niisonge > writes:

> > But Pu'er is a small place that historically traded the tea we now
> > call Pu'er. Â*Hunan is a vast place where countless teas are grown,
> > most of them, as you know, *not* heicha. Â*So it would be a distortion,
> > then, just to call the tea in question Xiang Cha, right?
>
> Right, it would be somewhat of a distortion, maybe "Xiang Hei" would
> be a better term.
>
> > What about marketing it as Lubiancha? Â*Chinese people who know the tea
> > in question will know that name, I think. Â*And maybe non-Chinese will
> > be beguiled by the romantic Silk Road aura it has?
>
> As far as Lubiancha is concerned, historically, Sichuan and Yunnan had
> a much more prominent role in trading teas along those routes.

Sorry, did I miss something? Are we talking only about *Hunan* heicha?

/Lew
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