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Fantastic, This One Teapot Is Valued Hundreds of Millions



VIVA.co.id – Da Hong Pao tea is the most expensive tea in the world. Of course, 1 sip of this tea alone is very valuable and worth thousands of dollars. A small teapot of Da Hong Pao tea is worth U$10,000 or around Rp133 million. Compared to gold, this tea is apparently 30 times more expensive. What makes this type of tea so pricey?
According to a Chinese tea expert, Xiangning Wu, this tea is considered extremely rare because the Da Hong Pao tea leaves are no longer commonly found in the market. This plant is a rare variety that grows in the Wuyi Mountains, in the Fujian Province of China.
Da Hong Pao plants are very rare, that even the locals have a special ritual every spring to pray to God Lu Yu to make new Da Hong Pao buds grow. This plant is indeed invaluable.
Da Hong Pao tea has become the most expensive tea in the world, And indeed, to enjoy just 1 sip of this tea, we have to pay thousands of dollars! A small teapot of Da Hong Pao tea is priced at $10,000 or around Rp133 million. If compared to the price of gold, this tea seems to be 30 times more expensive. What makes this type of tea so expensive? According to Chinese tea expert Xiangning Wu, this type of tea is said to be very rare since the Da Hong Pao tea leaves are not commonly found anymore. This plant is a rare variety that grows only in the Wuyi Mountains, located in the Fujian Province of China. Da Hong Pao plants are so rare that some locals even hold a special ritual in the spring to pray to God Lu Yu to make new Da Hong Pao leaf buds emerge. This plant is considered extraordinarily valuable. Some reports state that when the plant is growing, the tea leaves are wiped using goat milk, and during the harvest, the leaves are roasted to help preserve their taste for up to 80 years.
Aside from its unique and rare taste, this type of tea also has health benefits. This benefit has been believed ever since the Ming Dynasty. Currently, this type of tea even has tea enthusiasts outside of China. In 1849, a British botanist managed to obtain some of the tea plant’s seeds. However, apparently, the seeds did not grow well. It is truly unfortunate because if the seeds had managed to grow, many researchers believe this type of tea could become a commodity worth billions of dollars per year. Da Hong Pao tea has now become a very rare commodity. However, if you are interested in enjoying some of this tea, the Royal China Club in London offers it on their menu for $250 (Rp3.3 million) per teapot that serves four small cups.
Source: Odditycentralhttp://log.viva.co.id/news/read/773794-fantastis-satu-teko-teh-ini-dihargai-ratusan-juta