Valley rain to, hundred valleys to live. Valley rain is the last festival of spring, after which the rain slowly increases and the temperature gradually increases. The footprints of spring are gradually hidden, and the picking of spring tea will also come to an end. Speaking of spring tea, "Qingming tea" and "Guyu tea" are indispensable. About the "Qingming Tea" Xiaobian has been described in detail a few days ago, and it will not be repeated here. Today I would like to introduce you to Guyu Tea. So, what kind of Gu Yu tea belongs to? What varieties does it contain? Let's take a look.
Guyu tea - in fact, refers to the tea picked before and after the valley rain, also known as "erchun tea". Xu Cishu of the Ming Dynasty commented on Guyu tea in the "Tea Classic": "Qingming is too early, the summer is too late, before and after the valley rain, the time is moderate", which shows that the quality of Guyu tea is not ordinary.
Due to the harsh winter weather, the tea plant is in a state of "recuperation", and there are few insect pests in the winter, and when the spring is warm and rainy, the tea plant begins to sprout vigorously. The spring tea buds are fat and strong, the color is fresh and emerald green, the nutrition is rich and pesticide-free, and the taste is fresh and sweet, rich in layering. The rainfall is abundant and the rainy season of the valley is moderate, which is especially suitable for the growth of tea plants. At this time, the growth rate of tea buds is very fast, and it usually takes only two or three days from germination to picking, so this time is also the busiest season for tea farmers.
It can be seen that Guyu tea does not refer specifically to a certain kind of tea, it is just a generic term for tea picked before and after Guyu. Therefore, Guyu tea covers six major types of tea. Whether it is black tea, green tea or white tea, etc., as long as it is picked during the valley rain, it can be called "valley rain tea".
It can be seen from the fact that people are happy to use the term "guyu tea" that the quality of the tea harvested during the valley rainy season is particularly good. Friends who like to drink tea may wish to try oh ~