Text: Tea Branch

Picture: From the Internet

Theme: Chaozhou Tea Events

This is a love poem written by Qin Guan to his wife. In those days, the author was relegated to the outside world, but he couldn't help thinking about his wife Su Xiaomei. He expected his little sister to be the same, so he wrote this word to comfort his beloved wife. It means that if two people who love each other can meet, although the time is short, it is also valuable. It is only this time that they meet, which has exceeded countless good happiness in the world.

There is no denying that this word, as a love poem, is of course excellent. However, if the phrase "When the golden wind and the dew meet, it will surpass countless people" is picked out separately, I think it is also very appropriate to describe kung fu tea.

When Xiaoke first came into contact with Phoenix Dan Cong in Chaozhou, he only thought it was too strong. At that time, I couldn't help complaining: Why is this tea so bitter? The tea maker said with a smile that although dancong tea itself has a strong flavor, it has a strong flavor, which is largely due to the tea-making technique. Chaozhou people prefers strong tea, so when operating, he can't help making it look like he likes.

I couldn't help feeling sorry for chaozhou people for two seconds, and then I was pulled back by the bitter taste in the third. I frowned and said helplessly, Why is chaozhou people so strange? How can you get such a heavy mouth of tea?

I didn't have much experience at that time, and I didn't know much about tea and people, but I repeatedly "spoke wildly" in strange shops. I was glad that my boss didn't drive me out with a cattail leaf fan. Now that I think about it, maybe the tea people are more easygoing, or maybe he thinks that fan must do something more important.

at that time, the boss was holding a feather fan. Yes, this is not only the "feather fan", but also a necessary appliance for kung fu tea to fan the water.

chaozhou people is quite different from other regions in making tea. This is first manifested in the appliance. To make tea by local people in Chaozhou, we must have a set of special costumes, besides the feather fan mentioned in the previous article, there are also pots (namely purple sand pots), lids, teacups, tea trays, tea washing, tea mats, loofah sponge, water bowls, dragon pots, red mud stoves, elemene charcoal, sand chopsticks, copper fire chopsticks and tin pots. There are so many tools that we can see the complexity of making tea, but chaozhou people passed them down and even made it develop into a unique lifestyle.

why is Chaozhou tea so bitter? The explanation I received the most was that the local people drank too much tea. If you get used to it, you won't feel bitter. Even if you drink it for a long time, you will feel weak, so you can't help but make the tea stronger. These have been handed down from generation to generation, and there is Chaozhou tea today.

the first step in making tea is to boil water. At that time, the red mud stove will be lit with elemene charcoal, and a feather fan will be needed to fan the wind between operations. This is its greatest use, and it is also the reason why "the golden wind meets the jade". In the process of decocting water, "wind" and "water" are perfectly combined, which is just "the golden wind meets the jade". After that, all the links and happiness of making tea and drinking tea are derived from the meeting of "Golden Wind" and "Jade Dew". Isn't it just "winning over countless people"?

So, "When the golden wind and the jade dew meet, it will surpass countless people" is actually a tea poem, which is used to describe the elegance of chaozhou people.

PS: Of course, there are many interesting places in kung fu tea. For example, there is no tea clip in the process of making tea. When ironing a cup, you should hold the mouth and bottom edge of the cup with your fingers of food, middle finger and thumb, so that the cup can turn sideways into another cup filled with boiling water, which is called "rolling cup". I'll talk to you later if I have a chance.