Three or five friends gathered among the mountains and rivers, and the tea and conversation showed the charm of the heavenly horses in the clouds. Today is the first day of the "May Day" holiday, the upper reaches of Tianma Mountain are full of people, and many tourists are rushing to the "Tianma Tea Party". The organizers of the tea party not only convened more than 30 tea houses at the foot of the mountain to form a tea culture market, but also presented "7 bowls of theme tea" at 7 major scenic spots along Tianma Mountain, including the "Sheshan Orchid Tea" special tea ceremony set up at the highest point on the mountain.
After a night of spring rain, the mountains are full of green and new. Early in the morning, at the entrance of the eastern gate of Tianma Mountain, calligraphers in Songjiang District began to create calligraphy. The famous literati Chen Jiru of the Ming Dynasty famously said, "It is not enough, please use the literary enemy" to write in the big seal, and then the calligrapher Huang Wei stood on the white cloth and wrote the "Seven Bowls of Tea Poem" of Lu Tong in the Tang Dynasty in cursive in one go. The exquisite and atmospheric works of calligraphy make tourists feel full of cultural atmosphere as soon as they enter the scenic spot.
Walking up the mountain road, there are exquisite tea ceremonies at many points along the way, and tea people wearing Zen clothes hold pots to cook tea, attracting tourists to stop and take a break from time to time, serving cups of tea at the same time, but also conveying a profound tea culture.
In addition, there is also a children's painting display area, calamus collection, and cultural and creative products collection on the side of the mountain road, which are arranged with ingenuity and full of love, attracting many tourists to check in.
Tourist Han Qi heard that Tianma Mountain was going to hold a tea party, so he specially brought his own private cup from Xinqiao to participate. In front of the tea banquet in the carved building next to the pearl protection tower, he chatted with the "tea man" while sipping an old tea. "This is the third tea I've tasted today. The first product is Sheshan's orchid tea, the second is Fuding new tea, and now I drink Fuding old tea. The connection between Tianma Mountain and tea is very meaningful and brings out the festive atmosphere. Han Qi said.
Among all the tea ceremonies, the most attractive is the Xixin Tea House located next to Tongguanyin, where many tourists want to feast on Sheshan orchid tea. It is understood that Sheshan orchid tea was originally Longjing, and was renamed because of the imperial title "Lanzhu Mountain" plaque for Sheshan's orchid bamboo shoots when Emperor Kangxi was stationed in Songjiang. Tea viewing, warm pot, tea setting, high flushing, tea washing, soup, tea distribution...... Under the operation of the "tea man", the fragrance of tea is accompanied by hot air, and the lips and teeth are fragrant, warm and moist like jade. "The Sheshan orchid tea we drink now is planted from the mother parent of the high-quality tea tree 'West Lake Longjing' introduced from Hangzhou Meihuawu after the founding of the People's Republic of China. Tea trees are suitable for planting in acidic soil, and the more than 20 acres of tea plantations at the foot of Sheshan Mountain are very few acidic soils in Shanghai. Tea man Wang Yangyi introduced.
It is understood that there will be a tea fight competition in the tea party on May 2, and there will be professionals to review and award the tea products of each tea ceremony. The relevant person in charge of the Songjiang District Bureau of Culture and Tourism said that the Tianma Tea Party aims to strengthen the new scene of cultural tourism consumption, bring a novel play experience to the public, promote traditional culture, and tell the story of Songjiang.
Text: Jia Li
Photo: Jia Li Zhang Asian Games
Editor: Zhou Yuwei