Tieguanyin Tieguanyin originated in Anxi County, Fujian Province. According to "Clear Water Rock", "The peak of clear water is surrounded by clouds, and monks plant tea, which is full of Shan Lan's breath, soaked in the essence of the sun and the moon, and gets misty breath. Eating it can cure all diseases. Lao Liao and others belong to others, and the fragrance is not as good as the taste. There are two or three pine branches in the ghost's mouth, which are particularly fragrant and have great merits. If you drink them, you will feel the wind under your arm. If you meet Lu Yu, you will talk about tea, indicating that Anxi had already produced tea in the Tang Dynasty. By the Ming Dynasty, tea production was slightly prosperous, and "Anxi County Records" recorded that "Changle, Chongshan and other goods (referring to tea) were sold in large quantities". /kloc-In the late 8th century, Anxi tea merchants developed greatly. The poet Ruanxi said in "Anxi Tea Song": "The mountain of Anxi is gloomy, rugged, cloudy and often wet. It costs a lot of money to pick young leaves during the Qingming Festival, in order to protect thousands of families. Subsequently, farmers in tea areas also cultivated many excellent tea varieties, among which Tieguanyin tea was the best.

Origin:

1. According to Wei Shuo's legend, Yin Wei (1703- 1775), an old tea farmer in Songyantou, Yaoyang, Xiping (now Yan Song Village, Xiping Township) cultivated tea diligently and believed in Guanyin. Every morning and evening, he would offer tea in front of Guanyin Bodhisattva. One night, while sleeping, Yin Wei dreamed that he was going out with a hoe and walked to a stream. He found a tea tree in a crack, which was flourishing and had an attractive fragrance. Yin Wei was curious and was about to bend over to pick it up. Suddenly a dog barked, disturbing a good dream. Rosty Yi and Yin Wei searched in their dreams, and sure enough, they found a tea tree they had seen in their dreams in the crevice of a stone pit in Guanyin Lun. Careful observation shows that the leaves are oval, the mesophyll is thick and the buds are purple-green, which is different from other species. He was overjoyed, so he transplanted the tea tree into a broken iron tripod at home and carefully cultivated it. After several years of propagation, the plant grew strong and its leaves were oily green. It's time to collect, and sure enough, the tea has unique quality and extraordinary aroma. It is regarded as a treasure and kept in a jar. Whenever distinguished guests come to the door for tea, people who have drunk this kind of tea are full of praise. One day, a teacher drank this kind of tea and asked in surprise, "What kind of tea is this?" Yin Wei told the teacher in detail what he had encountered in his dream and what he had transplanted, and said that tea was found in a cliff stone carving, which was as powerful as an arhat. After transplanting, it was planted in an iron tripod, hoping to be called an "iron arhat". The teacher shook his head and said, "Some arhats are ferocious and terrible, and good tea can't be called out." This tea is from the Guanyin dream, or elegantly called Tieguanyin! " Upon hearing this, Yin Wei al Jefferson said.

The second is the "Wang Shuo", which is said to be from Nanyan, Yaoyang, Anxi (now Nanyan Village, Xiping Township), Wang Shirang, the champion of the vice tribute in the tenth year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty (1732), and qi zhou, the judge of Huangzhou Government in Huguang (now Hubei). He once built a study at the foot of Nanshan and named it "Nanxuan". In the spring of the first year of Qing Qianlong (1736), Wang He and his friends often wrote in Nanxuan. Every time the sun sets, they hang around Nanxuan. One day, I saw a tea tree different from other species in the deserted garden, so I transplanted it to Nanxuan's garden, managed it day and night, carefully cultivated it, and propagated it year after year, with lush foliage and red hearts. The finished product is moist, fat and delicious, with extraordinary smell; After soaking, the fragrance is mellow and refreshing. After six years of Qianlong's reign, Wang was called to Beijing, met with assistant minister Fang Li, and presented him with tea. Fang tasted its unusual taste, so he turned to the palace. After drinking it, Emperor Qianlong was very happy. He called a scholar to inquire about the history of Yaoyang tea. Because its tea is moist, heavy and "iron" and tastes like "Guanyin", it was named "Tieguanyin".