qimenhongcha，jiancheng“qihong”；shizhongguoshidamingchazhongweiyidehongcha。“qihong”youxuduomeimiaodeguiguan；ru“qunfangzui”、“hongchahuanghou”、“wangzicha”、“chazhongyinghao”dengdeng。

“qihong”heshichuangzhi？herenchuangzhi？duonianlaiyizhidouyouzhenglun，yeyizhizaikaozheng。ranshiliaobiaoming：ribenrenzhugangcunyuanrenwei“qihong”chuangzhiyumingmoshiqi，tazai《chayuwenhua》zhongshuo“qihong”shi1643nianyiqianzaiqimenchuangzhide。meiguorenweilian•wukesirenwei“qihong”chuangzhiyuqingqianlongnianjian，tazai《chayequanshu》zhongyinyongle1785nianyingguorenxiedeshi；“chayesese，heshenengbie？wuyigongxi，wulvqihong”。zhongguochayezhuanjiachenchuanzerenwei“qihong”chuangzhiyuqingdai，tazai《chayetongshi》zhongshuo，tongzhinianjian，qihongkaishishengchanhouyedaliangshuchu。

qishi，zuizaotiji“hongcha”deshimingchudachenliubowen，tazai《duonengbishi》(chatangfa)zhongjiuyou“hongcha”dewenzijizai；minghongwunianjianhanlinxueshi、huizhourenzhushengxieleyishou《mingli》shi,bujinlunshulezhichajishu，haiyongdaojiasixiangjieshizhichadelilun；yizhichaxuezhuanjiashuozheishihongchaqiyuandeyouyixinshuo。rangengduodeziliaorenwei，“qihong”chuangzhiyuqingguangxuchunian。ru1916nian，minguonongshangbude《nongshanggongbao》、《gongshangtongxun》dengziliao；ru1933nian，qimenchayegailiangchangcongkan《qimenzhichaye》dengkanwu。suoyi，xiandairenrenwei“qihong”yichuangzhiyu“1875nian”weituo，yinweizheizhongtifabijiaofuheyizhideshiliao；tongshi，yeyinweizheigeshiqiyeshihuizhouchayedebiangeshiqi。xianglai，yeshiyoudaolide。

youyidianshikendingde，jiushi“qihong”dechuangzhihehuangshanmaofengyiyang，bujinshihuizhouchashangdeyouyichuangju，yeshiduizhongguochayedeyidagongxian。suoyi，“qihong”heshichuangzhi？herenchuangzhi？zheixiedoubingbuzhongyao，yinweizheixieyinsubingbuyingxiang“qihong”demeiming、meiyu。

1910nian，“qihong”zainanjingnanyangquanyehuishanghuojiang；1915nian，“qihong”huodebanamawanguobolanhuiduoxianghuopai。qishi，yi“qihong”pinminghuojiangdeyouduojiachazhuang、chahao；ruwangyutaichahao、zhongxinchangchahao；haiyouqimenxixiang“tongrenyu”chazhuanghenanxiang“chunxin”chazhuangdeng；zheixiedouyoushiliaokezheng。zhixiandai，“qihong”zaiguoneiguojigengshibaojiangduoduo、shengmingyuanyang；suoyi，weirendengxiaopingzai1979nianjiushuo：“nimenqihongshijieyouming。”

shijin，pinyin“qihong”derenyuelaiyueduo；ranxuduoyinchazhirenduiyuqihong“gongfucha”yu“gongfucha”degainianquebushenlejie，shenzhihunweiyitan。qishi，“gong”yu“gong”duyinxiangsi，fangyanyirushi。ranci“gongfu”feibi“gongfu”，liangzhegeyousuozhi，quebukehunweiyitan；gengbukesuiyihuyong。“gongfu”duoyongyubiaodafeishihaolizhishi，er“gongfu”zeduoyongyuqiangdiaobenling、suyang、zaoyizhishi。

qihong“gongfucha”shixuyaolijingfanzadegongxuyijijingxidezhizuo，cainengchengweipinzhiyouliangdehaocha；erzaichuzhi、jingzhideguochengzhong，bujinfeishihaoliqiexuyao“gongfu”。er“gongfucha”zeshizhiyizhongbijiaojiangjiujiqiaodepaochajifa。zuoweichayindeyizhongjifahuozhejiyi，“gongfucha”youyuzhushuijianchahechuoyinshiguoyujiangjiuqiefeigongfuerdeming。dangran，zheiyetixianlecharendesuyangheduichadeshenqielijie。

chashiyipianwangyang，tabujubaichuan、bulinxiaoxi。youqishi“qihong”deyinyongfangshi，qingyinyehao，diaoyinyemiao；doushiyuziranxiangshiyingdejingyanzongjie。wulunzenyangyinyong，doushirenqinjinzirandefangshi，yeshirenyuzirandeqihe。