Wuyi famous group, is a variety made by the ancestors of Wuyi Tea District from the local "vegetable tea" variety of local sex-based native tea tree groups, after long-term breeding of single plants of excellent quality, and through asexual breeding.
According to research, it has been more than 10 centuries since the Song Dynasty, and has created more than a thousand famous species.
is among the thousands of clusters, Dahongpao , Iron Arhat , White Rooster Cock , Water Gold Tortoise, Half Day Demon has become the representative of Wuyi Rock Tea with its outstanding quality and fragrance, and is called the so-called "Five Famous Covenants". Later, Dahongpao was often listed as a famous cluster, so there are the four famous clusters we often call it.
So, are they the four famous collections or the five famous collections?
The past and present life of the four great names
"Four great names" actually did not have this title at the beginning, but was called "Five great names". Let’s sort out the history of its changes.
1943 , then director of Chong'an Tea Making Institute of the Central Tea Research Institute, Mr. Lin Fuquan, in his book "Production, Manufacturing and Transportation of Wuyi Tea", was the first to select five representatives of Wuyi Mountain's famous congregations: Dahongpao, Iron Arhat, White Rooster Coon, Half Day Demon, and Water Golden Tortoise, calling them "Five Famous Congs".
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In February 1980, "Famous Tea in Fujian" wrote that " Dahongpao, iron arhat, white cockscomb, water golden beetle is called the "Four Famous Collection"". It can be seen that before the end of the last century, the four famous congregations erased the previous half-day demon.
entered 2001 . In the "Chinese Tea Tree Varieties Chronicles", in the "Famous Collection Rare Variety Edition", based on the five famous collections proposed by Mr. Lin Fuquan, the "Five precious collections of Wuyi tradition" were determined as Dahongpao, Iron Arhat, White Cockscomb, Half-Day Monster, and Water Golden Tortoise. The "Five Famous Collection" has once again appeared in the public eye.
However, in recent years, , because of the huge fame and content of Dahongpao are too wide, some scholars and tea people have separated Dahongpao separately. Dahongpao firmly occupies the C position of Wuyi Mingcong and becomes the shining "tea king". " Iron Arhat, White Rooster Cock, Half-Day Monster, and Water Gold Tortoise" became the "Four Famous Groups" that were agreed upon in the hearts of tea people.
Conclusion
Now let’s summarize. The four great name conglomerates were originally called the Five Great Name Congs, but later they went around in circles and turned into the four great name conglomerates that are now conventional.
But what is certain is that the varieties contained in have basically not changed, and there has been no circle of five: "Da Hongpao, Iron Arhat, White Rooster Compass, Half Day Demon, and Water Golden Tortoise".
A little more highlight. The popular sayings on the market now include the "Four Famous Clusters" of refer to the half-day demon, white cockscomb, water golden beetle, and iron arhat.
The earliest statement about the "Four Famous Clusters" was not a half-day demon, but an iron arhat, a white cockscomb, a water golden beetle and a big red robe.
now also has the saying "Five Famous Clusters", namely Dahongpao, Bantian Demon, White Cockcomb, Water Golden Beetle, Iron Arhat.
Finally, let me say that of course, whether it is the four famous groups or the five famous groups, the name is not that important. In this review of the name changes, the harvest of tea lovers is that I think the knowledge of Wuyi Rock Tea's long history and the qualities that have not changed after thousands of years of unchanged and loved.
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