Zongzi tea gains popularity in Huangshan

Zongzi tea, which refers to black tea wrapped with bamboo or reed leaves, from Qimen county of Huangshan city in Anhui province are becoming increasingly popular among consumers in light of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 22.

Zongzi refers to glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves. They are a quintessential Chinese delicacy consumed during this holiday.

To create a novel way of consuming black tea, Jiang Shuxia, the owner of Qimen Jiyuanchun Tea Co Ltd in Qimen county, introduced tea that is wrapped in the same leaves as zongzi a few years ago.