Trace the history of the manufacture of Pu'er tea

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In the 20th century, Pu'er tea was mainly marketed as a commercial tea, and the Pu'er tea of the first half of the century was mainly a bamboo basket tea that was "steamed with bamboo baskets into idle clothes", and "the price was equal to gold, and the tea tasters said that Pu'er was better than Longjing". The specific system, according to Feng Jun (Yunnan tea production and marketing situation), is divided into initial and copied. The initial method is to kill the fresh leaves, knead by hand, and dry in the sun; the reproduction includes two parts: refining and steaming the tea. Refining is to use the method of sieving, dusting, picking, etc., to remove the slices, stems, and untouched. Steaming is the packaging of tea blanks into baskets according to different colors and shipped to Tibet, Hong Kong and other regions and countries such as Myanmar. During this period, some of the pressed teas produced in Yunnan today are still used, the difference is that the "discoloration" effect of Pu'er tea at that time was on the one hand, it was re-manifested in the long-term natural yin drying process after steaming and shaping, and on the other hand, it was discolored during the transportation of Mabang Driving. In the process of long-distance storage and transportation, tea leaves are gradually transformed into inclusions, forming the unique color and aromatic flavor of Pu'er tea, and the price also increases.

After the founding of New China, the changes in Pu'er tea manufacturing:

The first stage: in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, until 1973, Yunnan was committed to the development of black tea and roasted green tea, and Pu'er tea was rarely mentioned. At this time, Pu'er tea, commonly known as sun-dried Green Hair Tea, Dianqing Finished Tea and various kinds of teas are also sold tightly pressed.

The second stage: with the continuous improvement of traffic conditions, shortening of transportation time, the aging period is not enough, so artificial fermentation of Pu'er tea appears, with the use of sun-dried Green Hair Tea Wo heap after fermentation to make Pu'er tea. According to the needs of The Markets of Japan, Southeast Asia and Hong Kong and Macau in Japan, Southeast Asia and China, the production of ripe Pu'er Tea was successfully produced on trial in Kunming Tea Factory. During this period, cooked Pu'er tea is usually called Pu'er tea.

The third stage: With the development and changes of the market, a wave of Pu'er tea fever has appeared across the country, forming a development stage of raw Pu'er and cooked Pu'er, and Pu'er tea has become a popular drink for the public.

Today's Pu'er tea, whether from the processing method or morphological characteristics have undergone important changes, it is this change, enriching the connotation of Pu'er tea, so that Pu'er tea, the ancient tea of youth, has become more colorful, timeless.