According to the Chinese tea dictionary, “Maofeng” and “Maojian” mean:

Maofeng: a green or yellow tea with white hairs and curly strips made from young hairy leaves;

Maojian: a kind of green tea, which is made of more tender buds and leaves than Maofeng.

The Maojian camp offers tea products such as Xinyang Maojian, Duyun Maojian, Ziyang Maojian, Guzhang Maojian, and Jiukeng Maojian.

There are also rich tea products in the Maofeng camp, such as Huangshan Maofeng, Emei Maofeng, Yandang Maofeng, and Lvmaofeng.

What are the specific differences between Maojian & Maofeng Tea? 

1. Maojian tea

As we can see above, Maojian is the name of a tea class, which includes a variety of teas. Maojian is usually called after the place name + yellow or green tea.

Maojian such as Xinyang Maojian and Duyun Maojian are examples.

In addition to being rich in tea, Maojian tea is tight, thin, round, and straight, which is what the name means.

In terms of technology, Maojian is mostly roasted green tea (not absolute). Of course, there are green teas that combine baking and frying, such as Ziyang Maojian, and yellow teas, such as Taishan Maojian.

Maojian tea is yellow-green, and its aroma is mainly of chestnuts and beans.

For example:

1) Duyun Maojian

A top ten famous tea in China, Duyun Maojian tea is also called Baima Jian, Xianmaojian, Yugou tea, and Nestle tea, one of Guizhou’s three famous teas.

As early as the Ming Dynasty, fish hook tea and Nestle tea were a tribute to the royal family. During the reign of Qianlong, they were exported abroad.

Quality characteristics:

The dried tea is round and tight, fat and even, with green color and white hair;

The fragrance is tender and lasting; The color of the soup is green and clear;

The taste is fresh and mellow; The leaf base fertilizer is tender and complete, bright green.

Typical characteristics: “three green transparent yellow” (namely dry tea color with yellow, soup green with yellow, leaf bottom green with yellow).

2) Xinyang Maojian

Xinyang Maojian belongs to green tea. It is not fermented. It is one of the top ten famous teas and one of the famous specialties in Henan Province.

In a word: fine, round, light, straight, white hair, fragrant, strong, green soup.

Origin: Five clouds and two ponds, Xinyang City, Henan Province.

Process: cyaniding, rolling, screening, slitting, drying, etc.

Shape: tight, round, straight, green, white hair, even, high purity.

Aroma: tender fragrance obvious, fragrance lasting.

Taste: fresh, elegant, and sweet.

2. Maofeng tea

Maofeng is also a general term for a class of tea. Maofeng is mainly green tea, but also yellow tea. Some black tea is also called Maofeng (Qihong Maofeng), which is generally named after the place name + Maofeng.

Such as Huangshan Maofeng, Yandang Maofeng.

Maofeng is usually made from one bud and two leaves and one bud with three leaves. Its tenderness is also relatively high, but it is worse than the fuzz point. Its tea is characterized by rich tea, tight, thin, round, and straight, which is also the source meaning of the word Maojian.

In terms of technology, the hairy tip is mostly green tea (not absolute), the shape is fine and tight, the hair is more fluffy, or curly in strip shape, and the sharp seedling of tea is prominent.

Maofeng Tea is characterized by a slightly curved shape, but the mellow aroma, relatively green color, and bright soup color.

For example:

1) Huangshan Maofeng

Huangshan Maofeng is a kind of green tea, which is produced in Huangshan, Anhui Province. It is a famous traditional Chinese tea and one of the top ten famous teas in China. It was created in the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty.

Huangshan Maofeng can be called the best Maofeng in China. It is slightly curly in shape, yellowish in green, and with golden fish leaves; The fragrance is long and fragrant, the color of the soup is clear, the taste is fresh and thick, mellow and sweet, and the bottom of the leaves is tender and yellow, and the flowers are plump.

2) Green hair peak

Green Maofeng is a kind of green tea that belongs to the six major tea categories in China. It belongs to non-fermented tea and is mostly produced in Ya’an, Sichuan Province.

The soup of lvmaofeng is clear and bright, the fragrance is long, the taste is fresh and thick, and the bottom of the leaves is bright and green, which makes people look happy.

Final

The tenderness of Maojian is higher, the bud is better, the Maofeng is the second, and the leaves are more. Secondly, there are differences in technology, dry tea, and taste.

However, Maofeng and Maojian represent different tea products, such as Xinyang Maojian, Duyun Maojian, and Huangshan Maofeng. At the same time, different production areas, growing environments, and processing technology are bound to have their characteristics.