The Historical Origin of Pu 'er Tea

Pu 'er tea is produced in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan. It has been distributed in Pu 'er since ancient times, hence the name. Pu 'er County, also known as Pu 'er Hani Autonomous County, belongs to Simao area, located in the south of Yunnan Province, 373 kilometers away from Kunming. Originally called Ninger County.

"Pu 'er" is hani language, "Pu" is Zhai, and "Er" is Shuiwan Village, which means "Shuiwan Village" and has the cordial meaning of "home".

The history of Pu 'er tea can be traced back to the Eastern Han Dynasty. Since 2000. There is a folk saying that "Wuhou is a legacy" (Wuhou refers to Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Three Kingdoms period), so the cultivation and utilization of Pu 'er tea has a history of at least 1700 years.

In the Tang Dynasty, Pu 'er was named Buli? Is it the Silver Festival (now Simao and Xishuangbanna)? Yinsheng tea is the predecessor of Pu 'er tea? , the yuan dynasty called it general tea? It was named Pu 'er tea in Wanli period of Ming Dynasty? The heyday was in the Qing dynasty? , "Pu 'er Fu Zhi" records:? "Pu 'er belongs to six tea mountains? ... 800 miles a week,100000 people go to the mountains to make tea? ",we can see the grand occasion.

Simao and Xishuangbanna are the main raw materials producing areas, and Pu 'er and Simao become processing distribution centers. In the Ming Dynasty, six ancient tea-horse roads were radiated with Pu 'er as the center. Pu 'er tea was exported to China, Tibet, Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand and other places, and shipped to Hong Kong, Macau, Southeast Asia and even Europe.

After the 23rd year of Guangxu (AD 1897), France and Britain successively set up customs in Simao, which increased the export of Pu 'er tea, and the ancient tea-horse road of Pu 'er flourished.

Today, there is an ancient tea-horse road in Kafanggao Restaurant in Simao, which is 1.5 meters wide and intermittent for several kilometers: there is an ancient tea-horse road outside Sanchong Village in Simao, and there is an ancient tea-horse road in Nakori, intermittent? 30 kilometers; What remains of the ancient tea-horse road in Pu 'er Tea Pool? 12.5km, there are horseshoe prints on the stone, which records the history of the tea caravan in that year.

2. Main producing areas of Pu 'er tea: Pu 'er tea is mainly produced in Xishuangbanna, Lincang and Pu 'er in Yunnan Province.

3. Reasons for Pu 'er tea's popularity: Pu 'er tea pays attention to brewing skills and drinking art, and has a variety of drinking methods, which can be drunk either clear or mixed. Pu 'er tea soup is orange-yellow, with high and lasting aroma, unique fragrance, rich taste and durable foam resistance.

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Raw material grade of Pu 'er tea

When picking tea, leaves and buds are picked at the same time. Generally, the third leaf is collected from the tip of tea branches: one leaf and one bud, two leaves and one bud, and three leaves and one bud.

The classification of Pu 'er tea is based on the content of bud leaves only when fresh leaves are used. In the classification of sun-cured green tea (raw loose tea) and cooked loose tea, the dimension of bud and leaf content can no longer be used as a strict classification standard.

Super grade: one bud and one leaf account for more than 70%, and one bud and two leaves account for less than 30%;

Grade I: one bud and two leaves account for more than 70%, and other buds with the same tenderness account for less than 30%;

Grade ⅱ: one bud, two leaves and three leaves account for more than 60%, and other buds with the same tenderness account for less than 40%;

Grade ⅲ: one bud, two leaves and three leaves account for more than 50%, and other buds with the same tenderness account for less than 50%;

Grade 4: one bud, three leaves and four leaves account for more than 70%, and other buds with the same tenderness account for less than 30%;

Grade five: one bud with three leaves and four leaves accounts for more than 50%, and other buds with the same tenderness account for less than 50%.

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