Jiexi Leicha Related Stories
The history of "smashing tea" has a long history. According to research, the name "smashing tea" appeared very early. There is a record of "smashing tea" in Ned Weng's "Jingshi Jisheng" in Song Dynasty. As far as its origin is concerned, most Hakkas are immigrants from the north to the south. Their ancestors originally lived in the Central Plains where economy and culture were relatively developed, and the tea culture there developed very well. Even after the Tang Dynasty, "Zou, Qi, Cang and Di gradually went to Jingyi, opened more shops, sold fried tea and invested money to drink" (Feng News Record, which was sealed by the Tang Dynasty, later moved southward in large numbers due to war and famine. Although the time of their migration is different from their stopovers, most of them choose the triangle of Jiangxi, Fujian and Guangdong as their settlements, where mountains are cut off, transportation is inconvenient, the geographical environment is relatively closed, the economy is relatively backward, and people's lives are relatively poor. The backwardness of the economy makes them dare not yearn for luxury, so they can only maintain a frugal style from generation to generation. Only "smashing tea" that does not pay attention to the quality of tea can be made by itself, without losing the true meaning of tea ceremony and being troubled by the economy, can it take root in Hakka for a long time. Another important reason is that eastern Guangdong was a wild land in ancient times, and Hakkas lived in mountainous areas with severe rheumatism and miasma for many years. In order to prevent diseases and keep fit, and drive away wind and cold, they summed up the unique "tea-smashing" therapy for Hakka people's disease prevention and health care from the long-term real life struggle. Whenever they come home from work, they would rather not eat, but also drink a bowl of tea first-mashing, which can relieve fatigue, thirst and depression. There is also a beautiful legend about Jiexi tea smashing. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Pan Renmei was ordered by Song Taizong to conquer the Southern Han Dynasty and sent a small team to attack Guangzhou by Jiexi. When I arrived in Jiexi, because most of the soldiers were northerners, and the weather was hot and acclimatized, the soldiers vomited and diarrhea one after another, and their condition was serious. The generals were anxious, but helpless. After hearing the news, she taught the secret recipe and drank tea one by one with Sansheng soup, which cured the disease. As needed, she asked some people to pick tea, some to dig ginger, some to grind rice, and some to find bowls and sticks. After doing these things, I made a lot of tea soon. He Po said that she would give each sick soldier a big bowl of hot tea and then cover her head to sleep. When she woke up the next day, everyone was sweating and sneezing. Strangely, the soldiers were all cured. Later, some southern conquerors stayed and settled in the area, so tea crushing was handed down in Jiexi County.