The beauty of Laoshan Mountain lies in the coexistence of its mountain scenery and seascape, the famous mountain contains famous water, and the famous water breeds famous tea, which is the exquisite of tea tasters. Laoshan is the "first famous mountain on the sea", and the mineral water quality is excellent, which has created the special status of "Xianshan Holy Water Laoshan Tea", and has also achieved the reputation of the first tea in Jiangbei, China.
Laoshan tea has a long history and has a recorded history dating back thousands of years. According to legend, it was transplanted from Jiangnan by Laoshan Daoists such as the Southern Song Dynasty Qiu Chuji and the Ming Dynasty Zhang Sanfeng, and was personally cultivated by hand, and has been a health treasure of Laoshan Taoist Temple for hundreds of years.
In fact, as the northernmost green tea in China, in 1959, the tea seedlings from the south settled in front of the small square of the Taiqing Palace in Laoshan. More than 50,000 plants were sown at that time, and less than 10,000 survived due to poor management. In the following years, 27 tea trees planted in 1962 were found on the slope near the Shangqing Palace at an altitude of 300 meters above sea level. The tea seedlings that no one manages are actually overwintering safely, which shows that Laoshan is very suitable for the growth of tea plants. Counting from the first tea leaves that migrated to Laoshan, the history of Laoshan tea has been nearly half a century. This leaf from the south grew up in Laoshan, a natural environment surrounded by the sea on three sides and the sea fog rising like a fairyland, which is quite a bit of "inhaling the aura of heaven and earth and collecting the essence of all things".
Laoshan is the only high mountain on China's coastline at an altitude of more than 1,000 meters, the mountains and seas are blue, the clouds are swirling, the climate is warm and humid, the light is stronger, the frost period is longer than the south, and the temperature difference between day and night is large, so the growth and development of tea plants is slow, and the picking interval is long. It is also for this reason that Laoshan tea leaves have sufficient time to accumulate nutrients, fresh tea noodles are thick, rich in nutrients, there are a large number of polyphenols, aromatic substances and proteins, amino acids, vitamins and other components that are beneficial to human health. The moisture of Laoshan Mountain Spring Water makes Laoshan Tea itself have a natural, unique aroma of pea noodles and aromas of mountain chestnut noodles.
The traditional Laoshan tea system is mainly divided into three categories: Laoshan green tea, Laoshan caryophyllum tea and Laoshan yuzhu tea. When tasting Laoshan tea, pay attention to the "first three poles in the matter", the first refers to the collection month, time, tenderness, collection degree and processing of tea buds; the second refers to the tea brewing water is the best spring water, the river water is the second, the well water is the worst, but also to master the boiling water temperature; the third refers to the tea set, it is best to choose a pure purple sand pot, but also pay attention to the time of stewing tea.
In addition to the "first three poles in the thing", there is also an indispensable tea tasting element is "the last two poles are in the people". Quiet surroundings are essential; one person tastes best, two friends are best, three or four are just right. Laoshan tea is fragrant and delicious, when you sit down to taste slowly, no matter how irritable, floating mentality will slowly calm down with the fragrant tea leaves in the cup. Smelling the aroma of tea, drinking a sip of tea and waiting for a while, making it easier for people to understand some precious life principles, which can be described as quiet and far-reaching, and the aftertaste is endless.
Tea, for Laoshan people, is not only a drink, but also a kind of cultivation, under the nourishment of Laoshan tea, soaked out of the "incorruptible, beautiful, harmonious, respectful" Chinese tea ceremony spirit. When you arrive in Qingdao, drink a pot of authentic Laoshan tea, you can feel the charm of "Xianshan Holy Water Laoshan Tea".