Hangzhou released the news that tea is the national drink, and Hangzhou is the tea capital. A cup of clear tea contains the thousand-year-old context of Hangzhou City. When it comes to tea in Hangzhou, I think the first thing that comes to mind is the West Lake Longjing. In fact, the tea fragrance of Hangzhou is not only Longjing, snow water cloud green, nine-curved red plum, Anding cloud mist... There are also several famous teas that are amazing at the first time you hear the name!
Tea produced in Hangzhou was first seen during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Legend has it that the poet Xie Lingyun introduced the seeds from Tiantai Mountain when he was translating Buddhist scriptures in Xiatianzhu in Hangzhou.
Since the Tang Dynasty, the way Hangzhou people drink tea has been changing. In the Tang Dynasty, people picked young leaves and made cake tea, which was decocted and drunk with tea and soup.
The Song Dynasty created the drinking method of pointing. The tea cake should be crushed into a powder and the tea should be drunk with a "cup". In the Ming Dynasty, the tedious brewing and ordering tea was replaced by the brewing method.
Since the early 1990s, the way Hangzhou people drink tea has become simple and direct, paying more attention to life. They tend to choose a transparent glass tea vessel, in which 85 ° C of water is injected into the cup, and the tea leaves are tumbled in the water and clearly visible.
In addition to the West Lake Longjing, Hangzhou also has a variety of famous teas worth tasting, what are they, let's take a look!
West Lake Longjing
West Lake Longjing tea is famous for its "green color, fragrant, sweet taste, shape and beauty", and integrates famous mountains, famous temples, famous lakes, famous springs and famous teas in one, with its distinctive characteristics, talented growth environment, excellent variety resources, exquisite stir-frying skills, aesthetic art and spiritual philosophy contained in it, which has jointly achieved its fame.
West Lake Longjing Tea District is bordered by west lake in the east and Qiantang River in the south, which is affected by the water vapor regulation of "one lake and one river" and the southeast monsoon, and the climate is warm, humid and foggy. The tea mountain is like the palace of the "green tea queen", with green bamboo, streams and streams, spring flowers and autumn laurels, and perennial green, which is very conducive to the synthesis and accumulation of aromatic substances, amino acids and other active ingredients in tea. The soil on which West Lake Longjing grows is mostly sandy soil, with good drainage and air permeability, which is very suitable for the growth of tea plants. The superior natural environment and unique microclimate conditions have created the special quality of West Lake Longjing tea.
The ancients once described Longjing tea as "the true longjing tea, sweet and fragrant like orchid, quiet but not bitter, sipping indifferently, seemingly tasteless." After drinking it, I feel that there is a kind of taihe atmosphere, between the teeth and cheeks, this tasteless taste, and even the taste. "This is a truly moving depiction of the enjoyment of drinking West Lake Longjing tea.
In the Tang Dynasty, the tea saint Lu Yu recorded in his "Tea Classic" that Hangzhou Tianzhu and Lingyin Second Temple produced tea. During the Northern Song Dynasty, the West Lake Longjing Tea District was already very famous, and Xianglin Tea, Baiyun Tea and Baoyun Tea were listed as tributes. The quality of West Lake Longjing tea was further improved in the Yuan Dynasty, and during the Ming Dynasty, West Lake Longjing Tea ranked among the famous teas and became famous.
In the Qing Dynasty, West Lake Longjing tea ranked among the best among famous teas. The Qianlong Emperor of the Qing Dynasty went down to Jiangnan six times, came to the Longjing Tea Area four times to see the tea situation, taste tea and poetry, and also named the eighteen tea trees in front of the Hugong Temple as "Imperial Tea". Since then, there has been an endless stream of tea people who come to Longjing.
During the Republic of China period, West Lake Longjing tea bloomed gorgeously and became the first famous tea in China.
Trail Camellia
Trail mountain tea is produced in the northeast peak of Tianmu Mountain, the so-called "high mountain out of good tea", trail mountain altitude of 769 meters, located in the north latitude of 30 degrees the best green tea production belt, the mountains are towering, the gods are towering, the soil is fertile, the climate is humid, is the most suitable ecological area for China's famous green tea.
As a traditional historical and cultural tea, YiyiShancha has a long history, originated in the Tang Dynasty, and was hand-planted by the famous Tang Dynasty Zen master Faqin at Jingshan Temple for Buddha hospitality. Tea Saint Lu Yu admired the name and wrote a famous work "Tea Classic" here.
When the trail camellia is picked, it is made by taking one bud and one leaf or one bud and two leaves as the standard, and is made by ventilation and spreading, killing green at high temperature, straightening and shaping, fine kneading, and finally drying. The appearance is delicate and delicate, the color is green, the inner texture is tender and fragrant, the taste is fresh, the soup is tender and green, the leaf bottom is delicate and tender, and it tastes sweet and lightly fragrant.
Jiande bud tea
Jiande Bud Tea, also known as Yanzhou Bud Tea, is an orchid-type delicate semi-roasted green tea. Produced in the mountains and valleys around Meicheng and Sandu in Jiande City (ancient Yanzhou), it has been rated as a high-quality tea in Zhejiang Province for many times and has obtained the Zhejiang Provincial Famous Tea Certificate.
Jiande bud tea can be divided into diamond buds, golden buds and green buds according to different varieties, and its quality characteristics are moon bends, flower buds, soup color is tender green and bright, the aroma is fragrant and sweet, and the taste is fresh and mellow.
Snow and water clouds are green
Xueshuiyun Green Tea is named "Snow Water Cloud Green" because it grows in the Xueshui Ridge and Paradise Mountain on the banks of Huyuan Creek in Xinhe Township, Tonglu County, where the green mountains are green and the clouds and mist are cloudy all year round.
Li Rihua of the Ming Dynasty wrote the "Notes on the Six Yan Zhai" and recorded that during the Song Dynasty, the snow and water were green and green as tribute tea. In 1915 (the fourth year of the Republic of China), he was awarded the Medal of the Universal Exposition.
"Snow water cloud green" is not only the name, its appearance is green like a sword, jade is transparent, straight and even, and the fur is hidden. Brewed, the bud core sinks and floats, starting like a sparrow's mouth playing beads, and like a sword blade out of its sheath, and then like a thousand peaks under the water, standing tall. After drinking, the teeth and cheeks are fresh, the sweetness is comfortable, the taste is unconventional, as if the aroma of the forest on the banks of the Fuchun River is in mind, allowing it to be rich and swirling.
Sky blue top
Tianmu Qingding, formerly known as Tianmu Mountain Tea and Tianmu Cloud Mist Tea, is a traditional historical tea in Zhejiang with a long history of production. Tang Luyu's "Tea Classic" has a record of "Hangzhou Lin'an Yu qian'er county sheng tianmu mountain and Shuzhou tong", more than 1200 years ago. During the Wanli Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty (around 1573), Tu Long's "Examination of the Remainder of the Dragon" listed "Tianmu, Tiger Hill, Tianchi, Yangxian, Lu'an, and Longjing" as the six major tea products. Ming Wanli's "Chronicle of Lin'an County" contains: Lin'an nian for imperial tea, produced in Huangling Mountain, 20 catties of imperial tea per year. It can be seen that Tianmu tea has been listed as the "tribute" of the emperor in the Ming Dynasty. In the second year of Xuanun (1910), the "Chronicle of Lin'an County" recorded: Tianmu Yunwu tea, all townships produce, but Tianmu Mountain is the best. In August of that year, Tianmu Yunwu Tea won the Special Gold Award at the Nanyang Persuasion Expo held in Jiangning.
In the 1970s, Lin'an carried out a lot of innovative development on the basis of fully excavating the traditional history of Tianmu Yunwu Tea. And in 1979, it was named Tianmu Qingding by Professor Zhuang Wanfang, a contemporary tea scholar, tianmu represents Tianmu Mountain, and qing represents green tea, which means excellent quality.
Tianmu Mountainous Area is densely forested, loose and fertile soil, warm and humid climate, relative humidity, cloudy and fog-shrouded all year round, the average temperature of the year is 14.6 °C, the average annual precipitation is abundant, is a typical example of "good tea from high mountains". The excellent ecological environment contains the quality characteristics of Tianmu Qingding strips that are slightly flattened, shaped like orchids, with thick leaf texture, silver hidden, green color, fresh and refreshing taste, long-lasting fragrance, clear and clear soup color, recognizable buds and leaves, and good color, fragrance and taste.
Nine-curved red plum
Jiuqu Red Plum, referred to as "Jiuqu Hong", is the only black tea produced in Hangzhou. It belongs to one of the kung fu black tea, produced in the Zhoupu Township area of the West Lake District, has nearly 200 years of raw product drinking history, is one of the traditional famous teas in Zhejiang, together with the "West Lake Longjing" known as the "one red and one green" of Xizi Lakeside tea.
In fact, Jiuqu Red Plum is not the earliest planted and processed by local tea farmers in Hangzhou, but originates from Jiuqu Creek in Wuyi Mountain, Fujian Province, and because of its bright red color and high aroma, it is named "Jiuqu Red Plum".
As for how the Jiuqu Red Plum was introduced to Hangzhou, there is also a saying in the anecdote: it is said that during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, some tea farmers in the Wuyi Mountains of Fujian Province migrated from their hometowns to northern Zhejiang, and eventually settled down in the area of Hangzhou's Dawu Mountain, cultivating tea in the wilderness to make a living. These tea farmers from the south of Fujian were good at making black tea, and the black tea produced was of good quality, which was purchased by the Hangzhou Tea House and the tea number at that time. This situation also affected the local farmers in nearby Hangzhou, and after a period of time, the local farmers also imitated it one after another and began the processing and production of black tea.
Dawu mountain tea farmers are extremely particular about the production of tea, excellence, and with the development of processing technology, gradually form the Jiuqu red plum this black tea bent tight as a fish hook, the color of the dark, to fine, black, uniform, curved to see the special shape, tea quality is also greatly improved, the soup color is bright red and bright, the taste is fresh and delicious, the aroma is rich, comparable to Keemun black tea, famous in the city.
Qiandao Lake Tea
Chun'an ancient name Muzhou, since the Eastern Han Dynasty that is, the production of tea, Tang Dynasty tribute tea Muzhou Jiukeng tea enjoys a high reputation. In the pre-Qing Dynasty, Chun'an Weiping Town was already the tea distribution center of Chun (安), Kai (Hua), Sui (安), and Shexian County. In the old days, the refined tea of Chun'an tea export trade was collectively called "Sui Green", and the annual output of more than 12,000 boxes of tea was at its peak.
In 2015, with the response of the market and the promotion of Zhejiang Province's strategy of building Longjing tea, Chun'an invited the Agricultural Brand Research Center of Zhejiang University to complete the planning of the "Qiandao Lake Tea" regional public brand strategy. The "Qiandao Lake Tea" brand includes four categories of products: Qiandao Lake Longjing, Qiandao Lake Maojian, Qiandao Lake Black Tea, and Qiandao Lake Silver Needle, the original Qiandao Lake Yuye was renamed Qiandao Lake Longjing, and the original Jiukeng Maojian was renamed Qiandao Lake Maojian.
Qiandao Lake Longjing has a flat and smooth shape, sharp and strong, tender fragrance is refreshing, long-lasting, fresh and sweet taste, soup color is tender green and bright, and the bottom of the leaves is thick and thick.
The tip of qiandao lake hair is tender and green, tight and uniform; the inner aroma is long-lasting, the taste is fresh and resistant to bubbles, the soup color is tender and green, and the leaf bottom is delicate and tender.
Anding clouds
Anding cloud mist tea is mainly produced in Fuyang District Lishan Town Anding Mountain, good mountain good water out of good tea, Anding Mountain because of the "rain wash qingshan four seasons spring" suitable tea environment, "alpine cloud mist out of good tea" unique terrain, the production of "Fuchun Mountain Residence Anding Cloud Tea", the color is emerald green, mellow and long-lasting, is the top tea.
Anding Cloud Mist Tea has a long history, has a history of more than 2,000 years, and is known for its high fragrance, fresh taste and emerald green color. Brew a cup of Anding Cloud Mist Tea, fragrant, take a small sip, very fresh, the aftertaste is also a little sweet.
Legend has it that as early as the Three Kingdoms period, Fuyang tea was listed by the Eastern Wu Emperor Sun Hao as an essential drink for the "imperial banquet" and was famous in Jiangnan; in the Ming Dynasty, Fuyang tea was listed as a tribute to the imperial court, and the Ming Orthodox "Fuyang County Chronicle" "Tribute" recorded: "Fuyang Aged Into Tea Twenty Hu." The Qing "Hangzhou Fuzhi" recorded the words "Hangzhou's specialty, the good Fuyang tea"; in 1926, "Zhejiang's Specialties" recorded: "Ming Dynasty Fuyang tea is a tribute product, the most prestigious ... The color, aroma and taste of Tofuyang tea are no less than those of Longjing tea. ", its tribute tea is Anding cloud tea.
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