes from.
Do you sell to tea shops outside China?
Yes. We welcome enquiries from tea shops, importers and tea clubs. Tell us which teas interest you and where you are based; samples, prices, quantities and delivery terms are agreed for each enquiry. Start an enquiry.
What is Wuyi rock tea?
Wuyi rock tea (yancha, 岩茶) is a partly oxidised, roasted oolong tea from the Wuyi Mountains in Fujian, China. It is a protected geographical-indication product, and its making technique is on China's national intangible cultural heritage list. Well-known types include Da Hong Pao, Rou Gui and Shui Xian. Read the guide.
At a glance
- Who
- Kings Tea (Qingshenge 清神阁), a Wuyi rock tea producer1
- Where
- Huangbai Village, Wuyishan, Fujian, China2
- Organic
- First certified 30 Sep 2005 · 20 consecutive annual certificates to 2025 · current to 29 Sep 20273
- Craft
- Chief tea maker Liu Dexi, a recognised inheritor of the Wuyi rock tea (Da Hong Pao) making technique (Wuyishan, 2015)4
- Teas
- Rou Gui · Shui Xian · Da Hong Pao (Wuyi rock tea, oolong)5
- Latest recognition
- Special Prize, Da Hong Pao blend, 2026 Wuyishan Spring Tea Competition (preliminary notice)6
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