Taiping Houkui tea, also known as "Monkey Chief," is a traditional Chinese tea and one of the historical famous teas in China. It belongs to the category of pointed green tea and is produced in the Taiping County of Anhui Province, which is now part of Huangshan City, Huangshan District. Taiping Houkui is renowned as a top-quality pointed tea and has enjoyed a long-standing reputation. The tea leaves are characterized by two leaves embracing a bud, flat and straight, naturally stretched, with hidden white hairs. It is praised for its appearance with the saying "Monkey Chief, both ends pointed, no unraveled, no curled edges." The tea contains over 500 chemical components and is known for its antibacterial, weight loss, anti-caries, and anti-cancer effects.

In the year 1859, during the reign of Qing Emperor Xianfeng, the ancestor of Taiping Houkui, Zheng Shouqing, cultivated a tea garden near the Machuan River. He produced a flat, straight, refreshing, and aromatic tea with a fragrance resembling orchids, which was named "Pointed Tea of Taiping." It is widely believed in the tea industry that "Pointed Tea of Taiping" is the precursor to Taiping Houkui. In 2004, it was awarded the title of "Green Tea King" at the International Tea Expo and has participated in events such as the World Geographical Indications Conference and World Expo.

On November 15, 2019, it was included in the Catalog of Chinese Agricultural Brands.