Biluochun is one of the top ten famous historical and cultural teas in China. It began in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty. It is a tribute to the court in history and has a long-standing reputation in the domestic and foreign markets.
Dongting Biluochun is a kind of tender fried green tea. Produced in Dongting Mountain, Taihu Lake, Wuxian County, Jiangsu Province, Dongting Mountain is a famous tea-fruit intercropping area. Tea tree intercropped with peach, plum, plum, orange and other fruit trees. Tea absorbs fruit fragrance, and flowers melt tea, which complement each other. In addition, the climate around Taihu Lake is mild and humid, and the unique growth environment has given birth to the good quality of Biluochun. Biluochun is very strict in picking. It is mined around the vernal equinox every year, and the picking quality is the best from the vernal equinox to Qingming. Generally, one bud and one leaf are picked, which looks like a sparrow tongue. The picked bud leaves must be carefully picked and fried on the same day. Biluochun string is slender, curled like a snail, with white hair exposed, silvery white and dark green. When brewing, it is like a wave of white clouds, with rich aroma, fresh taste and green soup color, which is known as "one tender (bud leaves) and three fresh (color, fragrance and taste)".
Biluochun belongs to green tea, which is also called "Biluochun in Dongting" because it is produced in Dongting mountain area of Wuxian County, Jiangsu Province. Dongting Mountain is divided into east and west parts, and Dongting Dongshan is a peninsula surrounded by water on three sides. Dongting Xishan is an island on Taihu Lake. Fruit and tea are grown in the mountains of the East and West Dongting. Here, Taihu Lake is clear and foggy. Tea trees and fruit trees such as Paiba, Citrus and Myrica rubra are interlaced, with branches and leaves connected and roots and veins connected; The sparse sunshine on the branches and leaves of fruit trees soaked the fragrance of flowers and fruits. Really: "Into the mountains, flying everywhere, Biluochunxiang, drunk."
Biluochun, formerly known as "scary fragrance", has been a treasure in tea since ancient times, and it is said that it has a history of 1300 years. According to "The Continuation of Liunan" written by Wang Yingkui in Qing Dynasty, there are several kinds of wild teas produced in the stone wall of Biluofeng, Dongshan, Dongting, and the local people use bamboo baskets to pick and drink them every year. Once, because there were many leaves, it was difficult to store them in the basket, and because the tea was scalded in your arms, a strange smell suddenly appeared. The tea pickers exclaimed, "Surprised and fragrant." In the thirty-eighth year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty (AD 1699), Emperor Kangxi visited Taihu Lake in the south, and the governor gave it tea. Emperor Kangxi thought the name was too vulgar and renamed it "Biluochun".
Biluochun is green and shaped like a spiral, which is produced in early spring. The shape of the rope is slender, with hair all over and white hair hidden; After making tea, the color is light green and bright, and the taste is rich, and there is a sweet feeling after drinking. People praised this kind of tea: "copper wire strips, spiral, long hair all over, fragrant flowers and fruits, fresh and refreshing."
Biluochun tea, because of its delicious taste, is also different from other famous teas in brewing and tasting. Tea is usually served first. After washing. Biluochun cannot be brewed with water. Can't cover tightly, first pour boiling water into the cup, and then add tea; After three or four minutes, the buds and leaves spread out one after another, and the tea color was rich and the aroma was delicious. Biluochun is produced in Dongting Mountain, Taixian County, Wuxian County, Jiangsu Province, also known as Biluochun in Dongting. Wuxian belongs to Suzhou, also known as Suzhou Biluochun. The shape is curled like a snail, and the flowers and fruits are natural, which is the best in tea.
Regarding the history of "Biluochun", Wang Yingkui in Qing Dynasty once had a narrative in Liu Nanxu, which was quite interesting. "Liu Nan Xu" Dai: "There are several kinds of wild teas produced in the stone wall of the east peak of Dongting. Every year, local people bring bamboo baskets home to live. It has been like this for decades, and it makes no difference. In one year of Kangxi, tea was picked according to the waiting time. Because it has many leaves, the basket is difficult to store. Because of the heat in my arms, tea suddenly smells sweet, and tea pickers shout "the fragrance of people." A person smells the fragrance, which means that this kind of tea is particularly fragrant, especially fragrant. Wuzhong dialect is also called tea cloud. Naturally, in the future, every tea picker, regardless of sex, age, should take a shower and change clothes, and put a basket in his arms. Zhu, a native of China, is refined independently, and the method comes from his family, especially the wonderful products, which are worth three taels per catty.
In the thirty-eighth year of Kangxi (A.D. 1699), he was lucky to drive in Taihu Lake. Duke Song (referring to Governor Song Rong) bought this kind of tea and named it "Biluochun" because of its indecent name. From then on, "Biluochun" got its name, and its reputation spread far and wide.
According to the draft of Qing history, Emperor Kangxi went south to Suzhou seven times, some of them went south to do river work, some went to Hangzhou and other places, passing through Taihu Lake and Tianchi Mountain in Suzhou, and Kangxi visited Suzhou. Local officials in Suzhou presented local famous tea, which was very fragrant. Kangxi is quite literary and disrespectful, because he can take "Biluochun" as the tea name, and the story can be logical.
There is another folklore about the origin of "Biluochun". It is said that there is a fisherman named Robbie in Dongting. Miss Robbie once used her spring tea to cure a young man who was injured in saving her. Miss "Biluochun" has a wonderful hand to rejuvenate, so she named tea "Biluochun".
The predecessors once wrote a poem praising "Biluochun", Poetry Day: Everything has a good name, and the more things are known by their names, the more precious they are. Every time Mei Sheng calls for incense, tea tips contend for "Biluochun". Knowing that baking spread to three places, I went to Beijing happily. It's ridiculous to praise people's fragrance, but choose the vernal equinox early. The so-called moral in the poem has certain scientific truth, especially: "You must pick the vernal equinox early to brag about the original fragrance." Picking early and young is a major feature of Biluochun. Biluochun is especially tender, and it should be picked in time when the new buds first bloom. High-grade Biluochun is not only beautiful in appearance, but also of good quality. To be exact:
It is necessary to make early use of the vernal equinox,
Copper wire spiral mixed hair, floral and fruity taste twice as good as body fluid.
Dongting Biluochun is a treasure in green tea, which is famous for its beautiful appearance, bright color, rich aroma and mellow taste. When did "Biluochun" begin and where did its name come from? There are different opinions. According to the Grand View of unofficial history in Qing Dynasty (Volume I), there are several wild tea trees on the stone wall of Biluo Peak in Dongshan, Dongting. The natives call it "scaring evil people", and Kangxi has bought this tea to enter the DPRK ... and the title is "Biluochun" because the name is indecent. Due to local departments, 18 years old will be purchased and put into service. According to legend, in the Ming Dynasty, Prime Minister Wang Ao was from Dongshan, and "Biluochun" was his title. According to Notes, there is tea in Dongting Mountain, which is slightly delicate and delicious, commonly known as "scary killing", and the person who produces Biluofeng is especially good, named "Biluochun". 」
If this is true, Biluochun tea should have started from the Ming Dynasty, and it was famous before Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River. Some people think that "Biluochun" is named after its curly shape like a snail and green color, and it was picked in early spring. Regardless of the origin of the name, this kind of tea has a long history and has long been a tribute tea. There is no doubt about it.
Dongting Biluochun is a treasure of famous tea in China, which is famous at home and abroad for its beautiful appearance, bright color, rich aroma and mellow taste.
Its quality characteristics are as follows:
Shape: the rope is slender, curled into a snail shape, covered with hair and silvery white.
Xiang: The fragrance is rich and elegant.
Taste: fresh and mellow, fresh and refreshing,
Color: light green, the soup is green and clear, and the leaves are light green and bright.
Known as "one tender (bud leaves) and three fresh" (color, fragrance and taste). Local tea farmers described Biluochun as "copper wire strip, spiral, covered with hair, fragrant and fruity, fresh and refreshing."
It's quite interesting to taste the senior Biluochun. When drinking, use a clean and transparent glass, first pour boiling water and then put tea. Or brew with boiling water at 70 ~ 80℃, put "Biluochun" into a cup, and the tea leaves sink to the bottom, and instantly "white clouds roll and snowflakes fly", and the fragrance attacks people. Tea in the cup, observing its shape, can enjoy the snow waves and spray beads, spring dyeing the bottom of the cup, and the green crystal palace. Drinking its taste makes the head light, fragrant and elegant; The second is green, fragrant and alcohol; The three movements are clear, fragrant and sweet, which are really precious, just like high-grade handicrafts.
The storage method of Biluochun is very particular. The traditional storage method is to wrap the tea leaves in paper, fill them with massive lime, put the tea leaves and ash into a jar at regular intervals, and seal and absorb moisture for storage. With the development of science, in recent years, three-layer plastic fresh-keeping bags have been used for packaging, which are tightly tied layer by layer and isolated from the air. They are stored in a refrigerator or a refrigerated room below 10℃. After a long period of storage for more than one year, their color, fragrance and taste are like new tea, fresh, mellow and refreshing.
Today, "Biluochun" sells well in major cities in China, Hong Kong and Macao, and is exported to the United States, Germany, Belgium, Singapore and other countries. Every tea-picking season in Biluochun tea area is full of spring, beautiful mountains and rivers, and fragrant tea. It is really "flying everywhere in the mountains, Biluochun is drunk."
Interviewee: Furong Green Snow-Senior Manager Level 7 4- 17 22:04
Dongting Biluochun is a treasure of famous tea in China, which is famous at home and abroad for its beautiful appearance, bright color, rich aroma and mellow taste.
(1) Appearance characteristics
The rope is slender and curled in a spiral shape, and the whole body is fluffy. The color is silver green, dark green and windy. Tea buds are tender and complete, petiole-free, "trouser legs", yellow leaves and old pieces.
(2) Internal characteristics
It has a particularly strong fragrance, which is the fragrance of flowers and fruits. After soaking, the taste is fresh and mellow, the aftertaste is sweet and thick, the soup color is light green and neat, the bud head appears first, and the bud head is small and big. When identifying the authenticity, you can compare the authenticity, and those who do not have the above characteristics can be regarded as fakes.
(3) Color characteristics
Biluochun without pigment is soft and bright, and Biluochun with pigment looks black, green, blue and dark. After Biluochun is brewed with boiling water, the color without pigment looks soft, bright and bright, while the color with pigment looks yellow and dark, just like the color of old tea. In addition, normal Biluochun tea has white fluff, and if it is colored tea, its fluff is also green.