Chapter 95 Fengjia rice tea

In the Fengjiashan area at the junction of Xinhua County, Longhui County, and Xupu County, the planting and picking of tea has never been interrupted.Fengjia tea has a long history, high grade and famous far and wide.Mao Wenxi's "Tea Spectrum" contains: "There is a canal river between Tan and Shao, and there is tea in it, but there are many poisonous snakes and beasts. The villagers pick no more than sixteen or seven catties a year. Its color is like iron, and its fragrance is abnormal. It is boiled without dregs. Also." The Tang Dynasty mainly produced Menger tea, which was used as a dowry for Princess Wencheng; the Song Dynasty mainly produced Qujiang thin slices, eighty pieces per catty, and ten liters of rice; in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the production methods of Menger tea and Qujiang thin slices gradually It disappeared and was replaced by a new kind of tea, which was Fengjia rice tea in history, which was listed as a tribute to the Qing court to offset the grain requisition and continue to maintain Fengjia tea's status in the royal tribute tea.

In Shuanglin, Jinfeng, Tianmen and other townships around Fengjia Mountain, with the popularity of Fengjia Rice Tea spreading far and wide, the development trend of tea has become more and more rapid, and the planting scope has become wider and wider. The mountains near Fengjia Mountain are tall and straight, with an altitude of more than 600 meters, with an average height of 800 meters to 1200 meters. The mountains are surrounded by clouds and mist all year round, and the rainfall is abundant, which is an excellent condition for producing cloud tea.Walking through the mountains and haze, you can only see gurgling streams and the soil is dark brown and fertile.During the day, the weather is erratic, with bright sunshine during the day, frequent rain at night, and fog and cloud barriers in the morning.This was originally an excellent place to live in seclusion. Ji Chang, the second son of Duke Xian of Qin, once lived in seclusion here and procreated his surname.

Fengjia rice tea has delicate buds and leaves with a strong aroma. It looks like rice grains and is rich in amino acids and catechins. It is the best among teas.Fengjia rice tea is made of tightly rolled strips, shaped like a crescent moon with pekoe exposed, tender and long-lasting fragrance, sweet and mellow taste, clear and bright soup, and evenly green leaves at the bottom, so it is also called crescent moon tea. In 1986, Chinese tea experts changed the name of Fengjia rice tea to Crescent Moon Tea based on its beautiful shape and quality, and the name is still used now. Fengjia rice tea is divided into black rice tea, red rice tea, and green rice tea according to the picking season.

Residents of Fengjia Mountain have a saying: If you drink rice tea every day, you will improve your eyesight and improve your thinking in Changchun.When we drink Fengjia rice tea now, it is best to use a transparent glass. When the tea drinker is calm, in a peaceful and solemn atmosphere, it is most suitable to taste the taste of Fengjia rice tea.Fengjia rice tea is originally a clean thing in the mountains. It harvests the yin and yang of the heaven and the earth, absorbs the morning dew of the universe, and produces the spirituality of all things.Tea-making utensils must be ice-clean, clean and spotless. Bud tea is very delicate and can be brewed with 80-degree boiling water.Boiling water is poured into the cup, and the boiled rice tea looks like a lotus heart. The tea floats on the surface of the water first, and slowly spins in the cup, and the tea leaves are rippling in the water.The unstretched leaf buds are like guns, and the unfolded leaves are like flags. They complement each other and are very beautiful and magnificent.When refilling the water, three points and three strokes are required to stimulate the tea in the cup.When tasting tea, you need to see it, smell it, smell it and taste it three times, in order to achieve the clear, mellow, true and beautiful flavor of Fengjia rice tea.

Fengjia rice tea, the premium tea garden is only about one mu, hidden in the valley.When brewing, the tea leaves float in the water, and according to the growth method, the tip of the leaves faces upwards, and the leaves stretch out, just like a living tea hanging in the water, dividing the tea into two halves.The appearance and appearance are very gorgeous, and it has the meaning of holding on for a long time and not giving up.In the rest of the tea gardens, the tea is slightly worse. When picking Fengjia rice tea, only one bud and one leaf are picked, at most one bud and two leaves, and one bud and three leaves are never picked.The fresh tea leaves are plucked and greened with spring breeze, then kneaded by hand, fried for two greens, kneaded again, lifted, and dried.The finished tea has a deep emerald color, a high and long aroma, a bright green soup, a fresh and mellow taste, and a tender and bright leaf bottom.After drinking, the mouth and teeth are fragrant and the aftertaste is sweet. It has the effects of promoting body fluid and quenching thirst, refreshing the mind, improving eyesight and invigorating the stomach, preventing and fighting cancer, weakening the body and prolonging life.