Wuyishan Zhengyan core production area: the place where good tea is produced in three pits and two streams, due to the scarcity of geographical location and the irreproducibility of the microclimate of the environment, the unique mountain charm of the three pits and two streams has been created.....!
Picking picture of Wuyi Mountain tea plantation
Wuyi Rock Tea: "Three pits, two streams, two caves and one rock"
Wuyi rock tea is divided into zhengyan, banyan and zhou tea according to the different mountain fields, among which the tea produced by zhengyan has the best quality, and the rock tea grown has a mellow taste, obvious rock charm and a long aftertaste. This year, if you can drink a brew of zhengyan tea, you can be happy for many days.
When it comes to zhengyan tea, it is impossible not to mention "three pits and two streams", which is the representative of the zhengyan production area, the three pits refer to the huiyuan pit, the cowpen pit, and the big pit, and the two streams refer to the flowing fragrant stream and the Wuyuan stream, and the rock tea produced here has always been recognized as the best variety in Wuyi rock tea.
Jeongam Mountain Field (bounded by Jiuqu Creek by South Mountain and North Mountain)
Now, according to the national unified standard, the rock tea produced in the Wuyishan Scenic Reserve is called rock tea, which is the so-called zhengyan tea, including Tianxin Rock, Matouyan, Huiyuan, Bamboo Cave, Bishi, Liu Guanzhai, Yanzi Cave, Jiulong Cave, Piglet Cave, Yuhua Cave, Shuilian Cave, Buddha Country, Peach Blossom Cave, Guilin, Sanyangfeng, etc.
Zhengyan tea has a long reputation, which is inseparable from its unique ecological environment. The tea plantation soil here is weathered rock, good permeability, conducive to drainage, rich in potassium, manganese, and moderate soil acidity. At the same time, the rock valley here is steep cliffs, good shade conditions, the valley floor seepage water trickle to maintain year-round supply, short sunshine in summer, cold wind in winter, and small temperature difference, providing a very good climate and geographical environment for the growth of tea plants.
What does Wuyi Rock Tea's: "pit, stream, rock, peak, cave, cave" refer to?
1. Pit
Sandwiched on both sides, tea trees grow in the pit surrounded by rock cliffs and lush vegetation. Such as Niulan Pit, Huiyuan Pit, etc.
2 streams
Sandwiched on both sides and accompanied by small ditches, tea plants are very suitable for such an environment.
Representatives include Wuyuan Stream, Liuxiang Stream, etc.
3. Whoops
Literally: For the nest of insects, birds and beasts
Tea trees in the rolling cliffs, tea trees hidden in the valley. But its mountain environment is more changeable, and the taste of tea is different.
Such as Jiulong Cave, Swallow Cave, Bamboo Cave and so on.
4. Rock
Literal meaning: Refers to the peaks and mountains formed by the protrusion of rock
The mountain field is relatively open, and the light is sufficient, and the soil is fertile, and these conditions are very conducive to the formation of aromatic substances of tea plants.
Representatives include Matou Rock, Lion Rock, Foguo Rock, etc.
5. Holes
The mountain environment is shaped like a deep cave, has its own unique climatic phenomenon, and the tea plant grows in a relatively cool environment.
Representative mountain ghost caves, water curtain caves, etc. The ghost cave, which sounds "mysterious", is a place where good tea is produced, and the quality of iron arhat and cinnamon is excellent.
peak
Literal meaning: refers to the protruding tip of the mountain.
There are peaks, peaks, peaks, and bottoms, and in general, tea trees that grow on the peaks have sufficient light and higher tea aromas.
What does Wuyi Rock Tea's: "pit, stream, rock, peak, cave, cave" refer to?
1. Pit
Sandwiched on both sides, tea trees grow in the pit surrounded by rock cliffs and lush vegetation. Such as Niulan Pit, Huiyuan Pit, etc.
2 streams
Sandwiched on both sides and accompanied by small ditches, tea plants are very suitable for such an environment.
Representatives include Wuyuan Stream, Liuxiang Stream, etc.
3. Whoops
Literally: For the nest of insects, birds and beasts
Tea trees in the rolling cliffs, tea trees hidden in the valley. But its mountain environment is more changeable, and the taste of tea is different.
Such as Jiulong Cave, Swallow Cave, Bamboo Cave and so on.
4. Rock
Literal meaning: Refers to the peaks and mountains formed by the protrusion of rock
The mountain field is relatively open, and the light is sufficient, and the soil is fertile, and these conditions are very conducive to the formation of aromatic substances of tea plants.
Representatives include Matou Rock, Lion Rock, Foguo Rock, etc.
5. Holes
The mountain environment is shaped like a deep cave, has its own unique climatic phenomenon, and the tea plant grows in a relatively cool environment.
Representative mountain ghost caves, water curtain caves, etc. The ghost cave, which sounds "mysterious", is a place where good tea is produced, and the quality of iron arhat and cinnamon is excellent.
peak
Literal meaning: refers to the protruding tip of the mountain.
There are peaks, peaks, peaks, and bottoms, and in general, tea trees that grow on the peaks have sufficient light and higher tea aromas.
The top ten famous mountain farms of Wuyi rock tea
The "mountain field" of Wuyi rock tea refers to the production area with micro-climate and good soil where tea plants grow. Wang Zi of the Qing Dynasty's "Tea Theory" recorded: "Wuyi Mountain, 120 miles back in a week, can grow tea." Tea nature, he produces a lot of cold, this unique warmth. There are two products: rock tea in the mountains, the top grade; Those who are in the place are continental tea, followed by it. The fragrance is cloudy.....". Qing Qu Shengsheng's "Suijian Record" recorded: Wuyi tea on the mountain is rock tea, and the waterside is zhou tea. Rock tea is the first, followed by continental tea; Rock tea is the upper in the north mountain, followed by the south mountain. The two mountains in the north and south are also named after the rocks they produce. Its best is known as gongfu tea. It can be seen that at the beginning of the advent of rock tea, there was a concept of mountain farms.
Mountain farms, mainly manifested in soil and micro-microclimate, in fact, any kind of tea is affected by these two factors, but in contrast, Wuyi rock tea is the most affected. One rock and one tea, non-rock no tea. Wuyi Rock Tea (RockTea) is named after the rock, which shows that it is unrealistic to talk about Wuyi rock tea without the mountain field. If you compare rock tea to a person. The aroma and taste are human flesh and blood, the tea taste is human bones, and the characteristic taste of the mountain field is the charm and temperament of this person.
About 80 million years ago, volcanic eruptions occurred in Wuyi Mountain, coupled with later crustal changes and surface erosion, so that the urban area, Wuyi and Xingcun formed a northeasterly short-axis basin, surrounded by volcanic rocks to form lakes in the middle of the basin. Volcanic rocks weathered contain fragments of ferruginous rock, which are deposited to the bottom of the lake as the flowing water is transported. The iron in the sediment turns purple-red after oxidation, gradually forming a purple-red rock layer, which is the basis of the orthorock soil. Later, due to changes in the earth's crust, the western part of the lake basin was pitted and faulted, while its eastern part tilted westward, and the peaks of the mountains were tilted eastward, forming large and small uniclinic mountains or monoclinic fault block mountains, which are now often called thirty-six peaks and ninety-nine rocks.
Due to the special landforms of peaks, rocks, hills, pits, streams, caves and caves in the Zhengyan production area and the shade of forest vegetation, tea plants bear scattered light in summer, block the cold wind from the northwest in winter high cliffs, and there are continuous mountain springs to replenish water all year round, so the micro-climate of Zhengyan production area is more superior, providing a very good climatic environment for the growth of tea plants.
Of course, the quality of rock tea is not only affected by the "mountain farm", but also by the variety, planting and processing technology, for the mountain farm, we need to look at it rationally, not blindly pursue. Different tea varieties, different management methods, and different processes will make rock tea with different quality.
Generally speaking, rock tea in Zhengyan production area as long as there is no problem with management and technology, there will be rock charm, and the micro-climate and soil of each "mountain field" in the Zhengyan production area have created different wind bones of rock tea, just like different perfumes and delicacies will exude different charms. This is why Wuyi Rock Tea values "mountain farm" and popularizes "mountain field".
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