Thanks again Danny. I got some ÖñͲ²è. I didn't get any Menghai
°×Õë½ðÁ« or ½ðÕë°×Á« for Christmas.

Jim

samarkand wrote:
> I almost forgot that there is another N¨¹ Er Cha, which some refer toas Zhu
> Tong Cha, or Bamboo Tube Tea. This is a product from south of Yunnan.
>
> :"P Danny

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> > Next, the term N¨¹ Er and its relation to tea. In the novel Story of the
> > Stone (aka Dream of the Red Chamber), this tea was mentioned in chapter63
> > as a tea to wash down the grease after food, and it hinted that it was a
> > pu'er variety.
> >
> > There are 2 types of N¨¹ Er Cha: In the Yunnan, young girls would pick the
> > young leaves in the early months of the year, and when they gathered
> > enough
> > a certain amount, they would trade the harvest for money, which was set
> > aside as their dowry - hence tea made from this young flush is called N¨¹
> > Er
> > Cha. Somewhat related is that the compressed tea cakes (as tribute
> > offering
> > for the imperial court), made from the harvest, and smaller in size
> > compared
> > to the other compressed teas, is also named N¨¹ Er Cha, for its small size
> > and young flush tea ingredient. These tribute tea cakes eventually
> > developed into bowl size compressed tea - some suggested lewdly its sexual
> > connotation - as tuochas.
> >
> > The modern equivalent of the N¨¹ Er Cha, in its loose form is often
> > considered to be the Bai Zhen Jin Lian - White Needle Golden Lotus pu'er.
> >
> > There is another N¨¹ Er Cha known as N¨¹ Er Huang - my preferred translation
> > for this is Maiden's Curls, though some would say Daughter's Rings etc
> > etc.
> > This is a relatively new tea known as Crafted Tea or, Gong Yi Cha. The
> > leaf, at about 4cm, is picked and steamed, and then rolled round a stick
> > with a small width. When the tea is dried, it is slipped off the stick
> > and
> > dried further. The end product looks like a Cheerio ring...
> >
> > Danny