Jiuhua Mountain, located in Qingyang County, Chizhou City, Anhui Province, in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, is a scenic spot with the characteristics of tea culture.
Jiuhua Mountain is majestic, and the nine main peaks are all above the sea level, showing the clouds, which is clear and colorful. The rainfall in the mountains is abundant, the clear streams are flowing, and the springs are flying and waterfalls. Forest onion cage, miscellaneous peanut trees. The ecological environment is good and the tea plant resources are abundant. The most famous "Jiuhua Maofeng" can be traced back to jiuhua tea in the Song and Ming dynasties.
Today we will talk about the story of "Jiuhua Tea"!
Legend has it that the Jiuhua Mountain "Tiantai Cloud Mist" and "Jiuhua Dragon Bud" originated in the Song Dynasty. It is the stage of the development of sun-dried green or steamed green tuan tea to the stage of stir-fried green loose tea, and the tea making process "ultimate and exquisite" flower color varieties have also increased, and the "cloud mist" and "dragon bud" of the Song Dynasty are the predecessors of "Mao Feng" tea, the former is named according to the place, generally referring to the tea produced by the back-way monks of Tiantai Mountain. During this time, the tea tree greets the morning mist, the evening bath dew, the leaf texture is soft and fragrant, the name is strong, the latter is happy because of the tea species, which refers to the tea plants harvested from the golden source and the min diyuan, and the fragrance is listed as the best tea leaves. During the Southern Song Dynasty, Zuo Cheng Xiang Zhou Bi traveled all over Jiuhua, and after tasting the indigenous tea of Jiuhua Mountain, praised Jiuhua's tea in the "Record of Jiuhua Mountain" as "flavoring the enemy of northern Wan".
Chen Ya of the Southern Song Dynasty wrote in the "Jiuhua Poetry Collection" "Ming Diyuan" poem: "The warm wind blows the long purple bud stem, and the person cooks water to the top of the mountain." And self-note: "On the North Stream of Yansheng Rock, the tea is particularly good." "It can be seen that the tea produced on the North Stream of Yansheng Rock in Jiuhua Mountain has a particularly good taste. This shows that the Tea of Jiuhua Mountain in the Song Dynasty has come to the fore with its excellent quality.
In addition, in the Ming Dynasty, Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" "Tea Record" in the "Tea Record" has "Chizhou Jiuhua".
In the Qing Dynasty, Liu Yuanchang's "History of Tea" "Famous Products of Tea" recorded: "Jiuhua Mountain has 'empty stem tea', which is planted by Jindizang. In the midst of the smoke and mist, the air is always warm and moist, and the taste is different from that planted on the ground. ”
Lu Tingcan's "Eight Outs" of the "Continuation of the Tea Classic" records: "Tongzhi: Chizhou Capital belongs to Qingyang, Shi Di, jiande, and produces tea. Guichi also has it, Jiuhuashan Min Cemetery tea, called by the four parties. ”
Spring to watch a mountain tea, summer to escape the summer a mountain yin, autumn forage maple leaves a mountain fruit, winter to enjoy the snow scenery of a mountain green. The beauty of Jiuhua Mountain is natural and natural, not decorated with artificial carving, the beauty is intoxicating, can't help but want to throw away all the dust dreams and customs, only willing to stay in this mountain with green bamboo, egrets, sweet tea, beautiful scenery and legends.