Longjing is not only the name of the tea product, but also the name of the tea species, the tea processing method, the place name, the name of the well, and the name of the temple, which is called "six names in one". "Longjing tea, tiger running water" is known as Hangzhou's double gem.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" > the quality characteristics of Longjing tea</h1>
Longjing tea is famous for its four masterpieces: "green color, fragrant, mellow taste and beautiful shape". Its quality is outstanding, the tea shape is flat, smooth, straight, shaped like a bowl nail, and the color is green and yellow, like a new spring willow. The soup is clear and bright, fragrant like orchid, the taste is fresh and sweet, and the rhyme is long.
Longjing tea production areas are mainly distributed in Zhejiang West Lake production area, Qiantang production area, Yuezhou production area, of which the "West Lake Longjing" in the mountains of Hangzhou's West Lake is a fine product. West Lake Longjing in history has lions, dragons, clouds, tigers four categories of division, after the founding of new China because of the Lion Mountain, Longjing, Yunqi, Tiger Run, Meijiawu and other production areas and "lion, dragon, cloud, tiger, plum" name, of which the lion peak Longjing as the crown. Shifeng Longjing is green and yellow, beige, delicate, high-edge and long-lasting, and has a fresh and mellow taste.
With the promotion of the famous tea project, the improvement of production and brand management capabilities, and the basic tea is picked and made according to the special and advanced process, Longjing tea has become a more extensive name. The name "West Lake Longjing" is a regional public brand in a broad sense, and in a narrow sense, it refers to the famous tea in Longjing tea, and the poor quality is called Longjing high-quality tea or mass tea.
The picking technique of Longjing tea is quite elaborate. Usually the Longjing tea picked before the Qingming Dynasty is used as the upper product, called Mingqian tea, and the quality of the grain harvested before the rain is still good, called the pre-rain tea. The picking of Longjing tea is very delicate and complete: only one young bud is called "lotus heart; picking one bud and one leaf, the leaf is like a flag, the bud is like a gun, called the "flag gun"; the first development of one bud and two leaves, the leaf shape is rolled like a finch tongue, called "finch tongue". Usually to make 1 kg of special grade Longjing tea, it is necessary to pick 70,000 to 80,000 delicate bud leaves, and its picking standard is a complete bud and a leaf, the bud is longer than the leaf, and the total length of the bud leaves is about 1.5 cm.
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1. Temperament and etiquette
The utensils of the straight cup tea method are simple, so the skill requirements of the tea artist are higher, and it is necessary to show the vivid charm of the tea art with introverted and superb technology, so as to taste the "tasteless taste and even taste" fashion of Longjing tea art. On the one hand, the vivid rhyme is the training of the basic procedures, practice can make skill, and the charm of the qi rhyme; on the other hand, it is the accumulation of the humanistic qualities of the tea artist, and there is the awareness and experience of beauty.
The first step in vivid qi is the practice of etiquette, which is extremely appropriately reflected in the Longjing tea art. In the Longjing tea straight cup tea method, around the core requirements of "light elegance", no incense for non-special reasons, no fragrant flowers, plain hands and clean noodles, other elements of tea art such as style, color, refreshments, etc. also need to be harmonious. In the action requirements of "returning, standardizing and respecting" in the tea art, the etiquette expression of "tea heart and human feelings" is the best interpretation of the concise and elegant Longjing tea straight cup tea method.
2. Phoenix nodded three times
In the Longjing tea straight cup tea method, the core technical training is "phoenix three nods". This basic technique is the first thing that every tea learner must master, "Phoenix Three Nods" integrates the basic requirements of tea art such as the tuna of the breath, the grasp of the tea set, the control of the water flow, the integrity of the body shape, etc., so it is often used as an important basis for judging the basic quality of the tea artist.
"Phoenix three nods" is a high flushing term. After the tea leaves are soaked, the water in the lifting beam pot (or holding pot) is rhythmically up and down, and injected into the teacup, thus completing the technique of the tea making process.
The action essentials are:
(1) Taking the beam pot as an example, the methods of holding the pot are: straight grip, palm down, index finger finger beam; standing grip method, tiger mouth up, thumb joint is strong; lifting grip method, beam placed in the palm, palm up. It is recommended that women use the straight grip and men use the upright grip.
(2) After lifting the pot, the central axis of the pot is flush with the shoulders.
(3) The wrist and elbow cooperate with each other to complete three up and three falls, and the head and shoulders are always upright, stable and natural.
(4) In the process of punching point, the water injection should not be intermittent, can not fall outside the cup, and the water is simply and neatly cut off, without dripping.
(5) Generally requires the height of water injection to be more than seven inches, the so-called "seven inches of water injection does not bloom".
(6) After the water injection is completed, the height of the water in the cup is 70% or 80%. When several cups are flushed at the same time, the height of the water must be equal.
(7) Pay attention to controlling the breath during the water injection process. The breath is in the chest cavity, and the breath is deeply changed before the punch point, and the breath is breathed up and down with the punch point, until the punch point is slowly relaxed after the east.
"Phoenix three nods" has multiple meanings in the straight cup tea method: First, the water temperature should be high, and the temperature of the boiling water is reduced, which can meet the suitable water temperature conditions of Longjing tea. The second is that it is advisable to infiltrate, three up and three down, so that the water injection impulse of the human cup changes, which is conducive to the churning and infiltration of the tea leaves. The third is appropriate etiquette, and the three prostrations are folk etiquette. Fourth, yiyi beauty, beautiful and atmospheric movements, rich rhythmic beauty, and the changing sound of water can also trigger people's associations of beauty.