The so-called "give me a peach, give me back my Qiong Yao" and "sheep come to tea" reflect the traditional virtues of a big country.
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A small town coming out of "Wanli Tea Ceremony"
Where is the origin of Chibi green brick tea?
Chibi is the source city of Wanli Tea Ceremony. Known as the hometown of blue brick tea in China, the hometown of rice brick tea in China, the hometown of famous tea in China and the first ancient town of tea industry in the world.
Speaking of "Wanli Tea Ceremony", it is an ancient commercial road that mainly transports tea, starting from Wuyishan in Fujian in the south, extending to Petersburg in Russia, and connecting more than 200 cities in China, Mongolia and Russia in series, with a total length of 6.5438+0.3 million kilometers.
19 In the 1970s and 1980s, Yangloudong Town in Chibi, less than 1 square kilometer, gathered more than 200 teahouses and processing workshops, becoming a famous town of international tea trade.
Chibi blue brick tea goes to the world through "Wanli Tea Ceremony", occupying half of the world tea trade.
Chibi blue brick tea is mainly edge-selling tea. In ancient times, in order to facilitate transportation, straw hats were made first, called hat box tea. Later, it was changed to tea brick, called green brick tea. In order to facilitate the identification of the prairie brothers, the word "Chuan" was left on it, which has been used ever since.
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The history of green brick tea
As a branch of black tea, blue brick tea is one of the representatives of black tea in China. Mainly produced in Yangloudong Ancient Town, chibi city City, Hubei Province, and later developed to Hankou and Xiangyang, with a production history of more than 200 years.
▲ Yangloudong Ancient Town
The just-concluded 2020 "Belt and Road" Chibi Blue Brick Tea Industry Development Conference was held in Yangloudong Ancient Town.
Zhaoliqiao Tea Factory, located in Hubei Province, is named after the word "Chuan" and is one of the first "Chinese time-honored brands" recognized by the oldest country.
During the Qianlong period, the tea merchant Lei Zhongwan opened the "Yangloudong Tea House", located in Sitian, and began to manufacture tea bricks.
The Biography of Zhong Wan Gong has the saying that "brick tea originated from a thousand-year-old cave village", and Tongzhi in Hubei recorded: "After ten years of Tongzhi, six counties, such as Pu and Ning, drew brand tea boards again, which were divided into black tea and old tea, among which the old tea was old green tea.
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The booming export road
Hubei has a long history of producing "blue bricks" and enjoys a long reputation.
▲ Chibi Green Brick Tea Museum
/kloc-In the second half of the 20th century, China's tea exports accounted for 80% of the total world trade, and Hankou's output accounted for 60% of domestic tea exports, among which the old green tea bricks produced in Hubei accounted for the largest proportion.
According to the General History of Tea Industry, "After the founding of New China, blue brick tea was concentrated in Zhaoliqiao Tea Factory in Chibi, Hubei Province for mass production to meet the needs of border sales."
Until today, the green brick tea and red brick tea produced here are still sold to China, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia and other Mobei areas, and exported to more than 20 countries such as Europe, America, Japan and South Korea.
Wan Li has a long tea road, and its culture has been blended for thousands of years. Blue brick tea and tea culture have already transcended national boundaries and become a link between China and the West.
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Quantitative tea deeply loved by plateau people.
This gift from Hubei is a gift for everyone. Mongolia has a vast grassland area and a unique foundation for developing agriculture and animal husbandry. The daily diet of residents is mainly dairy products and meat products, protein and foods with high fat content and a small amount of vegetables with high vitamin content.
As a beverage, tea has the effects of reducing fat and promoting digestion. Ethnic minorities in the frontier beyond the Great Wall even like to drink tea to the extent that "one day without Chaze's stagnation and three days without Chaze's disease".
Moreover, the emergence of this kind of green brick tea is precisely because of the living needs of people in these cold and high-fat eating areas.
At the same time, the large demand, coupled with the difficulties in transportation and storage in the past, stimulated tea merchants to continuously improve the collection and production methods of tea.
After a hundred years of accumulation, this kind of green brick tea with green and brown color, pure aroma, mellow taste, orange-red soup color and dark brown leaves has gradually formed.
Nowadays, green brick tea with a long history is more and more loved by modern people. At present, in various tea markets, this kind of post-fermented tea is gradually favored by people because of its unique quality.
People are tasting green brick tea, as if enjoying exotic customs and listening to ancient sounds.