Let’s talk about West Lake Longjing tea first. This tea is light and distant, fragrant and clear, green in color, fragrant, mellow in taste and beautiful in shape. There are four categories: Shifeng, Longjing, Yunqi and Hupao. Among them, Shifeng Longjing is the most popular, with a greenish-yellow color, brown beige color, a shape like a bowl nail, and a long-lasting fragrance. Emperor Qianlong designated eighteen Longjing plants as imperial tea, and they were placed in front of Hu Gong Temple at the foot of Shifeng Mountain. This tea seems to be tasteless, but in fact it is very flavorful, and the aura of harmony permeates the teeth and cheeks. It is so expensive and rare to get.
"Secondly, Wuyi Rock Tea. This tea comes from the Ninety-nine Rocks of the Thirty-Six Peaks of Wuyi Mountain. It is semi-fermented and has green leaves and red edges. It is made into oolong tea with a strange smell and unique charm. During the Tang and Song Dynasties It has enjoyed a great reputation during this period. Nowadays, various brands from the East and the West are competing to sell it. The spirit of Wuyi rock tea is all described in four words: live, sweet, clear and fragrant.
"Three things to say about Lushan Yunwu." Tea growing in Mount Lu began in the Han Dynasty. Deep in the white clouds, monks gathered together to gather wild tea and plant tea trees. This tea has buds that are very fat, with beautiful strands, clear soup, fragrant and sweet, and can withstand long-term brewing. Doctors say it can "rejuvenate dryness and restore youthfulness". The tea garden in the whole mountain is only fifty acres, and the quantity is very small. Wangyou Tea House purchases a small amount every year and only makes fine products for everyone's enjoyment.
"Fourth talk about Biluochun tea. This tea is produced in Dongting Mountain in Taihu Lake, Jiangsu Province. Legend has it that there is Biluochun Peak in the mountain, and several wild tea plants grew lushly on the stone wall. The tea farmers went up the mountain to pick them. When the bamboo basket was full, they When I put it in my arms, unexpectedly, a strange fragrance burst out, and everyone exclaimed, "It's a frightening fragrance." Emperor Kangxi tasted it and said it tasted very good, so he named it Biluochun. Please see, this tea stick is tightly knotted and curled into a snail. , rinsed and tossed again, it still sank, and was interplanted with the orchard. It smelled of tea and fruit, and it was really a masterpiece.
"Wu Shuo Junshan Silver Needle." This tea comes from Furong Country, far away from Junshan Island in Dongting Lake, Hufu. Emperor Qianlong stipulated that eighteen pounds of tribute should be paid every year, with officials supervising and monks collecting and producing it. Have you ever read "A Dream of Red Mansions"? This is the Laojun eyebrow tea that Miaoyu cooked with the snow on the plum blossoms. To say that the beauty of this tea lies entirely in the baking process, which is divided into initial baking, initial wrapping, re-baking and re-baking, which takes three days. It is most exciting when brewing. It stands upright like a group of bamboo shoots and sinks like falling snowflakes. You may wish to give it a try.
"Liu Shuo Liu'an Guapian. This tea is produced in Liu'an, Dabie Mountain in western Anhui Province. It is shaped like a melon seed, so it is named Liu'an Guapian. The picking time is between Grain Rain and Beginning of Summer. The famous tea produced in ancient times has many It is a traditional Chinese medicine, known as "Lu'an Boutique", and is the most effective medicine. Legend has it that a prime minister in the Tang Dynasty sealed the tea soup with meat and opened it the next day. The meat had turned into water, which showed that it could help digestion and relieve stomach upset. If you like, you can try it.
"Qimen black tea. Keemun black tea has only been on the market for more than ten years. Twenty-five years ago, a man named Yu Qianchen from Xixian County was dismissed from Fujian and returned to his hometown. He set up a black tea shop and imitated Kung Fu black tea. This tea is fully fermented and famous for its high fragrance. Tea masters call it sugar-flavored or "sugar-flavored" tea. Apple fragrance is also known as 'Qimen fragrance'. When the Yi people drink it, they add milk and sugar cubes, thinking it is fashionable. If you have a cold stomach in winter, you might as well warm it up with black tea.
"Eight said Xinyang Maojian. Xinyang is the Central Plains, the northernmost region of the Qing Dynasty's domestic tea. It has a thin, straight and round shape, with many vellus hairs. It has been brewed four or five times and has the aroma of ripe chestnuts. There are only ninety days of harvesting in a year. When this tea is fried, it is first tied into a tea handle with bamboo grass and stir-fried back and forth in the pot. Unlike Longjing tea, the shape is tight, thin, straight, round, and smooth. The most labor-intensive process
"Jiu Shuo Taiping Houkui, that is the best roasted green tea. Produced in Houkeng, Taiping, Anhui Province, it is a good tea that has just been discovered in the past two years and is hidden in the famous mountains and unknown to people. Years ago, Ye Changchun Tea Store, which sells top tea in Fujing, went to the place of origin to place an order. When passing by Houkeng, he found good tea. He took a small amount, processed it, put it in tin cans, and shipped it to Nanjing to sell it at a high price. Because the Ye and Hang families had family connections, some were sent to me from the place where I was waiting. The letter also said that this tea has the characteristics of "two knives and one spear", so it has the characteristics of flying dragons and phoenixes, and a gathering of swords and guns. Moreover, after brewing for three or four times, the orchid fragrance is still there, so it is indeed the best. ”