Longjing tea

Longjing tea

One of the ten sceneries of the new West Lake is a famous scenic spot for visiting Longjing tea culture. Longjing tea of West Lake is mainly produced in Longjing Village. Longjing tea not only combines the four unique characteristics of color, fragrance, taste and shape, but also integrates the five famous tea brands of famous mountain, temple, lake, spring and tea.

The famous West Lake Longjing tea is different from lion, dragon, cloud, tiger and plum. Shifeng and Longjing tea are the best. The secret can only be realized by going to Longjing Village to have a cup of tea. Therefore, there is the interesting saying of "Longjing tea". Longjing spring water is clear and sweet, and Longjing tea is more famous. People come to inquire first, which constitutes a unique Longjing tea culture.

Basic introduction

Enjoying tea at Dragon Well is one of the ten sceneries of the new West Lake. Longjing, located in Fenghuangling, west of the West Lake, is famous for its spring and nearby Longjing Village. Its original name is Longhong, also known as Longqiu and Longjing. It is known as three famous springs in Hangzhou, including Hupao spring in Xiahui Temple of baihefeng and Yuquan spring in Hangzhou Botanical Garden.

Longjing tea has a flat appearance and green color. It is famous for its "color, fragrance, taste and shape". In 1985, Longjing wencha was selected as one of the ten scenic spots of the new West Lake. Since then, not only the tea here, but also the scenery here has doubled in value. Every year around Qingming Festival, in the rainy season, tea farmers pick tea and stir fry tea. Visitors come to ask about mountains, water, tea, tea ceremony and Longjing, which can be called the first pleasure of West Lake Spring Tour.

Traffic information

Take bus No.27 or you No.3 and get off at "Longjing" station. Take K4, 504, you 1, 2, 3, 5, holiday 1, 4, 5, 7 to "SUDI" station and "Huagang" station, or take the West Lake cruise to Huagang to reach the southern end of SUDI, or take 7, 15, 27, 28, you 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, holiday 1, 4, 6 to "Yuemiao" station and "Quyuan Fenghe" station to reach the northern end of SUDI. Just walk in.

Historical evolution

Five Dynasties period

Longjing temple was built here, which was discovered during the chiwu period of the Three Kingdoms (238-251). It is said that Gehong made pills here during the Three Kingdoms period.

Northern Song Dynasty

In the Northern Song Dynasty, Longjing had become a tourist attraction. Su Dongpo, a poet, often drank tea and wrote poems here. There was a poem praising "people say that mountains are good, water is good, and there is a dragon pool under them", so it is called Longjing. Chen Meigong, a man of Ming Dynasty, wrote the poem "tea test"

When I asked Zizhan about the source of Longjing, I was also born to be half Zen,

Spring from the stone, the situation is appropriate to lie, tea from the peak, taste more garden;

This idea is biased towards the honest scholar, and his feeling is only vulgar and professional,

Cai Xiangsu argued that Lan Ya GUI was not fully recognized until he arrived at this mountain.

Longjing is one of the three famous springs in Hangzhou. Its water quality is pure and sweet. It is also said that Longjing is connected with the sea. There is a dragon in the sea, so it is called "Longjing".

There is still something strange about Longjing spring.

The water of Longjing spring is composed of groundwater and surface water. The proportion of groundwater is large, so the groundwater is below and the surface water is above. When you stir the spring water in the well with a small stick, it is because the surface water and the underground spring collide with each other, and the two kinds of water quality are caused by the difference of specific gravity and flow rate. When the underground spring sinks again, the water dividing line gradually shrinks and finally disappears. This strange natural phenomenon makes tourists have a lot of fun.

Around Longjing spring, there are many famous places, such as Shenyun stone, Dixin marsh and a cloud. To the west of Longjing is Longjing Village, which is surrounded by mountains and produces tea. Around Longjing, there are thousands of green peaks, many strange rocks, towering ancient trees, green pines and bamboos, and beautiful natural scenery. The famous West Lake Longjing tea is famous for its green color, fragrance, mellow taste and beautiful shape.

Longjing tea area initially formed a scale. At that time, the "Xianglin tea" from Tianzhu Xianglin cave in Lingyin, the "Baiyun tea" from Baiyun peak in upper Tianzhu and the "Baoyun tea" from Baoyun mountain in Geling were listed as tribute. In the Northern Song Dynasty, the eminent monk Biancai went back to his hometown, where he and Su Dongpo were drinking tea and chanting poems at Shousheng temple at the foot of Shifeng mountain in Longjing. Su Dongpo praised Longjing tea with the words "two new banners under Baiyun peak, greasy green and fresh Valley rain spring", and wrote "old Longjing" and other plaques in calligraphy. So far, it has become famous. The plaques still exist at the foot of Shifeng mountain in Hugong Temple of Shousheng temple and 18 royal tea gardens Hanging on the rock. Tea tasting in Longjing was popular in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Yuan and Ming Dynasties

In the Yuan Dynasty, tea produced near Longjing began to take shape. In the second year of Yuanfeng, he returned from Tianzhu and did not return. He was friendly with Su Zizhan and Zhao yuedao. Later generations built Sanxian pavilion to worship it, and the temple collapsed for a long time. In the 23rd year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, sun Gong of Si Li rebuilt the pavilion, built the bridge, bathed the dragon pool with a spade, and created the pavilion of rain and rain. It was a brand new place for tourists.

During the Qing Dynasty

Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty came here, and there are still "Eighteen imperial teas" in laolongjing. Qianlong also inscribed "the best lake mountain" five characters, and will cross the river Pavilion, dixinchi, a cloud, Fenghuangling, fangyuanan, longhongjian, shenyunshi, cuifengge as the eight Longjing. When Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River, he visited Longjing tea garden and picked tea personally to watch tea farmers stir fry tea and leave poems. He picked a total of 18 tea trees, which were cultivated by later generations. They were called "18 royal tea" and served as a tribute to the imperial court every year. Today, these 18 royal tea trees still grow in front of the original Hugong temple on shizifeng.

In the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Qianlong even wrote "sitting in Longjing to cook tea by chance", which officially corrected the name of Longjing through the emperor's imperial mouth

Longjing new tea Longjing spring, a flavor called fried.

Cun bud from the rotten stone, season baked into a valley, before the rain.

Why should the Phoenix Group praise the imperial tea and talk about it because it moistens the heart.

Ready to speak, eloquence in, smile I still text Zen.

Longjing tea is listed as a tribute and enjoys a good reputation. Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty once came here to collect and grow tea. There are still "Eighteen imperial tea" remains in laolongjing.

Dream of the West Lake says: there are two dragon wells up and down the south mountain. On the old Longjing, a cold blue, extremely clear, abandoned the clump thin, no one asked. Its local tea, then for two mountain top grade. Then the gate of heaven, can pass three Zhu. The south is Jiuxi, the road leads to Xu village, and the water flows out of the river. Its west is eighteen streams, the road leads to yuelun mountain, and the water flows out under the Liuhe tower. The original name of Longjing is yanen Yanqing temple. In the second year of emperor Qianyou of the Tang Dynasty, the residents raised money and transformed it into a school to serve the country and read scriptures. In Xining of Song Dynasty, it was changed to shoushengyuan and Dongpo Shuer. In the 31st year of Shaoxing, Guangfu hospital was changed. Chunyou six years, change Longjing temple.

Around Longjing, there are thousands of green peaks, many strange rocks, towering ancient trees, green pines and bamboos, and beautiful natural scenery. West Lake Longjing tea is produced in the mountains around the West Lake. Its quality characteristics are as follows: the shape is flat and straight, the color is green, the endoplasm is fragrant, the taste is mellow. When it is soaked in the cup, the bud and leaf are green, just like lotus in water, lifelike. Xihu Longjing tea is famous for its green color, fragrance, sweet taste and beautiful shape.

Joking about Qianlong stealing Longjing

When Emperor Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River, he came to the foot of Shifeng mountain in Longjing Village, Hangzhou. When the old monk of Hugong Temple accompanied Emperor Qianlong on a sightseeing tour, he suddenly saw several village women picking new buds from the 18 tea trees in front of the temple. He was so happy that he quickly walked into the tea garden and learned to pick tea. Just after a while, suddenly the eunuch came to the secret report: "the emperor, the Empress Dowager is ill, please return to Beijing quickly.". As soon as Qianlong heard that the Empress Dowager was ill, he felt anxious. He immediately put the tea bud into the bag and went back to Beijing day and night to greet the Empress Dowager in the palace.

In fact, the Empress Dowager was not seriously ill, but her liver fire rose for a while, her eyes were red and swollen, and her stomach was uncomfortable. Suddenly he saw the emperor's arrival, and his mood improved. Then he felt a fresh fragrance coming to his face. He asked, "what good things did the emperor bring when he came back from Hangzhou Emperor Qianlong also found it strange that I came back in a hurry without anything. How could I get the fragrance? If you smell it carefully, you will find that it has a strong fragrance, and it comes from the bag. When he touched it, it turned out that it was a handful of tea from Hugong temple in Longjing Village, Hangzhou. After a few days, it had dried and had a strong aroma. The Empress Dowager wanted to taste the taste of this kind of tea. The palace maid made the tea and presented it to her. As expected, it was fragrant and refreshing. After drinking it, her mouth was full of body fluid. The aftertaste was mellow and refreshing. After 3 cups, the swelling disappeared and the stomach was comfortable. At that time, the Empress Dowager cola, said Hangzhou Longjing tea is a panacea.

Emperor Qianlong was so happy to see the Empress Dowager. He was so happy that he laughed. He went on with the mission to seal the 18 tea trees that he had personally picked in front of the Hugong temple at the foot of Shifeng mountain in Longjing, Hangzhou, as royal tea. Every year, he specially picked them and paid tribute to the Empress Dowager. Since then, Longjing tea has become more and more famous. This "royal tea garden" has been preserved until now, and has become a unique tourist attraction.

Longjing

Longjing is located in Fenghuangling, which is the junction point of the South and North branches of the West Lake Group. It has dense forests, large water interception area, abundant springs and endless drought. The prosperity of Longjing began in the Wufeng period of the Northern Song Dynasty.

After the eminent monk of shangtianzhu temple, master Biancai, retired to Longjing, due to his admiration for his high reputation, people came to visit and ask questions from the prefect to the villagers. In order to make it convenient for visitors to come and go, they raised the edge to renovate the mountain forests, opened up channels and planted green bamboos to form a winding mountain road, which is now a thoroughfare. After the opening of the mountain road, Longjing Temple became more and more popular, and the number of visitors also increased. For every visitor, a cup of fragrant tea will be offered as a gift. There are a lot of customers and a large demand for tea. Around Longjing temple, there are forests and tea gardens all over the place.

It is generally believed that today's Longjing

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