Taishun Tea - Three Cups of Fragrance

Taishun is located in the southern part of Zhejiang, with mist-filled territory, abundant rainfall, mild climate and unique tea-producing conditions. It is known as "cloud tea" in the world". Taishun has a long history of tea production and enjoys a long reputation. During the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty, its famous tea was exported to international markets such as Malaysia and Singapore. In my country's classic book "Chinese Famous Teas" compiled in the 15th year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty, Taishun's famous teas such as Huangtang and Silver Needle were listed. In the early days of liberation, Soviet tea experts commented on Taishun tea as "fat buds and leaves, white pekoe" Exposed, clear soup with green leaves, fragrant and mellow taste. Taishun tea not only has excellent natural quality, but also has exquisite tea-making technology. The existing tea garden covers an area of ??65,000 acres, with an annual output of more than 3,000 tons of tea. It is the main production area of ??"Warm Green", one of the three largest green teas in the country. In recent years, more and more famous teas have been produced, and the famous tea series created today include Sanbeixiang, Baihao Silver Needle, Xianyao Yinwu, Chengtian Snow Dragon, Baihao Silver Needle, Shiitake Liao Baihao, and Super Premium Zhenmei. Other varieties have become well-received domestic famous teas. Chengtian Snow Dragon, Sanbeixiang, Shiiguliao Baihao, etc. have won many international and domestic famous tea competition awards and won the national "green food" mark. Among them, "Chengtian Snow Dragon" won the Famous Tea Grand Prize at the International Tea Culture Festival in 1991, the Silver Medal at the First China Agricultural Expo in 1992, and the "Super Grade Precious Eyebrow" won the Gold Medal at the 25th World Food Expo. Awarded, the famous tea "Three Cups of Fragrance" became the special tea for the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Taishun County is one of the 100 key tea production and export base counties in the country. In 1996, it was named the "Hometown of Tea in China" by the country.

Sanbeixiang: Named for its high fragrance, mellow taste and long-lasting brewing ability, it belongs to the list of fried green teas. Its color, fragrance and appearance are basically similar to that of Taishun Gaofa in the 1950s - Yingmei. In recent years, due to the improvement of tea-making technology, the fragrance of Sanbeixiang is longer-lasting than that of Mingmei. Therefore, it has won provincial famous tea awards many times in a row and is now listed as a high-quality local famous tea in Zhejiang Province. It is mined in Qingming Festival and can usually be harvested in spring, summer and autumn. The quality of spring tea is the best, autumn tea is in the middle, and summer tea is second. The picking standard of Sanbeixiang is one bud and two leaves. The production method is basically the same as that of stir-fried green tea. Green tea is similar to green tea, that is, it is made through processes such as fixing, rolling, powder baking, frying, potting, and shaping. The quality features: tight, straight seedlings, uniform size, oily color, long-lasting fragrance, lingering fragrance after three cups, rich and mellow taste, sweet taste, clear and bright soup color, tender and even yellow-green at the bottom of the leaves. Cheap and high-quality, it is one of the bulk green tea products in Taishun County. The annual output is more than 5,000 tons and is sold well all over the country.

The name of Taishun County and the legend of the origin of the county seat

The county was established in the third year of Jingtai in the Ming Dynasty (1452). Emperor Jingtai gave the name "Taishun" with the meaning of "the country is peaceful and the people are at peace, and people's hearts are at peace". . Regarding the origin of the county name, there is a folk legend: In the early days, most of Taishun was under the jurisdiction of Pingyang County. Shouning in Fujian Province, which borders Taishun, was not a county either. It was under the jurisdiction of Fu'an County. The area under the jurisdiction of the local officials in the two counties was large and difficult to manage. During the Jingtai period of the Ming Dynasty, the people in the two counties rebelled one after another because of poverty, killing corrupt officials and beheading corrupt officials. The number of people and horses increased day by day. This matter soon spread to the capital. , even the emperor knew it. When Emperor Jingtai celebrated his fiftieth birthday, officials from all prefectures and counties across the country, large and small, sent gifts to celebrate. The emperor saw the names of Pingyang and Fu'an counties on the gift list. He thought of the rebellion of the people there and felt unhappy. A minister in the court saw that the emperor's Concerned, he came up with an idea and said: "Your Majesty, the reason why the people of Pingyang and Fu'an counties dared to rebel boldly is because the county is too large for local officials to manage. Why not take advantage of today's opportunity for the whole country to celebrate Long Live and divide the two counties? The four counties were named after the four characters "Jing, Tai, Qing, and Shou", firstly to facilitate management, and secondly to express celebration. "The emperor thought it was reasonable and passed the imperial edict on that day, so there were four now. The counties are Jingning, Taishun, Qingyuan and Shouning respectively. In fact, Qingyuan County was established during the Hongwu Period of the Ming Dynasty (the period of Zhu Yuanzhang). Folk legends may not be credible, but the establishment of the county in the third and sixth years is also a very interesting coincidence in Chinese history and geography. How to draw county boundaries? There is another legend here: During the Jingtai period of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor granted Taishun a county. When Taishun County was drawing county boundaries, there was a dispute with Shouning County in the southwest. The two counties were under the jurisdiction of two provinces, and the matter had not been finalized for a long time. The people of the two counties often filed lawsuits over this matter. The lawsuits went back and forth and reached the emperor's Jinluan Palace, so the emperor issued an imperial edict: Taishun and Shouning Counties Officials, starting from the first day of the first lunar month of the next year, each person starts from his own county seat, and wherever they meet, they will use that as the boundary. The magistrate of Taishun County was a famously lazy official. He ate and played every day, and slept when he was full and played. By the first day of the first lunar month of the next year, he had already forgotten all about the race to draw county boundaries. In order to save the face of Taishun County Magistrate, Shouning County Magistrate took the county border to the capital for questioning. Shouning County Magistrate said calmly: "Disobedience to the imperial edict should be punished by death. I have dug one at the border with Taishun." pit. After I die, I beg the emperor to have mercy on me and allow me to be buried in that pit. However, before I die, please let me make it clear that if I really follow the emperor's will and draw the county boundary to the Taishun County Yamen Gate, Taishun County will be the best. How can the people of Shun County go to see their parents?" After hearing this, the emperor thought it made sense, so he pardoned the Shouning County magistrate and restored him to his original position. From then on, Taishun County was only ten miles away from Shouning County. The place where he dug the hole was called "Bei Keng".

In May 1949, the whole territory of Taishun was liberated. In June, the People's Government of Taishun County was established in Sixi Baifenqiang. In July, it moved to Jujiang, and the People's Government of Luoyang Town was established. In July 1950, it moved After entering Luoyang Town, it was changed to a county-affiliated town. In 1980, according to the spirit of the provincial government notification, it was clearly defined as an organized town and renamed Luoyang Town.

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