Tieguanyin was originally produced in Xiping Town, Anxi County, and has a history of more than 200 years. There
Tieguanyin was originally produced in Xiping Town, Anxi County, and has a history of more than 200 years. There is still such a story in Anxi about the origin of the Tieguanyin variety. , According to legend, during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. Wei Yin, a tea farmer from Xipingshangyao in Anxi, made excellent tea. He brewed three cups of tea every morning and evening to worship Guanyin Bodhisattva for ten years, which shows his sincerity in worshiping the Buddha. One night, Wei Yin dreamed of a tea tree with an orchid scent on the cliff. When he was about to pick it, a dog barking woke him up from his sweet dream. The next day, I found a tea tree on the cliff that was exactly the same as in my dream. So I picked some buds and leaves, took them home, and made them carefully. After the tea is made, the tea tastes sweet and refreshing, and the spirit is lifted. Wei thought it was the king of tea, so he dug up the tea plant and took it home to propagate it. After a few years, the tea tree grew luxuriantly. Because this tea is as beautiful as Guanyin and as heavy as iron, and it was obtained by Guanyin in a dream, it is called "Iron Goddess of Mercy". From then on Tieguanyin became famous all over the world. Tieguanyin is the best oolong tea. Its quality characteristics are: the tea sticks are straight and round, fat and round, heavy and even, sandy green in color, and the overall shape is like a clear dragonfly's head, a spiral body, and a frog's legs. After brewing, the soup is yellow and rich like amber, with a natural and fragrant orchid fragrance. The taste is mellow and sweet, with a long aftertaste. It is commonly known as "yinyun". The tea has a high and long-lasting sound, which can be said to be "the fragrance remains after seven brews".
10. Huangshan Maofeng
Huangshan is located in the southern part of Anhui Province and is a famous tourist attraction. The famous tea produced in the mountains, "Huangshan Maofeng", is of excellent quality. Speaking of this precious tea, there is an interesting legend!
During the Tianqi period of the Ming Dynasty, Xiong Kaiyuan, the newly appointed county magistrate of Yi County in the south of the Yangtze River, took a book boy to Huangshan for a spring outing. He lost his way and met an old monk carrying a bamboo basket at his waist, so he stayed in a temple. When the elders were making tea to honor their guests, the magistrate took a closer look at the tea leaves, which were slightly yellow in color, shaped like a bird's tongue, and covered with pekoe. When the tea was brewed with boiling water, the hot air circled around the edge of the bowl, and then rose straight up when it reached the center of the bowl. feet high, then spin a circle in the air and turn into a white lotus. The white lotus rose slowly and turned into a cloud, and finally dispersed into wisps of hot air, filling the room with fragrance. After asking the county magistrate, he learned that the tea was called Huangshan Maofeng. When leaving, the elder presented a bag of this tea and a gourd of Huangshan spring water, and told him that he must use this spring water to brew it to create the wonder of white lotus. After Xiong Zhixian returned to the county office, he met his old classmate Taiping Zhixian for a visit, so he performed the brewing of Huangshan Maofeng. The magistrate of Taiping County was very surprised. Later, he went to the capital to report to the emperor that he wanted to offer immortal tea to invite merit and reward. The emperor sent an order to perform in the palace, but the wonder of white lotus did not appear. The emperor was furious, and the magistrate of Taiping County had to tell the truth that it was presented by Xiong Kaiyuan, the magistrate of Yi County. The emperor immediately summoned Xiong Kaiyuan to the palace for interrogation. After Xiong Kaiyuan entered the palace, he found out that he had not used Huangshan spring water for brewing. After explaining the reason, Xiong Kaiyuan asked to go back to Huangshan to get water. Xiong Zhixian came to Huangshan to meet the elder, who handed over the mountain spring to him. In front of the emperor, Huangshan Maofeng was brewed in the jade cup again, and the wonder of white lotus appeared. The emperor was beaming when he saw it, and said to the magistrate Xiong: "I think you have done a good job in offering tea, so I promoted you to the governor of Jiangnan. You will take office in three days." "Xiong Zhixian felt a lot in his heart, and thought to himself, "Huangshan's famous tea is of high quality, let alone a human being." So he took off his official uniform and jade belt, came to Huangshan Yungu Temple and became a monk, with a dharma name of Zhengzhi. Nowadays, on the roadside under the Yungu Temple with green pines and bamboo paths, there is the ruins of the tomb tower of Master Bo'an, which is said to be the tomb of monk Zhengzhi.
The jade belt came to Huangshan Yungu Temple to become a monk and became a monk. His Dharma name was Zhengzhi. Nowadays, on the roadside under the Yungu Temple with green pines and bamboo paths, there is the ruins of the tomb tower of Master Bo'an, which is said to be the tomb of monk Zhengzhi.