The historical origins of Wuguishan Rice Tea

Historical Origins


Wuga Mountain Rice Tea, produced in Wuga Mountain in Chenzhou, Hunan Province. The mountain is one of the Lingnan Mountains. The peaks of the mountain rise and go into the sky. The peaks are covered by clouds, rain, dew, and snow all year round, so they are called Wugai Mountain. Wugai Mountain boasts majestic mountains, green forests, turbulent flow, no cold winters, no summer heat, fertile soil, and the development of granitoids for granites. It is known as "the seventy-two peaks of the Wuga Mountain and the peaks and peaks are treasures; there is no peak in the peaks, and there are also licorice in the Huangling Mountains." The five-cover camellia has been classified as a tribute as early as the Ming Dynasty. At that time, it was made from picking the buds of the "Lankai" at the time of Qingming. According to legend, the system of tea “a litre of tea has a liter of rice weight”; when brewing, the cup of hot gas, at first, like a white cloud covered bowl, and then lingered around two feet away; cup in the tea bud bud tip up, handle end Face down, there are several ups and downs, drink the "taste of tea Qing, cheek teeth fragrant," but those "weak not used to drinkers, can only be a long while; more often is dizzy, sweating," this tea Sexual, it can be seen.

After the brewing of rice tea, the hot air in the cup is like a white cloud covered bowl, and then it becomes linear and lingers until it reaches two feet. The tea buds tip up and the stem ends face down, with a few drops. After drinking, I felt that "the taste of tea is clear and the cheeks and teeth are fragrant" and that after the drink, I feel that I have fluidity. . Since rice tea is particularly precious, even before the local people even sacrificed the bodhisattvas in the temple, they must first drink good rice tea to wash their stomachs and stomachs to show respect for the Buddha and pray for the Buddha to bless themselves.

Wugai Mountain is not only good for tea, but also has good springs. The garden is 7.5 kilometers south of Chuzhou. The water is sweet, the water is clean, the water is crystal clear, and the water temperature is similar to that of winter and summer. It is used to make tea, aroma and fresh taste, Tang Dynasty poets Liu Yuxi praised the drinking of Wugaoshan Rice Tea and said that "the melodious nasal spray is awake, and the ribs are full of irritability."

Explain that drinking this fragrant tea, the mind immediately clear, the irritability of the chest also swept away, in the face of many celebrities, have been attracted to Luzhou, take water, Jiancha, drink it as soon as possible.

Lu Yu of the Tang Dynasty once commented that there were 20 famous springs in all parts of the world, and Yuanquan, which was 7.5 kilometers south of the Wuga Mountain in Luzhou, was called “The Eighteenth Spring in the World” by Lu Yu. The spring water is clean, the water is crystal clear, the water temperature is the same in winter and summer, and the temperature is about 18°C. It is used to make tea. The aroma is especially pure and the taste is especially sweet. In ancient times, the famous people passed by in Luzhou and went for a drink of tea and spring water. Faster. The stone carvings of the “18th Spring in the World” left by the Song Dynasty are still well preserved and have become one of the eight scenic spots in Jing County.

The manufacturing method of Wujiashan Rice Tea has been lost. Since 1980, the relevant units in Hunan Province have succeeded in organizing several trials. The products have been highly evaluated by the Hunan Famous Tea Appraisal and the relevant unit appraisal, and have been hailed as a pearl in famous Hunan tea.