What is the history of tea smashing? Say it!

Tea smashing is actually a kind of drink. Because "Jiaozi" (dialect, that is, paste formed after grinding) is ground, it is named Leicha. Leicha has a long history, and the literature appeared very early. As early as the Song Dynasty, this kind of tea was popular, and there were records of "smashing tea" and "seven treasures smashing tea" in Jingshi Jisheng and Wu's Dream in the Song Dynasty. Unfortunately, the method of making Qibao tea-smashing method has been lost. Yuan Wen's "Urn Idleness Theory" also mentioned that "Han Dong likes to sip Tian Tian tea for the rest of his life, and he often spends a day or two in his leisure. Northerners know that I am sipping this, so they cook it at the same speed. The method is to make a cup of tea buds, grind them in a slightly fat mashing basin, and measure how many people cook them. They taste extremely sweet and lovely ... tea unheard of in ancient times, by going up one flight of stairs. Wu people picked leaves and cooked them, and they knew that tea makers had existed since the Jin Dynasty. "

The history of tea smashing can be verified by historical records. On the bamboo slips unearthed from Mawangdui Han Tomb in Changsha, tea made of tea, ginger, rice and other raw materials was recorded as a tribute to the court. It is said that it was tea. In 280 BC, Sima Cuo, the general of the Qin Dynasty, stationed troops in southern Shui Yuan and built a city in Changmaoling, which is adjacent to Taoyuan. At that time, "ancient soup" was circulated among the people, which was the ancestor of smashing tea. After Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, today's Taoyuan land was merged into Qianzhong County. In the early Western Han Dynasty, Qianzhong County was changed to Wuling County, which governed 13 county, including southwest Hubei, west of Yuanjiang River Basin in Hunan, Guiyang, Sanjiang and east of Longsheng in Guangxi. Taohuayuan is located in Linyuan County, Wuling County, which was then called Aconitum Village. About the legend of smashing tea, some involve Liu Bei, some involve Zhuge Liang and Zhang Fei, but more mention Ma Yuan. Neither Liu Bei nor Zhuge Liang has been to Wutou Village, which is beyond reproach. Although Zhang Fei took Wuling to Wutou Village, he did not leave a record of the epidemic of plague. Only Ma Yuan's statement can be found in historical records.

The specific time from Ma Yuan to Wutou Village (now Peach Blossom Garden) is unknown. However, according to historical records, from the 23rd year of Jianwu (A.D. 47) to the 25th year of Jianwu (A.D. 49) in the midsummer, "Taoyuan County Records" (Kangxi Edition) contained the following words: "Ma Yuan conquered foreigners ... but his soldiers were disciplined, and his chickens and dogs were not surprised". "Taoyuan County Records" (Daoguang Edition) records: "Leicha is made of tea, ginger, sesame, salt and dogwood, mixed with yin and yang water to make a five-flavor soup, which is said to be made in Ma Yuan to avoid the plague." According to legend, Ma Yuan led an army to the Peach Blossom Garden. Unexpectedly, many soldiers fell ill one after another, so local residents offered tea to treat the disease. Fu Bo, who was troubled by the disease, drank a bowl of doubt, only felt a faint fragrance seeping into his heart and spleen, and his mouth immediately tasted, so he drank three bowls and then sweated profusely, as if the pain accumulated for many days had also flowed away with sweat. He quickly asked, "What is it?" An old woman reported: "This is the secret recipe of five flavors of soup handed down from God." So, Ma ordered the three armies to take it, and all the diseases in the army were removed, which greatly boosted morale and won a great victory by raising the flag. Peach Blossom Garden has the names of Ma Shi (Room), Fu Bo Cave, Mawangmiao, Mawangxi and other monuments and commemorative landscapes as evidence, and tea smashing has a long history.