Gu Yu, Gu Deyu was born of rain, and Xu Cishu of the Ming Dynasty said in the "Tea Shu" that the tea picking season is "too early in the Qingming Dynasty, too late in the summer, before and after the valley rain, the timing is moderate." ”
The legendary GuYu tea should be selected from the tea leaves at the end of the day of the valley rain, collected by specific tools, supplemented by red clayware and dried, which has the effect of dispelling diseases and rejuvenating, soothing and detoxifying.
According to legend, Empress Dowager Cixi once admired the flowers in the imperial garden, which was the best time for peonies to bloom and watch peonies. Suddenly felt facial discomfort, pain and itching unbearable, hurried to find a doctor to come to diagnose and treat.
By the time the doctor hurriedly arrived, Empress Dowager Cixi's face had already begun to turn red and swollen, and she was furious because of the damage to her face, and ordered that everyone in the imperial garden be executed. The doctor could not bear it, and pleaded with the empress dowager, saying that only a cup of tea could be solved.
During the conversation, the doctor handed the tea to Cixi, only to see that the tea buds were young and green, the taste was fresh, and the aroma was pleasant. After drinking for a while, the redness and swelling are eliminated and the lips and teeth are refreshing, which is very comfortable. Cixi Feng was overjoyed, rewarded Taiyi with a pot of peony flowers and spared the punishment.
That tea was Gu Yu Tea, and later peony was also known as "Gu Yu Flower". Peony viewing during the rainy season of the valley has become a customary activity. However, the real practice of Gu Yu tea has been lost in the long river of history, and it is unknown.
"The Seventy-two Seasons of the Moon Order": "In the middle of March, since the rain, the earth has pulsated, and now it is raining in the valley of water." Rain reads as going to sound, like rain in my public fields. Gaigu sows seeds at this time, from top to bottom also. ”
In modern times, people call the spring tea picked during the rainy season of the valley as guyu tea, also called pre-rain tea, and also called erchun tea.
Spring temperatures are moderate, rainfall is abundant, and tea plants are fertile in spring buds. In addition to the soft leaves, Guyu tea has a good shape and good taste, so it is also sought after by most tea customers.
The tea leaves of one bud and one young leaf are soaked in water like an ancient gun that unfolds the flag, known as the flag gun; one bud and two young leaves are like the tongue of a finch, known as the finch tongue, which is the best product of the year with the Qingming tea.
A medical university once did a study to test the distribution effect of oral colonies with Gu Yu tea. The results showed that Guyu tea can effectively inhibit the attachment of cocci in the mouth, and then achieve the effect of refreshing teeth and strengthening teeth.
The ancients believed that the liver was vigorous in spring, and the spleen was relatively weak. Diet still needs to pay attention to the spleen, should eat less sour food, eat more light and sweet food, and from the 15 days of gu rain, the spleen is in a relatively strong period, the stomach will also be strong, suitable for tea.
"The Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic" says that "walking widely in the court, being slowed down", this is a good time to replenish the spleen, the diet should be "clean", the living should be "idle", the exercise should be "slow", the mentality should be "pure", and the valley rain tea should be drunk.
Spring valley before the rain, and hand pick the smoke.
Green tender is difficult to cage, clear and easy to late days.
And invite neighbors to cook the falling flower spring.
The land is far away from each other, and there is no coming and the next year.
- "Xie Zhongshang sends tea" Tang QiJi