Changxing tea culture introduces the world's first tea-making workshop: the site of Guzhushan Gongchayuan. Changxing and Moya are national key cultural relics protection units. Purple bamboo shoot tea? Known far and wide, it has been listed as tribute tea since the fifth year of the Tang Dynasty (770). It is the first royal tea-making workshop in the Tang Dynasty and the first tea-making workshop in the world.
Tea? What are the three wonders of tea tasting? The purple bamboo shoot tea, Jinsha spring and teapot in Changxing County were already tribute tea, tribute water and famous pots in the Tang Dynasty, especially in the Song Dynasty? Violet Europe is home to the world? Is it tea? What are the three wonders of tea tasting? .
Old tea trees in the Tang Dynasty: Up to now, China has preserved more than 500 mu of old tea trees in the Tang Dynasty, with a number of more than 20,000, and its value is self-evident.
The first monograph on tea, Tea Classic, was written by Lu Yu in Changxing, which is the earliest, most complete and comprehensive book on tea in the world. Through the Book of Tea, ordinary tea events were sublimated into tea culture. Therefore, the completion of Tea Classic has established its extremely important position in the history of tea culture, and tea culture has been widely spread all over the world, especially in Japan and South Korea.
Therefore, Changxing is not the place where wild tea is found, but it is a starting point for integrating tea culture and realizing the wide spread of tea culture in the world. So from this perspective, Changxing is the birthplace of tea culture.
The history of Changxing tea culture Changxing is located in the junction of hilly areas in the south of the Yangtze River and Hangjiahu Plain, with fertile land and abundant water resources, which is very suitable for the survival of nature and human beings. A large number of cultural relics unearthed in Changxing prove that ancient humans have existed in Changxing for nearly one million years. The superior natural environment has long protected the development of civilization and formed a splendid and heavy local culture. What are the main ones? Golden nails? , Chinese alligator and ancient ginkgo? Three cares? Natural and cultural heritage; Was it formed by Emperor Wu of the Southern Dynasties, and did the Chen Dynasty respect Buddha? Dixiang Buddha country? Culture; Tea culture developed in the Tang Dynasty, centering on ancient Zhushan and Zizun tea. The highly developed farming culture in Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties is also a typical abbreviation of Jiangnan Silk House, Land of Fish and Rice and Cultural State. In the 2,500-year history of civilization since Changxing was founded, Fu Biao, Sun Quan, Xie An, Chen Baxian, Lu Yu, Yan Zhenqing, Jiao Ran, Qian Qi, Du Mu, Lu Tong, Pi Rixiu, Liu Yuxi, Lu Guimeng, Su Dongpo, Wang Zao, Zhao Mengfu, Wu Chengen, Gui Youguang, Zang Maoxun, Xu Zhonghang and Zhang Du were recorded.
The most spectacular part of the long history began in the Dali period of the Tang Dynasty. In the long history of China tea for more than two thousand years, a sudden cultural phenomenon has changed the trend of tea history and the connotation of tea. The unique tea environment in Guzhu Mountain area of Changxing attracted Lu Yu's attention and made it the focus of long-term investigation, research and practice. The tribute of purple bamboo shoot tea and the publication of Tea Classic attracted countless officials and celebrities to intervene in the theme of tea at that time. In the last hundred years of the middle and late Tang Dynasty, more than 40 secretariat officials taught Gongdu tea here, and countless celebrities came here, and hundreds of tea poems were sung here and there. Drinking and loving tea has become fashionable, and taking tea as a friend has become more elegant. At the beginning of tea ceremony, tea feast comes first, tea mountain is the only name, and tea ceremony is popular. The formation and origin of the true tea culture trend in China.
There are nine cliff stone carvings in Xu Wu Ancient Tea Mountain and Yueming Gorge, which are powerful testimony to the origin of tea culture. What is contained in the complete original ecology and tea classics of the ancient tea mountain? Purple shoots rise "? Yang Ya Yinling, with rotten rocks above, gravelly soil in the middle and loess below ". The cliff stone carvings related to the tea affair will announce the grand occasion of that year to future generations and become historical evidence that needs no textual research and can never be erased. Especially the Baiyangshan stone carving, the lofty secretariat left us one? Tea? How were the words written at that time? Tea? . It shows? Tea? The application of Chinese characters began in the Tang Dynasty. Tea? This change shows that people's understanding of the same species has changed, and this change also confirms the formation and origin of tea culture.
Throughout the history of China tea culture, Gong tea culture shows its structural content and unique chapter in the whole tea culture. In 766 AD, Lu visited Guzhu Mountain to pick tea. Sweet and fragrant, it is the best in other places and can be recommended in the world? The excellent evaluation of purple bamboo shoot tea pushed it to the top of tribute tea in the Tang Dynasty, and its position as the first tribute tea never wavered until the end of the Tang Dynasty for nearly a hundred years.
As purple bamboo tea became a tribute tea, it was the first one on the Chinese territory in 770 AD? Royal tea factory? In the Tang Dynasty, there were more than 40 secretaries such as Yan Zhenqing and Du Mu, and a large number of celebrities such as Bai Juyi, Zhang, Liu Yuxi, Pi Rixiu and Lu Guimeng went to Ji Ya to fight with the environment. Since then, a tea affair with tribute tea as a clue has been interpreted as a mainstream culture from local to central.
Li Tang court's love for purple bamboo shoot tea is a blessing. The emperor's Qingming sacrifice, big banquet, there must be purple bamboo shoots tea. Li Ying's Song of Chashan Gongbei says: Tea is a tribute all day, and ten thousand people fight for the extinction of spring mountain. As soon as the whip of the post station is ridden, the electricity will flow. Who will rush her husband to see you again in the middle of the night? On the 10th, Wang Cheng took the 4,000-way route and arrived at the Qingming banquet. ? Zhang Wengui's "Huzhou Gongbei New Tea" is even more vivid: spring comes in a bumper year, half drunk, fairy moths enter the water, and the royal curtain opens. Peony flowers laugh at golden cymbals and play Xing Wu purple bamboo shoots. ? The royal family's desire for a tribute has never been so obvious as purple bamboo shoot tea, and even the record of Yang Guifei welcoming Lingnan litchi is not comparable to this state.
In order to meet the demand for purple bamboo shoot tea, it began in 770 AD? Separate the mountains and analyze them? Build a tribute tea garden. By the middle of Huichang (8.4.3), the amount of tribute reached its peak, reaching 18400 chords (Jin) a year. How big was the Gong Tea Garden at that time? There are/kloc-more than 0/00 bakeries,/kloc-more than 0/000 craftsmen and 30,000 laborers. Gongcha became an important place? Center work? , ? Bamboo-scented bud tea is baked in ancient bamboo, which is a secretariat and a master. ? Every year, on the 45th day after beginning of spring, the secretariat of Hu and Chang States pays tribute in person. This one? Institutional work? Until the fall of Li Tang.
The establishment of tribute tea garden is the earliest turning point in the history of tribute tea in China, from the local tribute to the official tribute. From this, a series of technological revolutions such as tea planting, picking, production, storage, transportation, tea sets and drinking methods have been derived, which undoubtedly greatly improved the yield and quality of tea. At the same time, the establishment of tribute tea system has also formed a major local? What is the work content of the center? , one by? Central? Advocacy, with the participation of local neighbors and the upper class? Something important? It has become the focus of attention every year and has a considerable leading role in the impact on local economic and social development. In a sense, it is the yeast, guide and propeller for the formation and spread of tea culture in China and even the world.
As the main producing area of green tea, Changxing tea industry has always been an important livelihood for farmers. In particular, Changxing's unique natural tea environment and the aura of historical tribute tea have made Changxing tea industry prosperous despite repeated destruction. During the period of 1979, the once-lost purple bamboo tea recovered its academic achievements and was rated as a famous tea in Zhejiang Province by the Provincial Department of Agriculture for four consecutive years. 1982 was awarded the title of provincial famous tea and China famous tea in June of the same year. 1985 was awarded the national famous Cai by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries. 65438-0989, the Ministry of Agriculture re-evaluated, won the excellent product, and listed the famous purple bamboo tea as the development project of the excellent agricultural product base. 1999 the first international agricultural fair of the Ministry of agriculture won famous brand products. From 2005 to 2007, he won the gold medal of China International Tea Expo for three consecutive years. From 2003 to 2006, it was awarded the gold medal by the Shanghai International Tea Culture Festival Organizing Committee for four consecutive years. From 200 1 to 2007, it was awarded the gold medal by Zhejiang Agricultural Fair for seven consecutive times. ? "Zizun" brand has been rated as a famous trademark in Zhejiang Province for three consecutive times. Purple bamboo shoots? Brand purple bamboo shoot tea has been rated as a famous brand product in Zhejiang Province for three times in a row. In 2005, Changxing County People's Government won the Government Contribution Award for the Development of Tea Industry. In 2006, Changxing County People's Government was awarded by China International Tea Expo? Develop tea industry and promote tea culture? Contribution award. The historical aura and contemporary glory of purple bamboo shoot tea have made Changxing's tea industry enter the fast lane of healthy development, and the tea industry has become one of the leading industries with high quality and high efficiency in Changxing. In order to make the tea industry bigger and stronger, the government allocates 10 million yuan every year to support the development and upgrading of the tea industry, and implements a series of supporting policies such as developing new tea gardens, transforming old tea gardens, optimizing tea factories, building brands, building demonstration bases and marketing products. The tea industry has developed rapidly. The tea area in the county has increased from 25,900 mu in 1.979 to 84,300 mu at present, and the output has increased from 530 tons in the same period to 4,370 tons, with an output value of 420 million yuan. It is planned that by 20 12, the industrial scale with built-up area of 1 10,000 mu, output of 5,200 tons and output value of 720 million yuan will be built.
On May 28th, 2008, the 10th China International Tea Culture Seminar and the 1st China Luyu Tea Culture Festival were held in Changxing. This is the recognition and trust of Changxing by the international tea culture community, and it is also a reward for Changxing's dedication to the research and excavation of tea culture for many years and its remarkable contribution.
For a long time, Changxing people take tea as their pleasure and are proud of it. Walking into Changxing City, a strong tea fragrance immediately haunted my heart. This 2 9-square-kilometer county has 10 million permanent residents and more than 200 teahouses. Drinking tea has become a common way for citizens to relax. Even in rural areas where tea is not produced, people's preference for tea can be observed from time to time. It is no exaggeration to say that every Changxing family has a special container to store enough tea for a whole year, so that guests can enjoy the host's way of making tea when they go to the wrong house. Many places in rural areas still retain the custom of three teas, namely, the first sugar tea, the second baked mung bean tea and the third fragrant purple bamboo shoot tea.
The spirit of tea has been integrated into the blood of Changxing people, which has also played a positive role in the formation and promotion of local spiritual civilization. ? Diligence and thrift have become the traditional moral orientation of Changxing people, and caring for the environment, observing order, being tolerant and harmonious have become the mainstream behaviors of Changxing people. In recent years, Changxing is known as a national health county, a national garden city, an international garden city, a provincial civilized city and a forest city, which is closely related to the quality performance of Changxing people, and the positive role played by the spiritual connotation of tea is also indispensable.
The promotion and spread of tea culture has enhanced the image of Changxing and increased its popularity and reputation. The reconstruction of Datang Gongcha Courtyard has made the outside world understand Changxing because of tea, and made Changxing not only play a role? Third aunt? Dixiang Buddhism,? Jiangnan Xiao Yan' an? Besides Ye Long, it is another most beautiful regional business card. Tea culture, as a symbolic regional cultural symbol of Changxing, has also been widely recognized by Changxing people. Promoting tea culture is not to promote the narrow utility of tea industry and tea tourism, but to seek regional high-quality brands, thus affecting the sustainable development of economy, society, health and science. It is under the planning of this strategy that the tea industry and tea tourism in Changxing have developed healthily and rapidly in recent years, and the mental outlook of Changxing people has become more positive, and the whole economic and social construction and development has made gratifying changes year after year. In recent years, Changxing has intensified its research, excavation and promotion of tea culture, and will plan and implement a number of high-quality tea industry and tea tourism projects to inherit? Datang Tea Capital, a historical heritage, is it worthy of the name today? The hometown of tea culture in China "? China famous tea? .