"Classic of tea culture, the concentration of tea history, the best in tea." - thousand liang tea
Anhua black tea is divided into pressed tea and bulk tea. Pressed tea includes " black brick tea , Fu brick tea , flower brick tea", and loose tea includes " day-sharp , tribute tip, and raw tip." They are simply called "three tips", "three bricks" and "one volume", and this "one volume" refers to the flower roll thousand liang tea.
flower roll tea , Qianliang tea, named after the net content of tea leaves of each roll is equivalent to old scale ,100 taels; because the bamboo basket on its appearance is wrapped in a lattice, it is also called Hualiang tea.
thousand liang tea Anhua unique. The tea book "The Source of Square and Round - Deep Exploration of the World of Tea" written by Zeng Zhixian, a well-known tea man in Taiwan, said that thousand liang tea is "a classic of tea culture, a concentration of tea history, and the best in tea", and it was crowned as " World Tea King ".
Tea friends must ask, what are the magical charms of Qianliang Tea? How to get the name of the world's tea king? How to brew Qianliang Tea?
Historical origin The unique birth of
The production of Qianliang Tea is a great innovation in the history of tea making. According to historical records: During the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, tea workers surnamed Liu from Anhua wrapped this big tea stick that was conveniently hung on mules and horses after repeated experiments and avoided moldy tea leaves. The first hundred-liang tea was born here.
Qingdaoguang to Tongzhi years, in order to reduce transportation costs, Shanxi merchants and Hulings and Liu family changed 100 liang tea to 100 liang tea in Youzhou , and at this point, the world tea king Qianliang tea was officially born.
Original appearance Rough and simple
Anyone who has seen Thousand Liang Tea is shocked by its "primitive, ancient, rough and grand" appearance. A thousand taels of tea weighs 36.25 kilograms, is about 1.65 meters high and has a diameter of 20 cm. It requires a strong man to carry it.
thousand liang tea is recognized as the "world tea king". It is not only because of its huge size, but also a major feature. Qianliang Tea is the only non-post-packaged tea in the world, and its style is unique in the world. Its packaging consists of three natural plants. Closely close to the tea leaves is the "liǎo leaves" produced in Anhua Mountains, which have a faint fragrance and can be waterproof and moisture-proof to ensure quality; the second layer is simple and unpretentious brown skin, which is generally sewn with the lilac leaves with traditional needles and threads; the third and outermost layer is the bamboo yellow of nanmu. In order to avoid insects, only nanmu bamboo that has grown for more than three years can be used. The packaging of
Qianliang Tea not only makes Qianliang Tea look simple and ingenious, but also makes the tea products have the advantages of natural waterproof, moisture-proof and long-term storage.
Process flow Intangible cultural heritage
Thousand liang tea making skills are unique and must be taught by the master. On June 7, 2008, the State Council announced the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list, and the production skills of Anhua Qianliang Tea were identified as national intangible cultural heritage. The production process of Qianliang Tea is in line with the Tao of "Heaven, Earth, and Man" and is a perfect fusion of power and aesthetics. Qianliang Tea has its own particularities in terms of production time, raw material selection, stepping process and drying process. It can be said to be the tea with the most complex production process in the world. The raw materials for
thousand liang tea are the second and third-level large leaf species black tea , and its production is divided into two stages. The first stage is the production of black tea. This is the most basic process of Qianliang Tea processing, including five steps: finishing, rolling, , , and re-kneading and baking. The second stage is the process of processing of thousand liang tea.
One is steaming and filling basket. After selecting the best black tea, they are weighed in batches, and then wrapped in cloth and hung them into the steaming barrel and steamed with high temperature steam. They are loaded into the bamboo basket lined with brown silk slices and polygonal leaves in batches, and then pressed manually to tighten them. Finally, the "cow cage" locks the mouth.
The second is the bar compression shape. Five young and middle-aged men used their twisting, stepping, pressing, rolling and hammering techniques, and repeated it many times, and finally stepped on the fluffy tea into a tight thousand-liang tea.After
, the finished product needs to be placed on a drying rack, and after 49 days of sun and night dew in summer and autumn, absorb the fragrance of the Polygonum leaf bamboo strips, collect the essence of the sun and the moon, absorb the spiritual energy of the heaven and earth, and dry naturally. When drying Qianliang Tea, a dedicated person is often arranged to be responsible for the drying of Qianliang Tea. In order to balance the moisture, the head and tail of the tea column must be turned every day; at the same time, you must also pay attention to problems such as rain and dew. It is precisely because the production process of Qianliang Tea is complex and time-consuming that the output of Qianliang Tea has always been limited, and each Qianliang Tea is hard-won.
taste and aftertaste. Years of transformation
thousand liang tea is like aging wine, with the quality characteristics of "the older you get, the more fragrant it becomes" as time changes.
thousand liang tea is mellow and thick, the soup is as bright as amber, and the taste is round and soft and evocative. I brewed the same pot of tea on dozens of dishes, but the color of the soup did not change, and the whole body was relieved. The newly made thousand liang tea has a strong and domineering flavor, and its typical feature is that it is astringent and sweet. Just like a person's youth and old age, it has become more and more settled with the hardship of time.
drinks are also very particular. When brewing, you should choose a rough and atmospheric tea set. Generally, it is brewed with thick-walled purple clay pot or Ru kiln pot, which can fully release the color, fragrance and taste of Qianliang tea. When brewing
, boiling water is required. The first soaking is generally not allowed. The soaking time should not be too long. Drink it with a transparent glass fair cup and a teapot cup to facilitate observation of the color of the soup.
thousand liang tea is a post-fermented tea, which is extremely resistant to brewing. After drinking more cups, the taste is still mellow. If you taste it carefully, the tea soup is red, yellow and clear, with a pure taste, and often has the aroma of Liao leaves, bamboo yellow and glutinous rice. Hot drinks in winter can warm the stomach, while cold drinks in summer can clear away heat and cool down, which is suitable for all seasons. Using traditional cooking methods, the taste is more mellow and round. For easy portability, Qianliang Tea Cake and Qianliang Easy to brew are undoubtedly better choices. It has the artistic sense of Qianliang Tea and the taste and charm of Qianliang Tea. It is easy to carry and brew, and is very suitable for today's urban tea people.
