Ms. Yang Jiang once wrote: “Life at its finest is defined by simplicity and tranquility; beauty at its peak lies in plainness and grace. Fireworks in the sky fade in an instant, while mortal worldly joys linger on day after day. The essence of life is not perpetual pleasure, but inner peace.”
As the homeland of tea, China boasts a 5,000-year-old tea culture. From ancient times to the present, tea is woven into every facet of Chinese life: it stands alongside daily staples as part of “firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea”, and accompanies refined pastimes in the phrase “qin, qi, shu, hua, shi, jiu and tea”. Life resembles sipping tea: the first sip carries subtle astringency, yet slow savouring unfolds hidden natural sweetness.
When speaking of black tea, one cannot overlook Wuyi’s Lapsang Souchong, the world’s first manufactured black tea. In Sequel to the Classic of Tea compiled by Lu Tingcan in 1734, the record reads: “Cliff tea ranks superior to riverside tea; cliff tea from northern hills outshines that from southern hills… Above refined Gongfu tea stands Souchong, named after its native tea cultivar. Its annual yield is merely a few taels, making it exceedingly rare.” The Souchong noted in ancient texts originally referred to an oolong variant, whereas today’s authentic Zhengshan Souchong, also called Tongmuguan Souchong, denotes small-leaf tea bushes confined to Tongmuguan’s unique microclimate and limited producing zone.
Origin of the Name “Fei Zi Xiao”
The tea earns its poetic title from Du Mu’s famous Tang-dynasty verse: “A dust-chasing rider brings lychees to make the concubine smile; none knows the imperial fruit’s distant source.” Its dry leaves glow with lychee-red hues, brews exude rich lychee aroma and deliver luscious lychee sweetness, hence the fitting name Fei Zi Xiao.
Crafted from tender one-bud-two-and-three-leaf plucked from high-altitude Tongmuguan tea bushes, Fei Zi Xiao inherits time-honoured Wuyi black tea craftsmanship with refined innovative processing to fully unlock the high-mountain tea’s innate mellow sweetness.
This premium black tea bursts with natural floral fragrance and prominent dried lychee notes, featuring a distinctive open aroma profile. Smooth and full-bodied on the palate, it carries classic longan sweetness inherent to authentic Zhengshan Souchong, layered with bright floral undertones and refreshing lychee sweetness. It leaves a lasting sweet aftertaste and lingering throat charm, with outstanding brew endurance and steady fragrance across multiple infusions.
In pursuit of a peaceful lifestyle amid bustling modern life, Tongxin She proudly unveils its 2026 new arrival: premium Tongmuguan Fei Zi Xiao Black Tea. Brew a cup of this mountain-grown treasure to embrace simplicity, calmness and timeless tea grace.