The local houses are filled with villagers who come to learn traditional tea-making techniques.
Teaching by hand, Zhang Yuanzhong patiently explained the process of roasting tea.
Red Network Moment News September 13 (Correspondent Zhou Xuan) On September 10, on the occasion of Teachers' Day, the Qifenghu Village in Guyang Town, Guzhang County, on the banks of the Youshui River in Xiangxi, Hunan Province, ushered in a special lesson. Zhang Yuanzhong, a Chinese tea master, the inheritor of the provincial intangible cultural heritage of ancient Zhangzhang Maojian tea handmade skills, and the tea king, led the disciples to completely restore the traditional processes and traditional tea art performances of the agricultural cultural heritage "Guzhang Maojian" handmade tea making techniques, and more than 150 tea farmers participated in the training course.
Located in Guzhang County, Wuling Mountain, Xiangxi Province, the territory of the lofty mountains, deep valleys and forests, mild and humid climate, four distinct seasons, is also China's famous "tea town", the history of local tea can be traced back to the Warring States period, the Eastern Han Dynasty large-scale planting, the Tang Dynasty is the tribute tea. The long-standing tea culture and tea-making technology have created the unique charm of the ancient Zhangmao tip, which has a clear and fragrant taste, a mellow taste, and a long sweetness; the soup color is yellow and green, and the bottom of the leaf is green and tender; Fragrant high and long-lasting, resistant to brewing, known as "the treasure of green tea".
"Fresh leaves can only be picked, not pinched, and purple bud leaves cannot be picked." At the teaching site, Zhang Yuanzhong said that after the completion of the fresh leaf picking and stalling, it entered an important processing link - "killing green". Before the frying pan, he introduced to the villagers while demonstrating, "When the temperature of the pot is high, the leaves will be burned, and when the temperature of the pot is low, red roots and red leaves will be produced." After the greening, the leaves should rely on the "fresh wind" to dispel the heat, and then through the process of first kneading, frying the second green, re-kneading, and frying the three greens, wait until the tea leaves are not sticky to the hand.
The complex and rigorous eight processes can be made into an authentic ancient Mao tip, and the tea master Zhang Yuanzhong is willing to be a "shou artist" who is not afraid of hard work and time, and pass on the traditional agricultural cultural heritage "Guzhang Mao Jian Handmade Craftsmanship". Nowadays, many local Tujia and Miao youths have successively returned to the tea village and become the backbone of the local tea and tea cultural and creative industries after learning their skills through the lectures of the institute.
In recent years, Guzhang County has deeply implemented the rural revitalization development strategy, centered on the goal of building a tea tourism destination, established a development mechanism of cultural inheritance, diversified participation, industrial integration and brand support, promoted culture + technology, and integrated the sustainable, quality, diversification, branding and professional development of rural tourism, and actively promoted the integrated development of agricultural culture, tourism and sports. Among them, "agricultural cultural heritage + tourism + experience" has become an important feature of the integration of tea tourism.