Speaking of tea, we are all familiar with it. China is the birthplace of tea culture and was the first country to discover and exploit it. The history of Chinese tea can be said to have a long history. Speaking of China, we all know that there is a title of Five Thousand Years of Chinese Civilization, but tea has appeared and been used as early as the Shennong Era five thousand years ago.
There are many types of Chinese tea, which can be roughly divided into six kinds, black tea, green tea, yellow tea, white tea, green tea, black tea. Among them, the famous green teas are Xinyang Maojian, West Lake Longjing and so on. Today, I will talk about Xinyang Maojian tea.
First of all, the source of Xinyang Maojian tea is dongjiahe town in Xunhe District, Xinyang City, Henan Province. Xinyang city belongs to the south geographically in China, the climate is subtropical to warm temperate transition, and the monsoon climate is obvious. There are beautiful mountains and rivers, paddy fields everywhere, and abundant rain. This provides good ecological conditions for the growth of tea. Speaking of which, I would like to insert a small episode, I have had the privilege of spending a year in Xinyang, and the weather changes so quickly that it is really surprising, especially in the spring. It is like a wayward child, let the sun rise when it is happy in the morning, cry when it is unhappy at night, and it is common for raindrops to fall from the sky.
Next, let's talk about why Mao Jian can be famous in the world. The production process of Xinyang Maojian is complex, with a total of eight processes, screening, spreading, raw pot, cooked pot, initial baking, stall cooling, re-drying, and Mao tea finishing. Among them, the focus is on raw pots and cooked pots. Wrought iron has good ductility, so the bottom of the cooked pot is relatively thin, while the bottom of the raw pot is thicker and crisper, so the heat conductivity of the cooked pot is better. Tea leaves are generally put into the raw pot first, and their main role is to kill the green and the first kneading, so that some of the water inside the fresh leaves evaporates, and the tea leaves become soft, which is convenient for kneading and forming. Then, the tea leaves are poured into the cooked pot, and the main function of the cooked pot is to make the tea leaves into strips and form them, so that its appearance reaches a fine round state. The production of Xinyang Maojian requires many workers to pick hard and process by hand, so we must cherish every tea.
Then, I'm going to teach you how to distinguish between the good and bad of mao. The market price of Maojian ranges from one hundred to one thousand yuan, and the quality of tea is graded. From the naked eye to observe the tip of the hair, the bright color is the best, the more tender the tea, the better. Grasped by hand, the sound is crisp and pleasant, and it is a high-quality hair tip. Discern from the sense of smell, the more fragrant the smell, the better. Brew the tea, when drinking, the taste is not astringent, the taste is mellow and sweet is the best. Finally, after drinking the tea, look at the bottom of the tea, there is less debris and the leaves are still yellow and tender is the best.
Drinking tea regularly has great benefits for the human body. Tea can lower cholesterol, sterilize, blind, and also improve memory. In our daily life, tea is also used to make gourmet tea eggs. Xinyang Maojian is the top quality of tea, drinking is beneficial to physical and mental health, not only the elderly love to drink, I recommend young people to drink more tea, especially in today's stressful society, drinking tea is a good way to relieve the pressure of young people. By soaking in a cup of hair during the break from work, the whole brain is relaxed and work efficiency is improved. Or what a delightful thing it is to come home from work, make tea, and relax and enjoy your time alone. Or on the weekend, meet three or two friends, drink tea and chat together, this is also a lot of fun!
I hope that the tea friends who read this article can cherish their bodies, drink more tea, and enjoy a relaxed and pleasant life in the future!