[Ren Huanhong said] The five elements of Pu 'er tea

Yin-Yang and Five Elements are the core of China's classical philosophy, which is a simple materialistic philosophy in ancient times. The so-called yin and yang refers to two opposing and interrelated forces in all things in the world. It means: Everything in the world can't escape the category of Yin and Yang, whether it's a huge thing or a tiny food, there are two sides of Yin and Yang. Everything has the duality of yin and yang, with yang in the yin and yin in the yang.

The five elements: gold, wood, water, fire and earth, are abstract generalizations of different attributes of all things in the universe, not a single five things.

So is Pu 'er tea. A small piece of tea contains the philosophy of yin and yang and five elements. For thousands of years, Hui Ze has attracted countless people.

The ecological environment, weather and climate in which Pu 'er tea grows have caused different tea qualities (smoothness, sweetness, aroma, sweetness, background and bubble resistance) and tastes (fragrance and bitterness). The climate, soil quality and five elements of Chashan in Yunnan are different, which forms the characteristics of bitter cold climate in the north (south temperate climate to middle temperate climate, mountain red soil and yellow soil), astringent cold climate in the south (tropical climate in South Asia and red soil), soft climate in the east (subtropical climate, red soil and yellow soil) and rigid climate in the west (tropical climate in Central Asia and mountain red soil).

Macroscopically speaking, China has five elements: North (water), South (fire), East (wood), West (gold) and Middle (earth). This difference in five elements also reflects the characteristics of Pu 'er tea planted in Yunnan's unique geographical and climatic conditions, which is soft in the east and bitter in the north and astringent in the south.

For another example, Yiwu and the six ancient tea areas belong to subtropical climate, yellow soil area, and five elements belong to water; The five elements of western Lincang Pu 'er tea belong to gold. In the tropical climate of South Asia and red soil areas in southern Yunnan, weathering and leaching are strong, most elements in the soil are low, and the five elements belong to fire, so the produced Pu 'er tea tastes bitter.

Pu 'er tea has the attributes of yin and yang and five elements, which are embodied in the following aspects: tea tree belongs to wood, iron pot belongs to gold, fried tea belongs to fire, teapot belongs to earth, and tea making belongs to water.

I have read this sentence:

Tea has six divisions in the wheel of karma: being born in the earth, growing longer than wood, dying in the pot, meeting people who know tea, living in water, nirvana in the pot, and finally staying in my heart. Tea, born to die, born to die, the whole process runs through the process of mutual restriction, balance of yin and yang, and circulation, which vividly embodies the characteristics of yin and yang and five elements.

Tea, thus completed the journey of a lifetime. In the process of selecting good tea, you can also refer to the laws of yin and yang and five elements to choose a good tea that suits you.