Song And Yuan Dynasties Tea Customs

During the Song Dynasty, the production scale expanded greatly. The technique of tea production became even more refined. The famous Dragon and Phoenix tea disk was produced at that time. It was also known as Piancha During production, the mold used to make the tea disk was engraved with a dragon and phoenix design. The court specially sent officials to monitor the process of tribute tea production. Dragon and Phoenix tea was originally 500g per 8 disks. Later, it became 500g per 20 disks.