The origin of Biluochun and where it is abundantly produced
Biluochun: the name of the tea. Produced in suzhou dongting mountain biluo peak stone wall. Initially did not see the difference. Kangxi a certain year. Native according to the waiting and picking. Basket is not enough to carry. Because placed between the arms. Tea is hot gas fragrance suddenly. The pickers called it the "Scared to Kill" fragrance. Scared to kill" is the dialect of Wu. So I thought the name. Since then picking tea. All placed between the arms. And Zhu Zhengyuan home made only fine. The value is particularly expensive. Fifth year. St. Joe driving honor Taihu Lake. Renamed Biluochun. Republic of China version of the "Wu County Records" Drink of the genus chapter, dedicated to tea has a commentary. One of the comments on the Biluochun almost similar to the Taihu Lake preparation, the West Mountain of tea comments are also more guest. Dongshan Biluochun is not famous before, the Tang Dynasty, Pi, Lu two poets have on the West Mountain tea praise poem, especially was included in the tribute tea West Mountain water moon courtyard monks made by the water moon tea. And then from the article in detail, it is clear that the West Mountain water moon tea and East Mountain Biluochun production methods are two different things, then there is no mixing up, or that the production of similar and other remarks. Wu County Records" on the introduction of tea is tea out of the West Mountain in Wu County to the valley rain before the picking and baking very fine for the expensive Tang Pilu have Chawu Poetry Song Dongting tea (transcripts) into the tribute to the Watermoon Hospital monks made by the particularly beautiful number of the Watermoon Tea contained in the charts of the record of the recent East Mountain, there is a kind of Biluochun the best popularly known as scaring to kill the aroma of a special people reserved for noble Ran produced by the city of not more than more pseudo and the Huqiu Jinsu Shanfang old production of tea leaves slightly black is not very pale green point of the color of the white as jade and the nature of the pea scented Can not be durable Song people called the white cloud tea. Dongting Dongshan Produce Examination" was written in the ninth year of the Republic of China (1920) and compiled by Zhu Xianhuai. Have visited the Dongshan farmers, field research study for fifteen years, this is the first professional journal of the Taihu Lake basin, the book volume two shrubs department "tea" item on the Bi Luochun tea made the following account: Dongting Mountain tea is the most famous for Bi Luochun tree two or three feet high to seven or eight feet at four times do not wither in February, buds leaves such as masts autumn flowers such as wild roses fragrance lovely as a batch of nuclei And small three or four grains of a cone root a branch straight down can not be transplanted, so people use tea for weddings to take from the meaning of one and not two tea has the name of pre-mingqian rainy front tea is divided into coarse and fine because of the picking of the leaves of the sooner or later, but also picking of tea at dawn to pinch the young shoots with the claws of the fingers without rubbing the hands in a basket covered with a wet towel to prevent it from withering and scorching to go home to pick and remove the branches of the stalks and the tip of the tender one and two leaves, or tender tips of the buds with a leaf as a flag one gun as you pick and do the practice of the pot of clean leaves of about four or five taels of people with the fire of the second slightly vigorous two hand into the pot of the sharp and rapid transcription! turn to half-cooked for overcooked is burnt and the aroma dispersed insufficient is the aroma has not penetrated copied up the people in a porcelain pot from the side of the fan Fan Fan, otherwise the color yellow aroma reduced carry Bi Luochun have white hairs of other teas do not have the Bi Luochun than Longjing, etc. for the aroma of the taste of the thin (reduced) but only three times to drink it has a cool and wake up and relieve the power to sleep the seed is suitable for mountainous areas do not like the fertile soil in the early winter winter and the old man and the wet soil hidden in the next spring February to take the planting of the tree under the or the back of the shade pouring to the rice slop silk wormwood sand or pee dilute dung, etc. and water and slight wetting can not be Too wet roots too wet will rot. Moli tour of the Zhi compiled by Xu Ming Xu, Republic of China thirty-five (1946 edition, the text of the Biluo Peak mentioned Biluochun, the full text is as follows: Biluo Peak: from the Lingyuan Temple after climbing, ancient trees, large can be embraced, visit Li Gen Republic of China eighteen years for the temple monks Hongdu title " Biluochun dawn " in the dangerous cliffs. Biluo Peak abounds in Biluochun tea, tea to soup color clear and bright green, the flavor of timeless aroma, known in the world. About the name of Biluochun, according to legend, in the early years of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, Biluo Peak on the growth of several plants of wild tea, mountain people picked for drinks, surprisingly good color and taste, and has a strange aroma, known as the "scared to kill incense" St. Joe's southern tour to the East Mountain, Jiangsu Governor Song (apple) will be "scared to kill incense" into the top of the suspicion of its custom, gave the name "Biluochun". The monks of the temple often hide the tea to entertain the guests, and the Lingyuan Spring soaks the Biluochun, the flavor of which is timeless, and can be called the best of both worlds, and it is a great pleasure for the tourists to have a good taste. In the 1979 edition of Dictionary, there are entries on Dongting Mountain and Bi Luochun. The original text is as follows: 1 Dongting Dongshan, Dongting Xishan entry ( Dictionary of the Sea 928 pages ) Dongting Dongshan Dongting Mountain, commonly known as East Dongting Mountain, the ancient name of the green mother mountain. Southwest of Wu County, Jiangsu Province. The original system is a small island in Lake Taihu, after Yuan and Ming Dynasty was connected with the land into a peninsula. The main peak, Moli Peak, is 293 meters above sea level. It is a famous orchard area with Dongting Xishan, producing loquats, prunes and "Biluochun" tea. Famous attractions include Nine Dragons Mountain. Dongting Xishan is known as Xidongting Mountain, commonly known as Xishan, and was known as Baoshan in ancient times. It is the largest island in Lake Taihu. For the largest island in Lake Taihu, the main peak misty peak, 336 meters above sea level. It is a famous place in Taihu Lake. Produces batch puts, Yangmei, red orange, tea and so on. 2 Bi Luochun's entry ( Dictionary 1645 page ) Bi Luochun also called " Bi Luochun " one of the finished green tea. Native to Biluo Feng, Dongting Mountain, Jiangsu Province. The leaves are processed into a spiral curl, velvet hairs are exposed, the color and luster of green, light and moist, with a clear fragrance. The tea broth is clear and bright green. Manual of the origin of all things Manual of the origin of all things published by the Jiangsu Children's Publishing House, 1987 edition, the manual by attributes arranged in sixteen categories for readers to find the origin of a thing to provide convenience, the editors try to do the best not to duplicate the repeated proofreading and review of the final draft, which 648-649 pages, describing the origin of the Biluochun. Biluochun famous Biluochun tea in Taihu Lake Dongting East Mountain, known as a tender three fresh reputation. Tender refers to the tender buds and leaves, fresh refers to the color, aroma and taste are excellent. According to "Taihu Lake" records, according to legend, there is a person called Zhu Zhengyuan in ancient times, East Mountain Biluo Peak stone bik picked a few strains of wild tea, found that the aroma is amazing, it is named " scared to kill " folklore, there is a year of Biluo Peak's wild tea production is particularly high, bamboo baskets can not be loaded, we put the excess in the arms, I did not expect the tea stained with hot air, through the burst of fragrance! The tea picking girl exclaimed: "Scared to kill incense"! This scared to kill incense is the Suzhou dialect, meaning that the aroma is so strong that people are surprised. So the word spread, scared to kill incense " has become the name of the tea. Qing Dynasty Wild History - Qing Palace Remains" in a paragraph about "scared to kill" renamed "Biluochun" record: Dongting East Mountain Biluo Peak stone wall, years of production of wild tea plants, soil people said: scared to kill incense. KangXi jimao car driving lucky Taihu ( the Kangxi emperor arrived at Taihu ) Fushin Song ( meat ) to buy this tea to enter ( minister Song meat bought this scared to kill the fragrance of the wild tea offered to the Kangxi emperor ) the holy ancestors to its name is not elegant ( the Kangxi emperor that its name is not elegant ) entitled: Bi Luochun ( renamed Bi Luochun ) since the local Division, the year must be picked up into the service carry on. After that, there is a poem praise cloud: never Juan things have a good name, things to the name of the more precious. Plum Sheng every said Xiangxuehai, tea tip said Biluochun. Known roasting spread to three places, happy to be 忬 (hand Yu) Yang to the Beijing. Scared to kill Xiangyuan qua language, but also early picking while the equinox. Now people have a new explanation for the name of Biluochun, said Bi is the shape of its color, like jasper; screw refers to its shape curls like a snail; spring is because of the picking in the early spring; so together known as Biluochun. The Chinese famous tea journal The Chinese famous tea journal published in 2000 by the China Agricultural Press, the journal **** collection of national famous tea 1017 items, of which 309 items introduced by the topic of the establishment of entries, the provinces and said. Jiangsu famous tea " description of the first section is Biluochun, and from the natural environment, tea varieties, history, harvesting technology and tea culture of five aspects of the Biluochun for the account, and explains the origin and the origin of the name, is now on the relevant entries, the full text of the transcription is as follows: the Qing dynasty tribute tea Qing Shengzu Xuan Ye in the thirty-eighth year of the Kangxi ( 1699 ) the third southern tour to Taihu, the governor of Song ( meat ) from the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty. Governor Song (meat) from the local tea master Zhu Zhengyuan place to buy " scared to kill incense " fine tea tribute, Kangxi to its name is not elegant, and then gave the tea name day: Bi Luochun " From then on, Bi Luochun precious tribute tea every year must be picked up to pay tribute to the court. (Recorded from the "Chinese famous tea - Jiangsu famous tea volume" 8 pages) Qing dynasty famous tea Qing dynasty famous tea from the Ming dynasty inherited from the Wuyi Rock Tea, Huangshan Maofeng, Huizhou Songluo, Xihu Longjing, Pu'er tea and so on. Newly created names, the distribution of green tea, yellow tea, black tea, white tea, black tea, oolong tea (green tea) in the six major tea categories. Qing Dynasty tea **** counted more than 40 items. Dongting Biluochun: produced in Jiangsu Taihu Lake Dongting East Mountain, is fried green tender green tea. Its shape is tender and curly, like a snail shape, color green and brown, Phi Phi white hair, flower flavor, soup color green and clear, the bottom of the leaf is tender and slightly white, taste very fragrant. According to the Qing Dynasty Wang Yingkui "Liu Nan Suibi" and Yuyue "tea incense room three copy" records, Biluochun "tea is the Qing Emperor Kangxi in 1699 when he traveled to Taihu Lake, titled Recorded from the" Chinese famous tea - Jiangsu famous tea volume "13 pages ) History Wu County Dongting Mountain is a national famous ancient tea area, before the Tang Dynasty, there is tea. (Tang Dynasty Yang Hua compiled "Caterer by hand record" 856 years) Tea, ancient unheard of food, near the Jin, Song to come down, Wu people pick its leaves to cook, for the Ming porridge. It can be seen at that time, Wu already had tea, for the raw soup drink. Lu Yu "Tea Classic" Dongting Mountain as one of our country's important tea production area, eight out of the " Suzhou Changzhou County, Dongting Mountain, and Jinzhou, pay state, Liangzhou with " At this time the tea has been processed for the steamed green tea. Northern Song Le Shi compiled "Taiping Huan Yu Ji" around 987 ) Dongting Mountain, Changzhou County, Suzhou, Gangnam East Road. ...... The mountain produces beautiful tea, which is brought in as tribute every year. (Zhu Changwen, "Wu County Tujing Sequel Records", 1084) Dongting Mountain produces beautiful tea, which used to be imported as tribute. In recent years, the mountain monks are especially good at making tea, which is called Shuiyue tea, named after the courtyard, and is quite expensive for Wu people. Shui Yue tea, also known as small green tea, three Wu magazine (1488-1505) in the record; monuments, Mo Zuojun altar. Dongting real record" cloud, misty peak one mile north, water moon temple is close. ...... On the pool, can be half an acre ...... Hundred paces, the name of the place to eat picking, out of the best tea. Proverbs: Mo Jun altar water, eat pick small green tea. Also known as the misty peak northwest expansion RiYu, said water moon temple. ...... Produce tea into the tribute, called the water moon tea. Can be seen in the Song Dynasty Dongting Mountain produced water moon tea, quality than the Tang Dynasty Lu Yu wrote "Tea Scriptures" when significantly improved, has become a tribute to the top quality tea. Ming Dynasty to the early Qing Dynasty, Dongting Mountain tea products more. Two You Committee Tan" Ming dynasty Wang Shimao, 16th century) recorded "when the new tea in the western mountain clouds and mist to the first, Zhang right Bo suitable to see the legacy. The color of the tea is white, and the aroma of the tea is so strong that it is like the Tiger's Nest. ...... When I tasted the tea with fresh water, ...... The two internal organs of the wind is born, the idea of this realm of taste, are not eunuchs all the way. (Linyu Folk Style, Qing Dynasty, Wang Weide, 1912) native tea out of Dongting Baoshan, the name of the tick eye, commonly known as fine tea, out of the East Mountain of the most superior product, business card tea. The price of fine tea is twice as much as that of pineapple. Longsha Chronicle" Qing Dynasty Fang Kaiji, around 1720) recorded in the "tea from Jiangsu Dongting Mountain, branches and leaves coarse, letter weight two Xu, worth seven or eight Wen, eight hundred letters for a box, Mongolia special, and milk trading, and cloth parallel. During this period of dongting mountain tea types have west mountain Yunwu, Baoshan tick eye, east mountain piece of tea, there are also specializing in the sale of Mongolia's coarse and miscellaneous tea. In addition to the latter, the quality is better, with the same period of the Huqiu tea " Songluo " comparable, and in the picking time, the appearance of raw materials and the internal quality of the requirements began to converge on Biluochun. According to existing historical data, the earliest record of the famous tea Biluochun with the book is lost, the author and the book age is unknown, according to the Qing dynasty Lu Tingcan's renewed Tea Classic 1734 ) cited " Dongting Mountain has tea, slightly similar to the Chinatown and fine, taste very sweet and fragrant. Commonly known as 'scared to kill' production Biluo Feng is particularly good, the name Biluochun. "1747" Suzhou Prefecture Zhi ": tea out of the western mountains of Wu County, to the valley before the rain is expensive. Tang Pi, Lu have tea dock poems. Song Dongting tea tasted people tribute, water and moon hospital monks made especially beautiful, the first water and moon tea, in the "renewal of Tujing record" near the time of the name of the good Biluochun, the nobility scrambled to buy it. Wu language" Qing dynasty Dai Yannian, 1771) also has a record: Biluochun produced Dongting western mountains, to the valley rain before the expensive. Tang Pilu have tea dock poetry, Song Shuiyueyuan monks made especially beautiful, No. Shuiyue tea, near Yi Zi name, color jade fragrant orchid, people scramble to buy, Xun Ming (grass Jie) in the special things also. According to the above historical data, Bi Luochun tea should be famous in 1734 years ago, and East Mountain, West Mountain are produced. Exactly when and where its formation is currently more widely recognized that Liu Nan continued to write the Qing dynasty Wang Yingkui 1757 ) Dongting Dongshan Biluo Peak stone wall, the production of wild tea plants, every year, the natives holding bamboo baskets picking back for daily use, over the past few decades, such as the same did not see the difference. Kangxi a year, according to the waiting for the pickers as usual, and its leaves are more, the basket is not enough to store, because the place between the arms, the tea is hot, and suddenly sent a different aroma of tea pickers called ' scared to kill the incense ' scared to incense incense ', Wuzhong dialect, because then the name of the tea cloud. Since then, every time the tea picking, native men and women, young and old, must be bathed and dressed, all room and go. Storage without baskets, all placed between the arms. And the native Zhu Zhengyuan only refined production method, from his family, especially the wonderful products. Kangxi d, the car south patrol, fortunately Taihu Lake. Governor Song (meat) to buy this tea to enter. On its name is not elegant, titled ' Biluochun ' since the local officials, the year must be purchased, and the seller is often false to the real. Zheng Yuan section, the system does not pass, that is, the real one is not as good as (capsule) time carry on. Song (meat) in the thirty-first to forty-fourth year of the Kangxi (i.e., 1692 a 1705) as governor of Jiangsu, up to 13 years. The seat is in Suzhou. Into the offering of this tea, it seems possible. Therefore, Biluochun should be produced in Dongshan Mountain, the earliest, named in the year of Kangxi jimao (1699) According to the above data analysis, the production of Biluochun in Xishan Mountain between about 1734 and 1747. Among the many teas of Dongting Mountain in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Biluochun is famous all over the world for its excellent quality, which is listed as a tribute. (One Spot Record Miscellany, Guangzu, Qing Dynasty, 1839) ...... In Zhejiang, the Lotus heart buds of Longjing, and in Suzhou, the Biluochun of Dongting Mountain, have been famous all over the world. Yu Yue compiled "Tea Fragrance Room Series Copy" 1883 ) said " according to today's Hangzhou's Longjing tea, Suzhou Dongting Mountain of, are famous in the world ...... Others can check: <Biluochun>website /