Chapter 98 Hengshan Yunwu Tea

Mount Heng is one of the famous Buddhist holy places in my country, and it is also known as "the only beauty of the five mountains", which makes tourists yearn for. Approaching Hengshan Mountain, one realizes that Hengshan Mountain is deep in forests and ravines, filled with hazy mountains, towering ancient trees, majestic and beautiful.There are seventy-two peaks in Hengshan Mountain, stretching for more than 800 miles, with great momentum.Hengshan has a mild and humid climate, with 280 days of clouds and mist in a year, misty and rainy. The most famous peak of Mount Heng is Zhurong Peak, which is also the main peak of Mount Heng.In summer, many tourists like to climb to the top of Zhurong Peak to look far into the distance, look to the north at the misty Dongting Lake, look south at the rolling Wuling Mountains like a screen, look at the Xiangjiang River like a jade belt floating north, and look at the clouds and mists in the west. The Xuefeng Mountain that sometimes disappears.In winter, Hengshan is covered with white snow and polar icicles, lovers are in pairs, and the rime on the top of the mountain is full of rime, which can be seen with luster.

The spring breeze made the mountains green. When I climbed from the foot of Hengshan Mountain to the top of Zhurong Peak, I saw the green Ticha winding and lying on the mountain ridge. I am very yearning for that elegant posture, and I hope to have it even more. Hengshan has produced tea since ancient times. According to Lu Yu's "Tea Classics" in the Tang Dynasty: "The tea mountain in the south of the mountain grows in the valley of Hengshan." At that time, Hengshan Yunwu Tea was already well-known in the capital, and Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty listed Hengshan Yunwu Tea as the first batch of tribute tea. , to supply the tea tasting needs of the royal family.Yunwu tea in Hengshan, known as Yueshan tea in ancient times, has a long-standing reputation.The most famous one is Piling tea around Guangji Temple, which is a famous Buddhist tea in my country, because there is a Piling cave next to Guangji Temple, and the Yunwu tea produced here is also called Piling tea.

Guangji Temple is located at the foot of Shilin Peak in Hengshan Mountain, in the valley between Zhurong Peak, Furong Peak and Zigai Peak. It is where Guangji Temple, Tiefo Temple and Huagai Peak are located.In this long and narrow valley, which is 20 miles wide and 20 miles deep, surrounded by mountains on three sides, the sky is full of ancient trees, and the springs are constantly gurgling, often surrounded by clouds and fog.The land in the valley is deep, fertile and humid. It is located at an altitude of 800-1100 meters. The sun is warm, and the tea sticks are tight and delicate, straight and thick, with excellent inner quality and strong fragrance. It is most suitable for the growth of small tea leaves.The tea produced here is pointed and long, like the tip of a spear, like a sharp sword.After brewing, the tip of the finished tea leaves faces upwards, and the two leaves spread obliquely like a flag. The color is bright green and moist, sinking in the water, the aroma is rich, the taste is mellow, pure but not light, thick but not astringent, and it can be brewed many times. Soak, the soup is clear, sweet and intoxicating, sweet and bitter, just like bright jade flowers, colorful and charming, a sip is refreshing and memorable.

The production of Hengshan Yunwu tea is fine, and it is divided into eight processes: greening, fresh air, initial kneading, initial drying, shaping, extracting, cooling, and baking.Greening is the key to the quality of Hengshan Yunwu tea. The fresh leaves are put into the pot, and the temperature of the pot is 1360 degrees Celsius.Hengshan Yunwu tea is famous for its beauty, emerald green and smooth, fresh and mellow, and long-lasting tender fragrance. It is known as one of the five famous Yunwu teas in the country.It has the functions of prolonging life, invigorating stomach and promoting food, preventing and eliminating diseases, preventing and curing cancer, clearing the mind, refreshing the mind, brightening the spirit, strengthening the body and beautifying, and quenching thirst when traveling.There was a poem that said: "Whoever cares about color and fragrance is only allowed to enter the royal family; now I go to Pilu Cave and taste tribute tea in a leisurely way."

There are many springs in Hengshan, and the quality is excellent. There are thirty-six famous springs such as Pilu, Taiyang, and Hupao, all of which seep from the old granite rocks. Alcoholic.Li Qunyu, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, once wrote a poem after tasting the drink: "There are Hengyue hermits, and there are still stone tea left behind. From Yunling's smoke and dew, pick spring mountain buds. Guibi are pressed together, and the accumulated fragrance cannot be added. Grinding It turns into golden powder, as light and tender as pine flowers. Gu Zhu and Fang Shan, which one is inferior in quality. Hold the Ou silently and chant, shake your knees and pray in the air." The great Confucian king Fuzhi who once lived in Hengshan lived in seclusion. He drank Hengshan Yunwu Tea all the year round and was familiar with Hengshan. The life of the tea girl, wrote ten poems "Nanyue Tea Picking Ci", the most famous one is: "The seedlings at the foot of the mountain compete for the growth of leek leaves, and the tea in the mountain races for the fragrance of Malan; one team goes up the mountain to collect the evening tea, but the cuckoos are busy."

Every temple in Hengshan has its own tea garden for monks to plant.Each temple has a "tea hall" for monks to drink tea and debate Buddhism.The monks in Hengshan are good at picking and drinking Yunwu tea. When sitting in meditation, after burning a stick of incense, the monks drink tea to refresh their minds and relieve their thirsty throat.Gradually, it has become the "Tea with Zen, tea and Zen integration, and tea and Zen flavor" in Hengshan Temple. At the beginning of April, the tea gardens around Guangji Temple in Hengshan are full of tea-picking women and monks.The tea girl wears a blue shirt, carries a tea basket on her back, and picks fresh and tender tea leaves with skillful hands flying like a shuttle; the monk wears a yellow Buddhist robe, holding a robe in one hand, and stroking the tea leaves in the other.Such a huge tea-picking beauty can be admired from far and near.