Tea knowledge: Why is Qing Brick Tea so tightly pressed? How to open it?

Many tea friends are curious about why Chibi Qing Brick Tea is so tightly pressed?

In fact, in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Qing Brick Tea was first transported to the Mongolian Plateau and Russia via the Tea Road for the convenience of transportation. In order to withstand months of bumps: compacting into bricks reduces the volume (the volume is 60% smaller than loose tea at the same weight), and a single camel can carry 200 more kilograms; greatly reducing transportation costs. The patented press of Zhaoliqiao Tea Factory reaches 30 tons of pressure, and the finished tea needs a steel needle to pry it open.

It is considered to be "the most tightly pressed tea in China", and it is precisely this degree of tightness that has the unique woody, fruity, and medicinal aromas released after aging.

How to open it?

To pry open Chibi Qing Brick Tea, you need to choose a special tea knife, starting from the side of the tea, and pry it open along the texture of the pressed tea leaves. Now there are special cutting machines, and most stores selling Chibi Qing Brick Tea have cutting machines to provide customers with tea prying services.

Compression is not a restraint, but a container of time - without the extreme density of this small space, how can there be decades of aging fragrance?

Health effects of Chibi Qing Brick Tea:

1. It has a significant effect on lowering blood lipids.
2. It has a significant effect on weight loss and balancing oils.
3. It has a significant effect on lowering blood sugar.
4. It has diuretic and detoxification, and reduces the harm of tobacco and alcohol.
5. It can effectively reduce blood uric acid levels and has the effect of preventing and improving gout.
6. It supplements dietary fiber and has a significant effect on regulating the stomach and digestion.
7. It has a significant anti-radiation effect, which can effectively resist ultraviolet radiation and prevent skin cell photoaging.
8. It has a unique quality component and functional substance composition.
9. It is anti-radiation and anti-cancer.