3 Jun 2010

Dahongpao

Dahongpao

Da Hong Pao (one of China's ten famous tea) is the Wuyi in Fujian Province (oolong tea) in the name of the bundle treasures. Wuyi Rock is the most outstanding persons of quality, produced in southern Fujian Wuyishan Chong Andong.

The origins of legends Dahongpao good mythology, a poor scholar to Beijing exam, passing Mount Wuyi, the sick on the road, lucky to be a temple in the old days, the abbot saw the bubble for a Bowl of Tea gave him to drink, like really sick, and Later scholar pass the examination, in the champion, was also recruited for the East-bed consort prince. One spring day, the scholar went to Wuyi Mountain Shane, accompanied by the old abbot, Qianhuhouyong, to Kowloon nest, the whole cliff tea length with three tall, lush, gilded clusters of buds, in the sun flashing purple under the gloss, it is truly lovely. Old abbot said that last year you make bulging disease is cured by this tea tea. Long ago, every spring when the tea plant germination, the drum called Qunhou Ming, wearing red underwear, climb cliffs, pick tea leaves, frying, after collection, can cure all diseases. Imperial Majesty listening to requests collect and process a box of tribute. The next day, the temple burning incense, candles, drums ringing, the response to the size of a monk, embarked on the Kowloon nest. Everyone came to tea next week incense, chanting "tea sprout!" And then plucked shoots, finely, into tin boxes. Scholar to Beijing with the tea, after being met Queen Duteng bulging, bedridden. Scholars now serves the tea to the Queen dose, and sure enough tea to the illness. The emperor was overjoyed to be a champion Dahongpao so he represented himself to Wuyishan Feng Shang. Along the way Salute ring, Huo Zhu Clues to the nest, Kowloon, Scholar life of a lumberjack to climb halfway up the mountain, the Emperor bestowed on Dahongpao draped over tea, to show mercy. Oddly enough, the other opened Dahongpao, the three tea shoots red light flashed in the sun, everyone said it was Dahongpao dyed. Later, people took the three tea is called "Big Red Robe" was. It was also carved rock walls "Dahongpao" three characters. Since then, becomes of warcraft gold Dahongpao tribute tea.

Biluochun Legend

Biluochun Legend
Those who drink too Biluochun who would sincerely appreciate it's light green hidden Tsui, the bottom of uniform soft, elegant fragrance, heavy and mellow body fluid of the wonderful flavor, but it, too, that tea lovers is full name of Ya-Yun curious what? Speaking of the origin of its name, there is also a fun story: Biluochun formerly threatened Sharen incense, tea lovers will find this funny name, how the call up? According to legend, the Qing Emperor Kangxi, a year peak on Dongting Dongshan BI Luo Special lush tea grows, picking girls taken down.

Not fit with a bamboo basket of tea, and took tea on the extra arms. After the tea was hot, revealed a burst of fragrant, tea-fight call girls threatened Sharen Hong (Wuzhong dialect), this tea was named. Under the South after the emperor, in this tea into the governor Song Luo Xian, Emperor Kangxi of the tea and enjoy a large increase, Danjue its name indecent, then according to their pick in the BI Luo Feng, green and brown, like spiral-shaped curve, then the value in early spring pick, the Imperial Tea Name Biluochun. Since then Biluochun tea on the tea as a tribute rarity in the calendar year.

Biluochun tea originated in Suzhou, East, Western Hills, but they share many of Biluochun beautiful and touching legends. A kind of legend: Biluochun Xing in the Tang Dynasty, flourished in the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties throughout the South. Because of the color of Pitt, the shape of snails, and it was also the occasion of the spring, hence the name. It is said that this tea for the Queen Mother sent crane transfer of species are unique obtaining the Hermit ZHU Miao, planted under the cliff. First called "scare Sharen Xiang", after the Qing Emperor Kangxi southern tour to the island, was renamed Biluochun. Another argument that is more accepted now a kind of legend that has been three hundred years Biluochun, had tea farmers pick tea, because of "numerous storage basket, placed his arms, tea was hot, and suddenly developed a fragrant" tea farmers so frightened call "scare evil character Hong," "scare Sharen Hong," so they become the common name Biluochun. Marks the southern tour after Emperor Kangxi, Song Luo, Jiangsu governor offered with this tea into even be commended, but His Majesty that the name of the indecent, then Chin-Tzu "Biluochun" name. So, today, it has all the purity of Biluochun reputation.

Biluochun legend (Higashiyama papers) long ago, the East Dongting Mo PCT there is a strange peak flavor, people mistakenly believe that there are fairies cause trouble, not the mountains. One day, a bit bold and brave, temperamental girl determined to Mo Bee chopped wood, and just go halfway up the mountain, indeed smelt a fragrance, she was surprised to see Korean summit, did not find any strange looks around monster, for the curious, driven, she braved the danger, climbed up the cliff, to mountain top, saw continued in the stone grew in trees at the green tea, bursts of flavor as it comes from the tree. She approached the tea, picking some bud hides in bad years, came down to, Who knows the way to go, the way the arms of the tea aroma exudes rich, but more to go, the more concentrated the fragrance unit, which was different aromatic She some Hunchen Chen. Back home, the girl was tired and thirsty, remove the tea from the arms, Danjue Full House fragrance, the girl screamed "scare Sha Ren Zai, threaten Sha Ren Zai!", While drinking a cup of summary some shoots up . Bowl to his mouth, Hong Qin heart and spleen, a swallow, mouthful of aromatic; 2 swallow, throat clearing Run first; 3 swallow, Fatigue. Girl overjoyed, determined to move baby to go home to tea planting. The next day, she put on a hoe, the little tea hired, transplantation of Rock Hill at the foot of the West Dongting Lake, to be carefully cultivated. A few years later, strong tea grown and flourished in tea aroma comes out, attracting neighbors, near and far, to adopt the girl served us tea shoots down talk, but it shoots covered with hair, fragrant and cool We praise, because asking is how tea girl casually answer was: "scare Sharen incense." From then on, scare Sharen tea, gradually introduced breeding, throughout the whole Dongting Nishiyama and Higashiyama, plucking and processing technology is gradually and gradually formed the present with the "one young Sam Sun" (ie, tender shoots, color, flavor, deliciousness) features, green elucidate the shape of spiral, full disclosure of Biluochun tea hair. As for how scared Sharen Hong renamed Biluochun? Under the South is said to be the emperor, the taste of this tea, reflected in its aroma fragrance, diethylene glycol back to sweet, green clean, put it down, due to "scare Sha Ren Xiang" tea name Taisu before Ciming as "Bilodeau spring." After the volume of its shape, such as snails, also known as "Biluochun" the.

Biluochun legend (Nishiyama articles)
According to legend, long ago, the West Dongting Hill lived a beautiful, hard-working, kind-hearted girl named BI Luo. Girls like to sing, but also a Qingliang mellow voice sang like Oasis Zhi Xie, amused everyone is happy. This song moved across the East Dongting Hill Waterproof a young man, name Jiaoe Xiang. This Exposition of burly look sturdy, physical prowess, to fishing for a living, honest, and helpful, radius of hundreds of years, people Dukua him, love him. BI Luo lake webs often sing, Exposition of the old fishing pole a boat in the lake, the two although not had the opportunity to pour out love for, his heart already deeply in love, folks liked these two individuals, to the villagers because they bring happiness and joy.

One year in early spring, lake suddenly upon us. The lake appears a ferocious dragon brutal, storms, Xingyaozuoguai, also threatened to BI Luo girl to do his "Lady Lake", and made the people day and night in Taihu Lake. A dragon-like determination and fight to the death to protect the lives of the people of Dongting Mountain, also protect loved BI Luo girl from tribulations!

A moonless night, picked up a large fishing Exposition of fork, quietly sneaked into the West Dongting Hill, see the dragon is proudly perpetrated after the break, Exposition of catch them by Mengcuan approached, the exhaustion of body strength, the hands of the fishing fork piercing the dragon's back. Dragon seriously injured, struggling a bit, enlarge the blood on the open mouth, double fiercely to Axiang impinge upon. Exposition of bravery against holding fishing fork, then launched a hard-fought, from the immediate concern at dawn, another immediate concern from the dawn night, not killing Tianhundian the earth was moving, that the mountains, the lake left behind a trail of blood until struggles for seven days and nights, Exposition of the spear only pierce the dragon's throat, then both seriously wounded, exhausted, and the dragon's claws, do not pick up again, and Exposition of the spear has not held moved, fell in a pool of blood unconscious. With deep gratitude and villagers respect the feelings, the Exposition of pick up the back, the girl looked BI Luo Heart bleeding, in order to repay the Exposition of life-saving grace, she asked for the Exposition of carried into their own home by her personally care. BI Luo girl doing everything possible for his treatment, day and night, accompanied by the bed, careful to take care of the pain when the Exposition of the time, but also the most softly humming a sweet song. However, the Exposition of the injury is still deteriorating day by day. Exposition of the night that BI Luo girl beside him, was a great comfort to him, how he would talk to the girl ah, but the weakness of the body so that he could not speak, he could only gaze infinitely grateful girl.

BI Luo girl is extremely anxious, her fellow villagers with the help of visiting doctors seek medicines, not effective. One day the girl came to the Exposition of herbs to find the dragon fought a battle against the place and suddenly see a small tea looks especially good, I thought: It is the Exposition of the witness and the dragon fight, it should be good training for later Exposition of the people to know how the stability for the people to live a happy life and have shed blood and sacrifice! Then give a small tea with some fat, some soil culture. Go every day to look after her, Jingzhe just over the trees to grow many Buds, spring, very cute, in cold temperatures, BI Luo afraid Buds Dong Zhuo, the use of mouth to latch onto your Buds so every morning to go with it again. To before and after Tomb Sweeping Festival, Buds in the early release, and offered the first piece, the second film leaves. The girl looked at the fresh green shoots of these, said to himself: "A tree is like tea nourish the blood, I will sing with the mouth off, why not adopt some go back to the Exposition of drink, but also to express my some mind. "Then pick up a shoot, hides in his arms, a cup of tea and home-side to the Exposition of foam. Oddly enough, the tea just poured the water, there is an authentic and high Qing Fu, Hong Qin heart and spleen directly, Exposition of smell lift your spirits and breath to drank tea. Delicious, hot soup, it seems to infiltrate every pore of his body, feel the unspeakable comfort. He tried Tai Taishou, stretch, surprise and said: "It sounds strange ah! I just can sit up! What is this magic, true spirit of it than the elixir of life also." Seeing the girl, happy tears DC, also too late to take bamboo basket container, flew to the edge of tea, breath it adopted a handful of buds, hides into the chest, using their own body temperature so that shoots wilt, get home and then gently rub out, and then bubbles to the A Xiang drink. So after another few days, Exposition of actually good up day by day. Axiang finally sat up and pulled the girl's hand to talk to about love and gratitude, the girl shyly and speaks his heart on the Exposition of the beloved. Exposition of salvation, and the girl heart heavy stone off the ground. They revel in the happiness of love, the BI Luo body no longer able to survive, not a little pale haggard face, the day she fell in the A Xianghuai years, with a sweet smile of happiness, never Pool do not open their eyes. Exposition of grief, and took the girl buried in the side of Dongting Mountain tea. Since then, his efforts to captive breeding of tea, the gathering of tea. "I never Jiaming like Girl", to commemorate the BI Luo girl, people will bring this valuable tea named "Biluochun

Environmental experts call: multi-channel control of pollution of tea packaging

Environmental experts call: multi-channel control of pollution of tea packaging
"Each year for the vacuum coating of plastic packaging tea at 60 million tons, according to the popular 7 g vacuum coating of plastic packaging, the requirements of these packages will reach 86 billion." The China Tea Marketing Association Experts in the interview, to provide such a set of data is raspberry.

Today, the use of vacuum coating plastic packaging tea, tea sales have become a major packaging. "Vacuum coating of plastic packaging, despite the excellent durability, sealing, and easy to carry, low cost and features, but not in the natural environment degradation. This is indeed cause lasting pollution on the environment." Expert says.

Vacuum-packed popular

Maliandao tea in Beijing city, the reporter saw a number of West Lake Longjing Need, Iron Goddess of Mercy, Biluochun, carton packaging is exquisite sandalwood, which is a yellow silk with gold foil printed with three beautiful little tin can, open the small iron cans, is 6 packets vacuum bags, vacuum there is also a small set with a transparent plastic bag filled with 7 grams of tea. In such a large packaging boxes, tea, weight is usually around 120 grams, while the weight of the package to 480 grams.

A tea dealer told reporters, because the tea leaves on the adsorption of a strong odor, so storage requirements are quite stringent tea. Using this vacuum coating plastic bags, you can store in a vacuum of tea, the quality is assured. Should be sent to the field before tea, fear most is the usual, and now this problem solved. In addition to help fresh shelf life, the easy to use pouch packaging is now popular for another reason. 500 grams of tea had to use a package, opened damp tea is easy to deterioration, is not the same, to open the packet of tea, keeping the rest in the refrigerator, or put in the body with several packages, with a split, is also convenience.

In this regard, China Tea Marketing Association expert told reporters: "At present, the reaction from the market, small vacuum coating of plastic packaging is indeed very popular with consumers." It is estimated that each year the market sold 100 000 tons of green tea, oolong tea, and 500,000 tons, most use the vacuum coating of plastic packaging. In the package, to 7 g and 10 g of the most popular small package.

Serious pollution control difficult

In tea, the tea most often see is that people are torn into small plastic bags to the trash casual fling, did not care if it causes environmental pollution. But according to the China Tea Marketing Association estimates, only a tea this year, throw away the vacuum coating of plastic bags reached 86 billion. This package currently in use while the scope of the field has not only limited to tea. According to the environmental protection department of the person, such packaging has been widely used in mustard, cooked meat and snack food packaging. National day of such plastic bags thrown away hundreds of millions, simply can not be calculated.

In response, the State Environmental Protection Administration official said, such vacuum bags are made with non-degradable materials. Environmental awareness of consumers are now weak, the rest of the litter bags everywhere, not only cause visual pollution, more seriously, it will result in hundreds of years of pollution of land.

China Plastic Industry Association of experts told reporters that the vacuum coating packaging can be divided into two categories, one is aluminum packaging, one is plastic packaging. The former are mostly used in the field of medicine and moisture, dark demanding high-end products, the use of the relatively high cost; while the latter is widely used in tea and processed foods, low-tech, relatively low cost. At present the production of such bags most part a state of disorder, and many products are in the family's small workshop where produced.

In response to this situation, the environmentalists reluctantly said: "It is difficult to rely on administrative power to prohibit the current state only one-time snack and the use of white plastic bags be banned. As for the vacuum coating of plastic bags, the country also there is no single argument. "

Multi-channel packaging pollution reduction

Vacuum coating of plastic packaging for the flood situation, some environmental experts call for legislation as soon as possible to curb the vacuum coating of plastic packaging on the environment pollution caused by constraints due to the packaging waste growth to reduce environmental pollution, especially urban environment . "With taxes and other economic instruments should be packed pollution control." Meng Han Chinese Academy of Social Sciences researcher believes that "should enhance the environmental awareness among consumers, and strive to create a consumer initiative in the consumer part of the atmosphere of rejection of such packaging, but also timely introduction of economic regulation means, by collection of resources to protect the packaging business tax, high income, high spending on luxury consumption tax collection methods, from production and consumption are two links to start the same time, the spread of pollution control package. "