Origin · 原产地

Grown and made where rock tea comes from.

Kings Tea (Qingshenge) is a producer, not a trader. Since January 2004 it has grown, processed and roasted its tea at its own gardens and factory in Huangbai Village, Wuyishan, Fujian — about 2 km from the northern boundary of the Mount Wuyi scenic area, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1999.

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Rows of tea bushes growing on the floor of a narrow gully between tall weathered rock walls, in a Kings Tea garden.
Where is Kings Tea?

North of the peaks, beside the Huangbai stream.

Huangbai Village lies in Wuyi Subdistrict, on the northern side of the Mount Wuyi scenic area. Our factory and our certified garden are here.

Illustrative ink-wash map: the Nine-Bend River winding through red sandstone peaks, with a village and tea gardens to the north marked by a red dot (generated illustration, not to scale). Kings Tea · Huangbai Village 黄柏村 Mount Wuyi scenic area · UNESCO World Heritage Nine-Bend River 九曲溪
Illustrative map, not to scale. Find Huangbai Village on OpenStreetMap ↗
At a glance
Address
Huangbai Village, Wuyi Subdistrict, Wuyishan, Fujian1
Distance to scenic area
About 2 km to its northern boundary (straight line)2
Own gardens
About 600 mu (about 40 ha)2
Certified organic garden
10.53 ha, Huanglongshan No. 13
Here since
6 January 20042
Protected origin
Wuyi rock tea, GB/T 18745-20064
Find us
Kings Tea (Qingshenge 清神阁)
Wuyishan Qingshenge Tea Co., Ltd.
No. 30 Jiangdun, Huangbai Village
Wuyi Subdistrict, Wuyishan
Fujian 354301, China
福建省武夷山市武夷街道黄柏村江墩30号

About 7 km from Wuyishan airport (company figure).

Producer, not trader

From our garden to your cup, in our hands.

Tea can pass through several hands between the garden and the shop. Ours is grown, made and checked by one company, in one place.

Tea pickers with bamboo baskets on their backs work along the rows of a Kings Tea garden below misty mountains.

We grow

About 600 mu (around 40 hectares) of our own gardens. Our certified organic garden, Huanglongshan No. 1, covers 10.53 hectares.

Tea makers working leaf on bamboo trays in the Kings Tea shaking room.

We make

Withering, shaking, firing, rolling and charcoal roasting all happen at our own factory, which holds an organic processing certificate in our name.

The Kings Tea team smelling cups at the tasting table.

We taste and grade

Every batch is cupped by the team that made it, recorded with a lot number and graded before it is packed.

What buying from the producer means

  • The certificates and test reports are in the name of the company that made the tea.
  • A lot can be traced back to the garden and the batch it came from.
  • Questions about harvest, roast and storage go to the people who did the work.

Our own gardens are not our only source: some leaf comes from partner growers who farm to our standards. If a tea's garden or certification matters to you, ask about that specific lot — we will tell you.

Curving rows of tea bushes on a hilltop in a Kings Tea garden, with cloud on the mountains behind.
One of our gardens, from the company photo archive.
The land

Rock, mist and slow-growing leaf.

Wuyi rock tea takes its name from the rock. The Wuyi Mountains are red sandstone: cliffs, gullies and thin, mineral soil, with mist and plenty of rain.

Our gardens (company figures)
Average temperature18–18.5 °C
Annual rainfallAbout 2,000 mm
Average humidityAbout 80 %
Soil pH4.72 (acidic, suited to tea)
Main cultivarsRou Gui, Shui Xian, and others
A protected origin

Why the place is part of the name.

Wuyi rock tea is a geographical-indication product in China. The national standard GB/T 18745-2006 sets out where it may come from and how it is made: the name belongs to tea from Wuyishan.

The mountains themselves are protected too. Mount Wuyi was inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1999, for both its culture and its nature.

What is Wuyi rock tea?
Questions
Is Kings Tea a producer or a trader?

A producer. We grow tea in our own gardens and process and roast it in our own factory in Huangbai Village, Wuyishan. Both the garden and the processing hold organic certificates in our company name.

Where exactly is Huangbai Village?

Huangbai Village is in Wuyi Subdistrict, Wuyishan, Fujian province, north of the Mount Wuyi scenic area. Our factory is about 2 km in a straight line from the scenic area's northern boundary.

Is all Kings Tea from your own gardens?

Our own gardens cover about 600 mu (about 40 hectares). Some leaf also comes from partner growers who farm to our standards. Ask us about the origin of any tea or lot you are considering, and whether it falls within our certified organic scope.

Why does origin matter for Wuyi rock tea?

Wuyi rock tea is a geographical-indication product: under China's national standard GB/T 18745-2006 the name belongs to tea from the Wuyishan area. Mount Wuyi has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1999.

For tea shops, importers & tea clubs

Good tea begins
with a conversation.

Tell us which teas you are looking for and where you are based. We will suggest what to taste and share the certificates and reports that apply to it.