White tea is one of the six famous teas in China (green tea, green tea, white tea, yellow tea, black tea, black tea), which originated in Fuding, Zhenghe, Songxi and other places in Fujian.
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White tea is the earliest tea in the history of tea production in China. Tea has a history of more than 4,000 years in China, and it was first used as medicine. Due to the seasonality of tea buds, in order to drink tea at any time, the collected young tea leaves are collected after drying, which is the earliest white tea and the beginning of tea processing. The Book of Tea records that Lu Yu recorded in the Book of Tea in the Tang Dynasty: "Yongjia Tujing, Yongjia County has White Tea Mountain in the east." Mr. Chen Jue, the founder, famous tea scientist, tea educator and tea-making expert of modern higher tea education in China, pointed out in "General History of Tea Industry" that 300 Li in Yongjia East is the sea and 300 Li in South is wrong. Nansanli is Fuding in Fujian (the Tang Dynasty was the jurisdiction of Changxi County) and the origin of white tea. 1. White Tea in Song Dynasty (Evonne) has a section devoted to white tea in On Daguan Tea (written in1107 ~110 "Daguan" year). Its stripes are explained, its leaves are thin and thin, and occasionally it is born between forests and cliffs, although it is not caused by human beings. Yes, but four or five; Living, but one or two plants; The product only stops at the second and third crotch. There are not many buds, which are especially difficult to steam and bake. As soon as the soup is thrown away, it becomes a vulgar thing. It must be subtle and perfect, so it is as clear as jade and unparalleled. Light baking is also available, but it is not as good as the product. "Song Zian listed" white tea "as the first of seven kinds of tea when he wrote" A Trial Record of East-West Tea ":"There are seven kinds of tea names, one of which is white leaf tea, which is planted by the people and cultivated in the garden from time to time because of its recent age. The land is not far from the mountains and rivers, and it is not in the social order. Bud leaves are like paper. People think it is tea powder, and the other is fighting tea, but the smell is extremely weak. 2. White Tea in the Ming Dynasty Ming Tian's "Boiling Spring Sketch" said: "The tea maker takes fire as the second time, and the sun is the best, which is closer to nature and breaks the ears of fireworks. ..... Ou in the sun, flag gun being relaxed and free, green and bright, particularly lovely ". This shows that the raw material for making tea at that time was at least one bud and one leaf, which was dried in the sun. Its fresh leaf standard and tea-making technology can be considered as the embryonic form of "modern white tea" making method. 3. The origin and development of modern white tea Modern white tea originated from Fuding in Qing Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, Zhou Lianggong recorded in Xiao Min Ji: "In ancient times, there were green snow buds in Taimu Mountain, but now there is white snow fragrance, especially Hongxue Cave". A survey of Fujian white tea written by Professor Zhang Tianfu, a famous tea scientist in modern times, further confirmed this point: In the early years of Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1796), Fuding people used the strong buds of vegetable tea (sexual group) as raw materials to create white silver needles. In about 1857, Fuding Dabai tea tree was transplanted from Taimushan and successfully selected in Fuding County. Because Fuding Dabai tea has strong, bright and fragrant buds, the Bai Hao silver needle made in Bai Liu is far superior to "vegetable tea" in appearance and quality, so Fuding tea people began to make "Bai Hao" from the strong buds of Fuding Dabai tea on 1885. Around 1860, the "earth needle" gradually withdrew from the historical stage of the white silver needle.