The Origin and Legend of Maojian Tea

Excellent quality. Speaking of this precious tea, there is an interesting legend!

During the Apocalypse of the Ming Dynasty, Xiong Kaiyuan, the new county magistrate of yi county in the south of the Yangtze River, took a very young man to Huangshan for a spring outing. He got lost and met an old monk with a bamboo basket on his waist and spent the night in a temple. When the elders were making tea to entertain guests, the magistrate of a county carefully looked at the tea, which was yellowish in color and shaped like a sparrow's tongue, covered with white hair. When boiling water, he saw that the hot air bypassed the edge of the bowl and reached the center of the bowl, about a foot high, and then turned into a Bai Lianhua in the air. The Bai Lianhua rose slowly, turned into a cloud, and finally dissipated into plumes of hot air, and the fragrance filled the whole room. When the magistrate asked, he realized that the name of this tea was Huangshan Mao Feng. When leaving, the old man gave this tea a bag of Huangshan spring water and a gourd, and told him that it would take this spring water to brew, so that the wonders of white lotus could appear. When Xiong Zhi returned to the county government, he met an old classmate and friend, Taiping magistrate of a county, to visit him, so he gave a performance in Mao Feng, Huangshan. Taiping county magistrate was very surprised. Later, he came to Beijing to report to the emperor and wanted to offer immortal tea as a reward. The emperor ordered a performance in the palace, but there was no sign of Bailian Sect. The emperor was furious, and the Taiping magistrate had to truthfully say that it was presented by Xiong Kaiyuan, the magistrate of Yixian County. The emperor immediately ordered Xiong Kaiyuan to enter the palace for trial. After Xiong Kaiyuan entered the palace, he knew that he had not brewed with Huangshan spring water, explained the reason and asked to go back to Huangshan for water. Xiong Zhifu came to Huangshan to see the elder, who gave him a mountain spring. In front of the emperor, Huangshan Mao Feng made another jade cup. Sure enough, the wonders of Bai Lianhua appeared. The emperor smiled and said to Xiong Zhijun, "I think you have made some achievements in providing tea and promoted you to the governor of Jiangnan." Take office in three days. " Xiong magistrate had mixed feelings and thought, "Huangshan famous tea is still of high quality, let alone being a man?" So, he took off his jade belt and came to Huang Shanyun Valley Temple to become a monk, whose legal name was Zheng Zhi. At present, there is a site of Master Bo 'an's tomb tower, which is said to be the tomb of Zheng Zhi monk, on the roadside under Yungu Temple where pine trees enter the clouds and bamboo forests are shaded.

Second, Duyun Maojian:

Fine hair ends are hung with gold hooks. Maojian tea has spread to nine continents, but the world only knows Maojian tea is good, although Maojian tea is a good tea farmer. This is a folk song handed down from generation to generation by Buyi people. It tells the story that Duyun Maojian tea looks like a golden hook, which is fragrant and elegant, and is praised by people. At the same time, it also tells the inner worries of tea farmers in the past. Duyun Maojian tea is produced at the junction of Duyun City and Guiding County. On Mount Wu Yun. Later, artificial cultivation was carried out in the area of Xiacha Nongzhai, Mangshan, a suburb of Duyun. The first batch is the top grade picked in Tomb-Sweeping Day three or five days before each year. This tea is sharp and curved, with white hair exposed and green color. This soup is clear and mellow. It is said that it also has the functions of refreshing the brain, moistening the lungs and stopping dysentery. "Duyun Fu Zhi" records that the early Ming Dynasty was tribute tea. Won the prize at Panama International Fair. After liberation, it has been exported to Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and other places: Duyun Maojian tea is world-renowned. There is another touching story about her origin. In ancient times, there were nine sons and ninety daughters in Duyun, barbarian king. Barbarian king was old, and suddenly he got typhoid fever and was ill in bed. He said to his children, "whoever can find medicine to cure my illness will rule the world." Jiuzi found nine kinds of medicines, all of which are hair.

None of them were cured. Ninety-nine girls went to find the same medicine-tea, but they were all cured. The king asked, "Where did you get it? Who gave it? " The girls said in unison, "This is from Wuyun Mountain, and it was given by the green fairy finch." Wang Man took it three times in a row, his eyes bright and refreshed. He said happily, "This is more effective than the elixir! Now I give it to you, but I have a hope that you can find more tea seeds to grow. Wouldn't it be better if someone got sick in the future? ''。 The girls went to Wu Yun the next day, but they didn't see the green fairy finch, and they didn't know how to grow tea. They prayed for three days and three nights under a tall tea tree king tree, which touched the gods, so the gods sent a green fairy finch and a group of birds from the clouds and kept calling: "Maojian tea, Maojian tea. "After the girls explained their intentions, the green fairy finch immediately turned into a beautiful and clever tea girl, and said while picking tea:" Sisters, it is easy to find a kind of tea, but first of all, you must do three things: first, you should have a pair of scissors-like hands, which can pick medicine at ordinary times, and when the bad guys come to steal tea, they will break their claws (dialect, hand meaning); The second is to be a sharp mouth like me and go to the tea forest to catch pests; The third is to use it to cure human suffering and make people live a long and healthy life. " The girl said, "We must do these three things. Please give me more advice. Sister Chayuan took the girls' hands and chattered away. "。 The girls are pointing, paddling and playing, singing happily and dancing "fairy tea" with a smile.

Green tea! Green tea. Maojian tea Born in the mountainous area of Wu Yun, he grew up in a Buyi family. The girls finally got the tea seeds. A year after they returned to Duyun, they planted them on the top of the python and were wilted by the hail. In the second year, it was planted halfway up Mangshan Mountain and was frozen to death by frost and snow. In the third year, the girls planted at the foot of Mangshan Mountain. Due to the failure of the previous two times, this time they cultivated and managed more carefully, and the tea seedlings grew better and better, becoming a lush tea garden. People call this place a tea farmer. In order not to forget the advice of the green fairy finch, this kind of tea was later named "Duyun Maojian Tea". Duyun barbarian king has this tea garden, which makes the country rich and healthy. However, I don't know how many generations have passed. It is said that there was an officer stationed in Xuejiabao, Duyun, when the Hongwu Movement moved northward to the south in the Ming Dynasty. Many soldiers fell ill, vomiting and diarrhea due to acclimatization. They call their father their mother. After learning about the illness, a local Buyi old man took the initiative to bring a handful of salt, tea, rice and beans to the officers and men. After three bowls, he finally cured the disease. Later, after inquiring about the wonderful use of tea, a general quietly bought a pack of Duyun Maojian tea in the market and brought it back to Beijing. After the emperor tasted it, he found it appetizing and a good medicine. He nodded again and again and said, "Great, great!" Since then, every year, a special person will be sent to Duyun to offer tribute tea-Duyun Maojian Tea. One year, a group of officers and men came to Beijing to collect tribute tea, but they couldn't get one or two. Angry, they came to the tea farmers at the foot of Mangshan Mountain and saw that a dozen tea-picking girls immediately turned into a group of green fairy finches, flying around pecking the eyes of these lackeys, and the officers and men had no place in the tea farmers. They heard that there was still a tea garden in Duyun Cattle Farm, so they rushed to the Cattle Farm, but the tea garden in the Cattle Farm had been pulled by dozens of cows and horses. The officers and men can't get tribute tea, and they are afraid that they can't make a difference after returning to Beijing. When in trouble, Du Yun, an official in barbarian king, said, "There is nothing we can do. Well, when you return to Beijing, tell them that Maojian tea in Duyun area has been pecked by poisonous green-pointed finches and drenched by cow excrement and horse urine. It's impossible to eat. Doing medicine has no effect. " Upon hearing this, the emperor believed it. Since then, tribute tea has decreased. But it didn't last long. After two or three years, another group of officers and men came to Beijing. After they came to Duyun, they made excuses to extort money, and tribute tea soared year after year, making tea farmers bankrupt and the tea garden a wasteland.

Third, the best green tea "Mao Yufeng"-Xinyang Maojian Tea.

One day, Su Dongpo climbed a mountain to see the sea. He was so excited that he couldn't help but blurt out, "The water is boundless." As soon as this was said, suddenly a person next to him echoed: "The mountain climbs to the top, making a man-made peak." Dongpo suddenly turned to see a monk, and both of them realized something. At this time, the monk took out a pack of cigarettes and handed it to Dongpo. Dongpo looks like Platinum Hongtashan, a high-grade cigarette! In Dongpo's mind, there appeared a TV advertisement picture of "Mountain Man is the Peak". The two of them lit a cigarette and spit out a bunch of smoke rings ... Later, they came to an Emgrand hotel at the foot of the mountain, ordered a bottle of Maotai, raised their glasses and became friends. This monk is Fo Yin Monk.

Another spring, Fo Yin visited Dongpo, who was listening to the piano and sipping tea. Dongpo wanted to make a debut for Fo Yin and asked, "Master, do you know what brand of good tea I am drinking now?" Fo Yin thought, this old man, tea is soaked in a cup, but when he saw that the soup was light green, he smelled a little chestnut. Although my taste is not as good as mine, I do know what brand it is! So he said to him, "Mr. Wang is drinking Xinyang Maojian tea." "No, no", Dongpo's face lit up. "What's that?" Fo Yin surprised way. Dongpo smiled indifferently: "Feng!" Yeah! It turns out that the world only knows that Dongpo has the saying that "Huainan tea is the first in Xinyang", but I really don't know which producing area and which season Xinyang Maojian tea is the best.

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Xinyang Maojian tea is also called "Mao Yufeng", but not all Xinyang Maojian tea is called Mao Yufeng! Mao Feng, Henan, featured Xinyang Maojian tea, which grows in the mountains and is picked in spring. Only 800 million Xinyang Maojian tea buds can make 500 grams of fine products. Let you taste a low-key luxury!

4. An emperor of Song Dynasty visited the pseudo-mountain, tasted the pseudo-camellia and found it fragrant, tender, mellow and beautiful, so he named it "pseudo-mountain Maojian" and named it Gongcha.

According to "Ningxiang County Records" in the sixth year of Tongzhi (1867), "rockery, Liudu Temple, Luoxianfeng and other places all produce tea, but rockery tea is the top grade".