Biluochun
Biluochun tea was famous as early as the Sui and Tang dynasties, with a history of more than 1,000 years. It is said that the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty gave tea the name "BiluoChun" when he toured Suzhou in the south.
The history of Biluochun
Biluochun has a history of more than 1,000 years, Taihu Dongting Mountain tea began in the Tang Dynasty, when Lu Yu went to Dongting Mountain to inspect the tea mountain, the Ming Dynasty Dongshan Houshan Yangwan area has begun to grow tea.
Qing Kangxi's "Suzhou FuZhi" says: "Dongting Dongshan Biluo Peak ... The tea is hot, the fragrance is sudden, and the tea pickers are clamoring to scare people. Scary incense, Wuzhong dialect also, because of the name of the tea... And the native Zhu Yuanzheng is a unique refining method, which comes from his family and is especially called Miaopin. Kangxi Himself, the car drove south, patrolled the far Song To buy this tea to enter. On its name is indecent tame, the title is Known as BiluoChun. Yes, local officials, the years will be procured. ”
According to this record, Biluochun was unusually fragrant because of the backlog of tea picking, and the tea pickers called it Frightening Incense in dialect, which was made by Zhu Yuanzheng of the Qing Dynasty alone, "from his home, especially called Miaopin, worth three or two per kilogram." "Later, he paid tribute to the Kangxi Emperor and asked about the tea name 'Frightening Incense' to feel indecent, and changed its name to Biluochun, which was praised by the Kangxi Emperor and became famous.
The legend of Biluochun
Legend one: according to legend, a nun went up to the mountain to travel in the spring, picked a few tea leaves by hand, and after brewing tea, the strange fragrance was fragrant, and blurted out that "the incense is frightening", so the locals call this tea "scary incense".
Legend two: according to legend, there is a woman named Biluo on the west mountain of Dongting, in a certain year, a vicious and cruel dragon appeared in Taihu Lake, not only to make a monster, but also to try to snatch away the Biluo girl, the young man who loved the Biluo girl, Ah Xiang, for the sake of local tranquility and the safety of the Biluo girl, and the dragon war was injured, the Biluo girl found tea buds and carefully cared for it, and then picked tea leaves to brew and saved Ah Xiang, the Biluo girl died because of too much work, and the villagers named it in honor of the Biluo girl.
There is also a clever explanation to take its color turquoise, curled like a snail, harvested in the spring, and collected from the characteristics of Biluo Peak, so it is named Biluochun.
The environment of Biluochun
Produced in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, Wu County Taihu Lake East Dongting Mountain and West Dongting Mountain (now Suzhou Wuzhong District) around the area, Dongting Mountain is located on the shore of Taihu Lake, Dongshan is like a giant boat into the peninsula of Taihu Lake, West Mountain is separated by several kilometers, Standing Lake in the island, West Mountain climate is mild, warm winter and cool summer, fresh air, clouds, is the unique environment for tea plants to grow, so it is also known as "Dongting Biluo Spring".
Characteristics of Biluochun
Dongting Biluochun is famous at home and abroad for its "four musts" of beauty, color, aroma and alcohol.
In the production area of Dongting Biluochun, tea trees and peaches, plums, apricots, plums, persimmons, oranges, white fruits, pomegranates, Quancheng red, Quancheng green, and other fruit trees are planted interchangeably. Tea trees and fruit tree branches are connected, the roots are connected, the tea absorbs fruit aroma, the taste of flower tea, and the natural quality of the fragrant and fruity taste of the flowers and fruits of the green snail spring is cultivated. Tea trees and fruit trees are planted each other, making Biluo Spring Tea unique natural tea aroma and fruity taste, excellent quality.
Biluo spring shape like a spiral, tea cord tight knots, fur all over, white hidden green, leaf buds young, after brewing tea leaves slowly stretched, cup like snowflakes flying, slowly stretched into a bud a leaf, soup color tender green bright, tea mercury clear turquoise, fragrant attack, taste cool and sweet, fresh and fresh, enduring.
The grade of Biluochun
Special grade: slender rope, curled into a snail, full of batch, silver green and green, fresh color, fresh leaves for single buds, the best in the spring of the snail.
Special grade 2: slender cord, curled into a snail, fur covered, silvery green and green, tender and even buds. It is the best product in the spring of Biluo.
Grade 1: The strip is still slender, curled into a snail, white millimeter batch, uniform, one bud and one leaf and the first grade tea is of excellent quality and moderate price.
Grade II: curly as a snail, white and white, silver-green and green, leaf buds are young, tea quality is good, the price is appropriate, and the cost performance is the highest.
Three levels: slender cords, curled into snails, furry cover, silver green and green, price advantage is obvious.