China : a history of the laws, manners and customs of the people . nce of Fo-kien. Thefinest teas, however, of this class are produced in a districtwhich is in the vicinity of the city of Shama, and the name ofKai-shan is applied to them. The leaves of the red or brownCougou are small and closely twisted. The principal marketfor these teas is Foo-chow. Those wliich are produced in thesouthern part of the province of Fo-kien are forwarded for saleto the port of Amoy. In the province of Kwang-tung a large quantity of leaf isgrown, which is made into teas resembling those made in thecentral provi
China : a history of the laws, manners and customs of the people . nce of Fo-kien. Thefinest teas, however, of this class are produced in a districtwhich is in the vicinity of the city of Shama, and the name ofKai-shan is applied to them. The leaves of the red or brownCougou are small and closely twisted. The principal marketfor these teas is Foo-chow. Those wliich are produced in thesouthern part of the province of Fo-kien are forwarded for saleto the port of Amoy. In the province of Kwang-tung a large quantity of leaf isgrown, which is made into teas resembling those made in thecentral provinces of the Empire. The principal or best Congoumade in Kwang-tung, is called Tay-shan Cougou. The leaves ofthis tea are long and wiry, and of a brownisli black of the Tay-shan Cougou is packed at Macao, and soldthere. During the last few years a very good imitation of Eed-leaf Congou has been made at Canton. The leaves which are ofa reddish colour are small and twisted. Eed-leaf and CantonCongous are, as a rule, forwarded for sale to Great Britain, but. XXVI.] SOUCHONG. 209 small quantities are sent for sale to the United States. Black-leaf Congous are generally packed in chests, each of whichcontains from 85 lbs. to 110 lbs. Ked-leaf teas are also usuallypacked in chests. It is sometimes customary to pack them inhalf chests, each of which contains from 40 to 50 or 60 Congous are almost invariably packed in boxes, eachof which contains from 20 to 30 lbs. Souchong is a class of tea very similar to Congou. It has thesame brownish or reddish colour as the Red-leaf Congou. Themake of its leaf, however, is much bolder and more irregular; and,in flavour, this tea is very different from Congou. Fine Souchongis produced only in one part of China, viz., in the north-eastparts of the province of Fo-kien. Its leaf is prepared in thefollowing manner. In the first instance, it is spread out in theopen air to dry. It is then trodden by labourers. This processended, it
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