于天门之上的云彩中，撷一缕梅山大地的灵气。举起杯，小口啜入。一口莹润鲜醇的新化红茶，才下喉头，却入心间。

Taking a sip of the “wisp of the aura” of the land of Meishan in Tianmen township, known as the village above the clouds, in Xinhua county, Hunan province. Raise your teacup, you’ll have a wonderful experience of getting the fresh and mellow Xinhua black tea come to the core of the heart when it hardly goes down the throat.  

新化红茶以“乌油紧实、蜜香悠长”著称。新化红茶茶黄素含量居中国红茶前列，享有“一克茶黄素，十两软黄金”的美誉， 被认定为中国地理标志产品。

Xinhua black tea is known for its "shining black color, compact texture and long-lasting fragrance of honey ". The theaflavin contents of it ranks among the top in Chinese black tea, and enjoys the reputation of "one gram of theaflavin, ten taels of soft gold". The tea is recognized as a Chinese geographical indication product.

作为湖南茶叶主产县之一，新化已有1500多年产茶历史。以茶兴旅、以旅促茶，在茶旅融合发展中，茶叶产业已然成为乡村振兴的支柱产业。天门寒茶、渠江红、蚩尤古茶等优质特色品牌，助推“一县一特”红茶特色县建设。新化红茶，正在成为当地响亮的新名片。

As one of the main tea-producing counties in Hunan, Xinhua has a history of tea production for more than 1,500 years  . In the integrated development of tea tourism, the tea industry has become a pillar industry of local rural revitalization. High-quality characteristic brands such as Tianmen Han Tea, Qujiang Red, and Chiyou Ancient Tea have boosted the construction of a distinctive county featuring black tea in response to the in titial of "one county, one specialty". Xinhua black tea is becoming a resounding new business representative for the county.

当哒哒的马蹄在天门山涧响起，天门寒茶应运而生。在海拔1,200米的高山之巅“嫩芽冰裹”。南风灌顶、冰里怀春的气候条件，产出原生态、零农药的有机好茶。

When the clattering of horse hooves sounded along the mountain streams across Tianmen township, Tianmen Han tea was becoming known to the outside world. At the top of the mountain at an altitude of 1,200 meters, where the tender tea leaves are usually wrapped in thin ice, which is, in the breeze of the south wind, similar to the climatic conditions of early spring, the organic tea with zero pesticides is thus produced.

在新化绿意盎然的群山间，于茶汤阵阵回甘的涟漪中，探秘“湖红之源”，品人生百转千回。

While savoring the twists and turns of life in the green mountains of Xinhua. let’s explore the “source of Hunan black tea” and in the ripples of sweetness in the tea soup.