{"product_id":"golden-leaf-jin-zisun-2026","title":"GOLDEN LEAF | Jin Zisun - 2026","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eA most beautiful golden tea with a floral approach and tasting notes of lightly boiled snow peas and green apple rind.  Grown on the foothills of GuZhu Mountain, immortalized in Lu Yu's \"Tea Classic\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eORIGIN:  \u003c\/strong\u003eGuZhu Mountain, Changxing, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGPS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e31.0ºN 119.8ºE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHARVEST DATE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  mid April 20, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003eGolden Zisun tea (紫笋茶)\u003c\/strong\u003e is farmed organically in a beautiful valley between two forested mountains. The heirloom cultivar was reportedly used by Lu Yu (陸羽), China's celebrated 'Tea Sage' since the Tang Dynasty.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eLu Yu used this heirloom in the production of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.o5tea.com\/products\/zisun-coin?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=af9bfdf82\u0026amp;_ss=r\" title=\"Tang Dynasty Style Zisun\"\u003e'tribute tea coins'\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2059\/0699\/files\/IMG_7937_480x480.jpg?v=1745960953\" alt=\"GuZhu Mountain, home of Zisun Tea\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCultivar:  \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e金紫笋\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (Jin Zisun) is a 20th century cultivar that has recently become very popular because of it gentle character and very appealing aesthetics. .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrower:  \u003c\/strong\u003eZhang Wen Hua (on the right end of this picture) is a farmer and a scholar, devoted to preserving old tea traditions. Her tea trees, many of which are over 80 years old, are located in a valley surrounded by mountains, covered by protected national forest. 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