The Legend of Xinyang Maojian Tea
It is said that Xinyang Maojian tea was planted from Jigong Mountain. Lip tea? . After this kind of tea is brewed with boiling water, nine fairies will appear from the rising fog and fly away one by one; Taste, full of fragrance, whole body comfortable, can cure diseases. This kind of tea was originally planted by the Nine-Day Fairy. Why did they come to this world to grow tea? This matter has to start from Jigongshan. Previously, Jigongshan had no name. One year, the mountain was infested with pests, and a god chicken flew from nowhere, completely eliminating the pests and staying. It breaks dawn every day and crows all over the world, so people named this mountain Jigong Mountain. All kinds of pests dare not be fierce here anymore. Since then, Jigong Mountain has become a fairyland on earth.
The fairies in Yaochi heard that Jigong Mountain on earth is better than the Baihua Garden in Fairy Palace. They all want to feast their eyes and make a request to the queen mother. The heavenly queen is also a person who loves to travel around. She understood the feelings of the ladies-in-waiting and promised to let them descend to earth in batches, each batch being limited to three days. But there is one thing. Once someone comes down to earth with evil thoughts and marries someone, in addition to punishing himself, this kind of thing that takes turns to come down to earth immediately stops. The fairies all want to go down and have a look, for fear that it won't be their turn. They promised the Queen Mother that they would strictly abide by laws and regulations. The Queen Mother loves tea, and treats the nine fairies in Siguanxian Tea Garden differently, letting them leave Yaochi in the first batch.
Nine fairies came to Jigongshan, met a rooster and stayed. One day in the sky, one year on earth, and three days of the queen mother are three years on earth. The fairies have seen the four seasons scenery of Jigong Mountain, with strange peaks and rocks, mountain springs and waterfalls, famous teas, exotic flowers and herbs, autumn and winter, and two years to go back. They discussed doing a good deed and leaving a souvenir for Jigongshan. What good will you get? The eldest sister headed by said:? Jigong Mountain has everything, some are good, but there is only one deficiency. ? The sisters all asked:? Which point? I have an idea. Our nine sisters became nine thrush birds and went back to our fairy's tea garden to get tea seeds. Isn't that enough? I wonder if the sisters are willing to do this? All the fairies cheered. They asked again, tea seeds are not difficult to get. Who will plant them? Sister pointed to the foot of the mountain with her finger, and everyone saw several huts in a bamboo forest, and they all understood.
In that hut lived a young man named Wu, who had read books. Just because his parents died, he was left alone. He plows and cuts firewood during the day and reviews his lessons for the exam at night. Stick a blank sheet of paper on the wall of the room. What does it say? Loneliness is unique, and poverty is unparalleled? . That night, he had a dream that a fairy came down from Jigong Mountain and said to him: Jigong Mountain is rich in soil and water, and the climate is suitable for growing tea. Starting from tomorrow, nine thrush birds will bring you tea seeds from Fairy Tea Garden. You tie a basket on a big bamboo tree at the door, collect tea seeds and plant them on the slope in spring. My sisters and I will help you when it's time to pick and stir-fry tea. ? Wu was very happy when he woke up: Oh, it was my diligent study that touched the immortal! But how much benefit can growing tea bring me? Don't worry, don't worry, there is a saying that secrets can't be revealed, and there must be some use in it. Just plant it.
Early the next morning, Wu got up, took a basket with a grain of salt and tied it to the big bamboo tree at the door. Fastened, he turned and went back to the house, only to see a thrush arrow flying, put his mouth in the basket and flew away. Wu was very surprised. He took down the basket and saw that it was a seed. Although he has never seen it, he believes it is the tea seed mentioned in his dream. Then, thrush birds shuttled around. After each of the nine thrush birds got a seed, they stopped for a while and another round. In this way, after three days and three nights, * * * bit 9,999 tea seeds. Wu was very happy and carefully accepted the tea seeds.
In the early spring of the following year, Wu planted nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine tea seeds on the mountain. After the Qingming Festival, the tea seeds germinate, and when the wind blows, they grow long, and in a few days, they will grow into tea forests. At this time, the fairy gave Wu a dream and asked him to prepare a large pot of fried tea.
Wu was ready to sail. When he came to the tea forest, he was pleasantly surprised. I saw nine fairies picking tea, all with eyebrows and almond eyes, and their faces were like peach blossoms, neither fat nor thin, neither high nor low. They don't pick tea by hand, but with their lips, watching the red lips open and close, light and fast, and picking tea is sharp and tender. The front has just been picked, and the back has grown out. After picking for a while, Jiuxianshan threw off his sleeves and sang Tea Song while dancing. I saw them singing one by one: the tea tree was originally planted in the fairy palace, and the sisters came from the world. After one harvest (stubble), two harvests will flourish, and the early harvest will be valuable and the late harvest will be firewood. Spring tea is bitter, summer tea is astringent, and autumn tea is fragrant, so you can't pick it. Fine, tight, straight and white can also improve the spirit and eliminate disasters. Thousands of families are laughing!
After the song and dance, the elder sister said under the leadership of Wu: Brother, my sister picked a lot. I'll light a fire for you. Let's fry it! ? Wu smiled and went. He doesn't know how to blow it up. My sister went to the bamboo grove and cut a handful of bamboo and tied it into a broom, so that he kept stirring in the pot. Wu only felt that the tea smelled fragrant and he was almost drunk. Now the tea in the tea country is still a woman's fire, and the man is in charge of the pot; Tea pickers are also women, singing while picking tea. These are all habits handed down at that time.
In this way, they have been busy to Grain Rain. After the fairies left, Wu made a cup of new tea to taste. As soon as the boiling water poured down, I saw nine fairies floating away one by one in the slowly rising fog. Wu Duan took the cup and tasted it. He is fragrant, comfortable and refreshed. What's the name of such good tea? Wu thought: tea seeds were picked by thrush birds with their mouths, and tea was picked by fairies with their mouths, hence the name? Lip tea? All right.
As soon as the news spread, Yiyang heard about it, and immediately sent someone to ask for tea, took it back to soak it, tasted it and was amazed. It was immediately designated as a tribute to Chao Yan's father. At that time, it was the land of the Tang Dynasty, and the emperor was Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. It is well known that he personally gave this kind of tea to Li Chao and learned its origin, which made Xuanzong very happy. The second person in North Korea to have a sip of tea was Yang Guifei, the emperor's favorite concubine. At that time, she was in a bad mood After drinking a cup of tea, she recovered. Tang Xuanzong was happy, boasted about tea and handed down the imperial edict: First, we should build 1000 pagodas on Jigong Mountain and thank the gods; Two rules? Lip tea? Every year, people are not allowed to drink; The third is to give Wu 1200 gold and ask him to protect the tea forest. The fourth is to increase Yiyang's well-known wages.
Wu suddenly made a fortune, bought land and built a house, and became the richest man in Jigongshan. Who dares to look down on local official history? At this time, his waist became stiff, bullying his neighbors and harming others and himself. Wu didn't get married, and many people who like to climb high and expensive went to matchmaking, which soon opened the threshold. But he doesn't like either a good family or a noble family. Because compared with the nine fairies, it's far from it. At this time, he can't read books, and he has long forgotten about the exam. Wu thought: fairies told me in my dream that growing tea must make me rich first and then marry me. Now that I have money, I will only wait for the Nine Fairies to pick tea next year, and it will all be mine. Cowherd is just a weaver girl, but I, Wu, want to monopolize the nine fairies. It's an act of God!
Before Tomb-Sweeping Day in the following year, Wu had prepared a new house and everything for the wedding of nine brides. After the Qingming Festival, he waited in the tea forest every day. When it was time to pick tea, the fairies came on time. Wu stepped forward and bowed and said, Jiumei, you have worked hard and made me rich. I know everyone's good intentions. Sisters won't have to choose this kind of tea in the future. I have hired someone to do it. It's time for you to enjoy it with me. I have prepared everything for the wedding. Let's go down the mountain to meet the bride and get married. ? Since the Nine Fairys left Yaochi, how dare they forget the laws of their mother? No matter which one thinks ordinary, in order not to spoil the opportunity for sisters to take turns watching, they are not willing to fix their lovers privately at this time. They didn't expect Wu, who was still studying hard a year ago, to become so fast as soon as he became rich. The two sisters were ashamed and annoyed, so they turned to look for the rooster.
After listening to the fairies, the rooster was furious: I came to this mountain to kill pests, but I didn't expect another one! ? The cock flew down the hill with a flash of its wings. It flew over Wu's yard, flapping its wings, and it became a sea of fire below. The rooster flew to the tea forest again and dug three deep ditches with his giant paws, and 9,999 tea trees were destroyed. The remaining two trees left a seed, which still grows on the cliff above the deep ditch.
At this time, thousands of reliefs on the Thousand Buddha Pagoda built by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty have been sent from Chang 'an to the foot of Cheyun Mountain not far from Jigong Mountain. The supervisor learned that Wu died in the fire. Lip tea? The tea forest was destroyed, and I no longer went to Jigongshan. I put a thousand pieces of relief in Cheyun Mountain and went back to Beijing to deliver the order. Later, Che Yunshan was planted? Lip tea? Tea seeds, especially beautiful, replaced Wu's? Lip tea? Pay tribute every year, famous for the Tang Dynasty? Yiyang Tugong Tea? . Later generations built the Thousand-Buddha Pagoda on Cheyun Mountain, which is still well preserved. ? Lip tea? There is nothing more, only this story has been handed down as a beautiful talk.
Xinyang Maojian tea legend 2
It is said that a long time ago, Xinyang had no tea. Under the oppression of the government and the old currency, the villagers didn't have enough food and clothes. Many people have a name called. Tired? Strange diseases and plagues became more and more fierce, and many places died. A daughter named Chungu looked in her eyes and was very anxious. In order to treat the villagers, she ran around looking for talented people.
One day, an old man collecting herbs told the girl that if she crossed 99 mountains and 99 rivers in the southwest, she would find a precious tree to eliminate the disease. Spring Valley climbed 99 mountains, crossed 99 rivers and walked 998 1 day on the road according to the requirements of the old man. He was exhausted and contracted a terrible plague. Her nephew is by the stream. At this time, a leaf floated from the spring, and the spring valley put it in its mouth. Immediately, she was refreshed and full of vitality. Looking up along the spring, she found a big tree with life-saving leaves and picked a golden seed.
Shennong, the old man who looks after the tea tree, told the girl that the estimated seeds must be planted in the soil within 10 days, otherwise all previous efforts will be in vain. Thinking that 10 days won't come back and can't save the villagers. Chungu was so sad that she cried. Seeing this, the old man Shennong took out his whip and whipped it twice. Spring Valley turned into a thrush with a sharp mouth, big eyes and bright yellow feathers all over her body. Little thrush quickly flew back to his hometown, planted the seeds of the tree and saw the young green saplings sticking out of the soil. Thrushcross smiled happily. At this time, her hard work and strength have been exhausted, and she has turned into a bird-like stone next to the tea tree.
Soon, the tea trees grew, and groups of little thrushes flew out of the mountains. They pecked off tea leaves with sharp mouths and put them in the mouths of people suffering from plague, and the patients recovered immediately. Since then, more and more people have planted tea trees, and there have been tea gardens and tea mountains.
Xinyang Maojian Tea Legend III
There are several legends about Xinyang Maojian tea in folk and historical materials, and one of them is like this. A long time ago, there were no ethnic tea trees in Xinyang, and there were no tea trees in the mountains. The local people live in poverty, and corrupt officials collude with landlords, constantly squeezing the poor, making their lives worse. Later, a strange disease spread in the local area and people could not cure it. Gradually, this strange disease spread and many people died. Some people can't find many survivors in a village.
In a sick village, there lived a kind little girl named village girl. Seeing this situation, she was very worried. She wants to help the patient, but there is nothing she can do. I can only look around for a cure. One day, she met an old man who told her that as long as she walked over the mountains for dozens of days, a tree that could cure diseases would grow on the mountain. After walking for more than 90 days, Chungu was exhausted and fell to the stream. This is a leaf that flows to her with the water. She feebly lifted the leaves and put them in her mouth, feeling much better. She kept looking and found the tea tree.
At this time, the tree-watching fairy told her that the seeds she picked must be planted in the soil within ten days to grow, but it was definitely impossible to go back within ten days, so she began to worry. When the fairy knew it, she turned it into a thrush. Spring Valley flew back quickly, rushed back with all her strength and put the seeds in the soil. Spring valley has become a tea tree guarded by stones because of mental exhaustion. Later, when the tea tree grew up, many little thrushes flew out of the Woods and put the tea leaves into the patient's mouth one by one. From then on, Xinyang people began to plant tea trees.
The history of Xinyang Maojian tea
During the Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty (1903- 1905), Cai Zuxian, the former director of Xinyang Anti-smuggling and a member of the old tea office, put forward an initiative to grow tea in the mountains. Gan, then director of Xinyang Research Institute and with abundant funds, responded positively. He, Wang Zimo and the landlord Peng Qingge resumed planting tea at the northern foot of Xinyang Lei Zhen in 1903. Yuan Zhen? The tea club invited a teacher Yu from Anhui to help guide the planting and production of tea trees.
1905- 1909 Gan invited, Wang Xuanqing and others to Xinyang Camel Store to discuss tea planting, organized Hongji Tea House, sent Wu Shaoqu to Lu 'an, Anhui Province to buy tea seeds, and invited Lu 'an tea teachers Wu Jishun and Wu Shaotang to help guide tea planting and tea making. Tea-making methods are basically used? Melon slices? The method of frying tea is to fry tea in a small flat pot, which is divided into a raw pot and a cooked pot. Broom handles for tea-frying tools and two broomsticks for green pots, 0.5 m long and 0. 1 m thick, with each hand holding 1, were picked and fried. Use a big broom handle for cooking pot, without kneading dough. This is the original production technology of Xinyang Maojian tea.
19 1 1 year, Gan established teahouses in Ganjiachong and Xiaosunjia, which promoted the development of Yishan tea garden. Tang Huiqing, a tea merchant, went to Hangzhou West Lake to buy tea seeds and learn the frying technology of Longjing. After you come back, at? Melon slices? On the basis of frying, put it again? Longjing? The frying of Xinyang Maojian tea is integrated with the method of grasping and sorting, with a small handle to fry the raw pot and a big broom to fry the cooked pot. The tea made by this frying method is the embryonic form of Xinyang Maojian Tea, a famous tea in China.
During the Republic of China, tea production flourished after the Qing Dynasty, and the production technology of famous tea was gradually improved. Xinyang tea area has set up five tea houses, plus three tea houses in Qing Dynasty. Eight teahouses? . Because? Eight teahouses? Pay attention to the introduction, digestion and absorption of production technology, improve the processing technology of Xinyang Maojian tea, and produce Benshan Maojian tea with good quality on 19 13. Xinyang Maojian tea.
In order to welcome the opening of Panama Canal in 19 15 and the World Expo in 19 14, Xinyang Tea District actively prepared tea samples, including Gong Zhen tea, Bai Hao tea, smoked Longjing tea, smoked Longjing tea, Maojian tea, Zhu San tea and Queque tea. 1965438+In February, 2005, Xinyang Maojian Tea was awarded the World Tea Gold Medal and Medal for its beautiful appearance, high aroma and strong taste. Xinyang Maojian tea has since become the representative of high-quality green tea in Henan Province. From 65438 to 0958, Xinyang Maojian Tea was rated as one of the top ten famous teas in China at the national tea tasting.
After the establishment of People's Republic of China (PRC), Xinyang tea production has made great progress, Xinyang Maojian tea production technology has been promoted, and the production area has been continuously expanded. By 1993, Xinyang Maojian tea was produced in Shihe District (formerly Xinyang City), Pingqiao District (formerly Xinyang County), luoshan county, Huangchuan County, Gushi County, Guangshan County, Shangcheng County, Xinxian County and Xixian County.