Products
Xiaguan Tea Factory is a major producer of compressed pu'erh tea, most notably túochá (沱茶, "Bowl-shaped Tea"(?)) and bĭngchá (饼茶, "Disc Tea"). Aged túochá and bĭngchá, particularly those produced in the 1970s and 1980s, are highly valued by collectors. However, while Xiaguan Tea Factory's productions enjoy popularity today, higher production temperatures for their túochá are prompting some concern over the "ageability" of new Xiaguan tuocha.
Xiaguan produces both raw (生茶 shēngchá) and cooked (熟茶, shúchá) varieties of pu'erh.
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