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Translation qianfajiao (Qian2 Fa1 Jiao4) = (前发酵 or 前發酵) literally Pre-Fermentation, in pu’ercha parlance, by analogy with hou fajiao, when tanliang, as in oolong or hongcha, most likely going on too long for proper puercha, allows leaves to change chemically, not just physically, that is, to become flaccid; beyond a certain degree, it is believed that this prevents yue chen yue xiang
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