Houkui originated in 1900. In the middle and late period of Guangxu, Huizhou merchants set up tea houses in Nanjing, Yangzhou, Wuhan and other places. In the late Qing Dynasty, Su Xidai, a Taiping man, abandoned his official position and went into business. 

Because he had been an alternate Taoist of Liangjiang governor, he had a more accurate and long-term vision than other tea merchants. Therefore, during his 20 years in business, he established many tea houses and became a famous leader of tea merchants. He is very clear that Kuijian tea in Taiping area must go out to expand its influence. His cousin Su Xidi, who happened to be the second minister of the Ministry of finance of the Republic of China at that time, also had a chance to help him. In the 29th year of Guangxu's reign, Su Xidi went to the United States to investigate the industry and chose kuijin of Taiping chamber of Commerce as the exhibition of St. Louis exposition at that time, which achieved good results. 

People gradually realized the feasibility of this path. So in 1912, Taiping tea merchants selected Kuijing of Houkeng and sent it to Nanjing Nanyang persuading Industry Association and then Ministry of agriculture and Commerce for tea grade selection, and won the first prize. Since then, Taiping HouKui has become famous all over the world. 

Taiping's top Houkui tea should be picked from the mountain Houkui tea which is 700 meters above sea level. It is made by pure traditional handicraft. The tea soup is very clear in color, sweet in taste, and has a distinctive orchid aroma. 

Huangshan mountain range is the center of Southern Anhui. The trunk line stretches from northeast to southwest, stretching for 150 kilometers, connecting Tianmu Mountain at the junction of Anhui and Zhejiang in the East, winding to Jiangxi in the southwest, connecting Jiuhua Mountain in the north and Tunxi basin in the south. Xianyuan Town, Huangshan District, is located in the hinterland of Huangshan Mountains, with superior natural conditions, many mountain trees, warm and humid, deep soil layer, abundant rainfall, abundant clouds and fog, which is very suitable for the growth of tea trees. In addition, Shida tea tree, the main variety of local tea trees, is rich in substances and high in enzyme activity, which is very suitable for the modulation of black tea.

The original leaves of Yunzhen "KUIHONG" wither naturally in the pure oxygen rich natural environment of the high mountains at an altitude of 700. The original leaves evenly lose a certain amount of water. During the withering process, the contents of tea will change with the pure oxygen rich of the high mountains to a certain extent, causing the loss of green grass air and the retention of flower fragrance. The whole hand rolling of Yunzhen "KUIHONG" is conducive to the moderate destruction of the original leaf cells, the uniform overflow of the original leaf juice, and the acceleration of the oxidation of tea enzymes. After brewing KUIHONG, which is hand kneaded, the tea juice is more soluble in water, and the soup color is especially red and bright, with strong fruit fragrance and sweet fragrance.