Meitan tea culture has great development prospects, so what is the development process of Meitan tea culture? Below is the development history of Meitan tea culture that I have carefully compiled for you. Let’s take a look.
The development history of Meitan tea culture
Meitan tea culture has a long history. As early as the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Tang Meng, a lieutenant general, to northern Guizhou and found that the tea trade was very prosperous. , and bought some and presented them to the emperor; in the Tang Dynasty, the tea sage Lu Yu recorded the history of tea growing in Meitan in the "Tea Book", and said that "it is often obtained, and its taste is excellent." In 1939, the Central Agricultural Experimental Station established a tea farm in Meitan and began large-scale tea planting and tea production.
During the Anti-Japanese War, the Central Experimental Tea Plantation, which was personally selected by Mr. Zhang Tianfu, a leading figure in the contemporary tea industry, and a large number of patriotic scholars who moved westward from Zhejiang University worked and studied in Meitan, drinking tea and composing poems. development of the tea industry. At the same time, Zhang Tianfu, Liu Ganzhi, and Li Lianbiao, among the top ten contemporary tea masters, once worked in Meitan. Zhejiang University moved westward to Meitan for seven years, and famous professors such as Su Buqing initiated the establishment of the "Meijiang Yinshe", leaving behind dozens of There are rich cultural resources such as Shoucha's poems and songs, and various tea cultural activities are also flourishing, laying a solid foundation for the construction of Meitan tea culture. So far, there are 329 tea enterprises and individual processing households in Meitan. The tea enterprise has more than 50 registered trademarks, and the "Metan Cui Ya" brand created with great efforts has won 40 domestic and foreign tea industry awards, including 28 national-level gold awards. It won the first place in the selection of "Top Ten Famous Teas" and the first place in the selection of "Guizhou's Five Famous Teas" in 2010.
Meitan has been listed as one of the first batch of pollution-free tea production demonstration base counties in the country, a Southwest Tea City, a designated market of the Ministry of Agriculture, a national key tea-producing county, and a demonstration county for the tea industry of China's Three Green Projects. , has won the title of "Government Contribution Award for China's Tea Industry Development", "Hometown of Famous Tea in China" and "The Most Popular Tea Producing Place".
Introduction to Meitan Tea Culture Attractions
Ming and Qing Tribute Tea Gardens
The spring rain falls leisurely on people, winding and steep slopes are reporters The first impression upon entering the Ming and Qing Gong Tea Garden. According to Master Kailuo, this road from Meitan County to Yungui Mountain was only built two years ago. The unique geographical environment has created a graceful and original ecological tea garden here. After the rain, the clouds and mist surround the entire mountain, which makes people feel... A little cool.
? The Ming and Qing tribute tea gardens are a resounding geographical symbol of Meitan tea culture. In ancient society, tea was already a high-end drink that officials rushed to buy. There is such a tea garden in Meitan, where tea is supplied to the royal family all year round, which is today's Ming and Qing Tribute Tea Garden. Nowadays, major tea companies in Meitan County have made effective use of this tea garden. A series of conditions such as soil, moisture, and climate are still well preserved. Together with the continuous innovation of today's processing techniques, Meitan tea has become popular all over the country today. ? Huang Jianfeng, deputy general manager of Yangchun Baixue Tea Co., Ltd. in Meitan County, said.
Today, various teas produced in the Ming and Qing Gong Tea Gardens are sold all over the country. Meitan Cuiya is also the first public brand in Guizhou to obtain a well-known trademark and is resounding all over the country. We have There are reasons to believe that the Ming and Qing Gong Tea Garden, a high-standard tea garden, will definitely bring huge value to the people of Meitan in the future.
Central Experimental Tea Plantation
In 1939, the Central Experimental Tea Plantation of the Republic of China was settled in Meitan, marking another milestone in the history of tea records in Guizhou.
At that time, the Anti-Japanese War entered a white-hot stage, and the ecological conditions in the mountainous areas were severely damaged, causing water and soil erosion, and tea production dropped significantly. At the same time, the export of traditional export products such as tea and silk was blocked along the southeast coast, so the "Experimental Tea Farm" came into being in Meitan. The Nationalist Government intended to export Chinese tea, which has long been favored by the international community, through the Stilwell Highway (i.e. Qinglong 24 Turn and Hump Route), in order to exchange for more foreign exchange to buy various military equipment needed during the Anti-Japanese War. Since then, Meitan tea has not only been a refreshing cup of tea, but also has a revolutionary power.
After the Central Tea Plantation of the Republic of China was established in Meitan, it became the scientific research and cultivation center of modern tea in China. The following year, many tea farm experts successfully trial-produced "Mae Red" and "Mae Green". Since then, the total output has been exported overseas with a total output of 10,000 to 20,000 tons every year.
Walking into the "Central Experimental Tea Factory", everything in the factory is well preserved, including the black tea production line and the tea leaves from spreading to rolling and drying. It seems to bring people back to the period of mechanized tea production? The factory area covering an area of ??more than 50 acres still maintains its original appearance, which has left precious spiritual wealth for future generations.
Quan Qai, a professor and researcher at the Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, once said: The things left behind by the Central Experimental Tea Farm represent the development history of our country from scratch, from low-level to high-level. The black tea production line preserved in the old factory of Meitan Tea Farm is the most complete black tea production line I have ever seen. Its historical value is very important. I hope these things can be well preserved. ?
The Central Experimental Tea Farm not only represents the footprints of a tea culture, but also makes us feel the glorious mission of a revolutionary experimental zone to protect our country and our country with tea.
Tea Culture Corridor
The Tea Culture Corridor is not built in Meitan City, but in an industrial park a few kilometers away. It was built by Yangchun Baixue Co., Ltd. . Speaking of this "origin", Huang Jianfeng seemed very calm: "Since the establishment of the company, we have been pursuing higher levels of cultural value. Culture is the soul of an enterprise's survival. Without it, the enterprise will be like a walking zombie with no vitality and vitality." Vitality and funding to build a tea culture corridor are just the beginning. ?
?Everyone should have their own value in life. As a tea person, you should have a sense of mission to maintain a good tea culture. The same is true for enterprises. To be a responsible enterprise, it should contribute its own strength to the tea industry in Meitan. ? Huang Jianfeng said.
Every corner of the cultural corridor contains records of Meitan tea culture, using sculptures to give the world a space to appreciate and understand.
Tea Culture Ecological Museum
Establish a tea culture museum to effectively protect and utilize the tea cultural heritage, so that the tea industry will be more complete by dressing up in tea culture. This is both the tea industry and The need to develop to a certain period is also one of the most essential factors for the protection and inheritance of tea culture.
Stepping into the Tea Culture Ecological Museum, pictures, text, audio and video, etc., comprehensively display Meitan’s tea culture with rich regional characteristics and its long history of developing the county with tea.
Starting from the origin of the tea tree, it goes through nine parts including ancient tea affairs, historical famous teas, the Central Experimental Tea Farm of the Republic of China, agricultural reclamation tea, tea scientific research, tea supply, marketing and foreign trade, contemporary tea industry and tea rituals and customs. There are ancient, modern, and contemporary tea cultures here, which are rich in content and all-encompassing. Taking Meitan as a point, it radiates the tea culture of the whole province. All the development history of the tea industry can be traced here. It can be said to be an "encyclopedia" of tea.
The formation and development history of tea culture
The enlightenment of tea culture before the Three Kingdoms
Many books set the discovery time of tea as 2737-2697 BC. Its history can be traced back to the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. In the "Shi Jing" written by Hua Tuo of the Eastern Han Dynasty: "Bitter tea will benefit your mind if you take it for a long time." The medicinal value of tea was documented. The Western Han Dynasty named the county where tea was produced as "Chaling", that is, Chaling in Hunan. In the "Guang Ya" of the Wei Dynasty of the Three Kingdoms, the method of making and drinking cake tea was first recorded: leaves were collected in Jingba to make cakes, and the old leaves were used to make cakes, which were made from rice paste. Tea appeared in material form and penetrated into other humanities to form tea culture.
The buds of tea culture in the Jin Dynasty and the Southern and Northern Dynasties
With the rise of tea drinking among literati, poems and songs about tea gradually came out. Tea has separated from the general form of food and entered human culture. Circle plays a certain spiritual and social role.
The formation of tea culture in the Tang and Song dynasties
Lu Yu wrote "The Book of Tea" in 780, which is a symbol of the formation of tea culture in the Tang Dynasty. It summarizes the dual contents of tea's natural and human sciences, explores the art of tea drinking, integrates Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism into tea drinking, and pioneers the spirit of the Chinese tea ceremony. Later, a large number of tea books and tea poems appeared, including "Tea Notes", "Tea Notes", "Tea Picking Notes", "Sixteen Soups", etc. The formation of tea culture in the Tang Dynasty is related to the rise of Zen Buddhism. Because tea has the functions of refreshing the mind, promoting body fluids and quenching thirst, temples advocate tea drinking, plant tea trees around the temples, formulate tea rituals, set up tea halls, select tea heads, and specially present tea ceremonies. Activity. The Chinese tea ceremony formed in the Tang Dynasty is divided into palace tea ceremony, temple tea ceremony and literati tea ceremony.
The prosperity of tea culture in the Song Dynasty. The tea industry in the Song Dynasty has developed greatly, promoting the development of tea culture. Among literati, there have been professional tea tasting societies, including the "Tang Society" composed of officials and the "Tang Society" of Buddhists. Ganrenshe" and so on. Zhao Kuangyin, Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty, was a tea lover. He set up a tea service in the palace, and the tea used in the palace was divided into grades. The tea ceremony has become a ritual system, and giving tea has become an important means for the emperor to win over ministers and care for his relatives. It is also given to foreign envoys. As for the lower class society, the tea culture is even more lively. Some people move around, and neighbors have to "offer tea". When guests come, they have to offer "Yuanbao tea". When getting engaged, they have to "order tea". When getting married, they have to "order tea". Ask for "combined tea". The popularity of tea fighting among the people has brought about a series of changes in picking, cooking and cooking.
The development of modern tea culture