What is tribute tea?
Tribute tea is the tea used by the ancient court, and it is specially for the imperial palace to enjoy. It is the symbol of Chinese feudal ethics and the product of the underdeveloped commodity economy in feudal society.
The characteristics of tribute tea:
Have a long history
According to chronicles, Ningbo tribute tea lasted for more than 300 years from the beginning of Yuan (1271) to the 23 year of Wanli (1595) in the Ming Dynasty. There are a lot of them. "each year Egong tea sprouts weigh 260 jin." According to the records of the people of the Qing Dynasty, the age of tribute tea in Jiujiang Prefecture of Jiangxi Province, which produces famous tea, is only 120 jin, while Cixi County of Ningbo Prefecture is more than double that of Jiujiang. In terms of counties, Tonglu and Jiande tea producing areas in Zhejiang Province are no more than 5 jin in each county, while that in Fenshui County is only 1 jin.
Exquisite production
The one who is responsible for supervising the production of tribute tea in the tea-making bureau is the local county magistrate. Every year, the day before the Qingming Festival, the county magistrate came to Chefanglang from the county seat, and Grain Rain could not return to the Yamen until he was there. All are tea sprouts, and most of the pickers are virgins of cardamom.
Excellent quality
The origin of tribute tea is located in the stable and its vicinity. The stable is the place where Gou Jian, the king of Yue, stops and feeds his horses. It is located at the northern foot of Siming Mountain and the south wing of Hemudu, where the mountains are verdant, the mountain springs gurgle, and the climate is humid, forming a unique tea-producing microclimate. Up to now, from the land port in the west, through the stables, Dayin, and up to the Wuyan house, there are still famous teas.
Tribute tea has a long history in China, which has a far-reaching influence on the production of tea and the development of tea culture. Although with the development of the times, tribute tea no longer exists, but the editor believes that its influence will continue with the tea culture.
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