Maoting Tea [Dujiangyan Irrigation Project Specialty]

What is Maoting tea? Authentic Dujiangyan Irrigation Project specialty: Maoting tea? This article is a special article about Maoting Tea, a special product of Dujiangyan Irrigation Project, Sichuan Province, which was reviewed and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Products Network after consulting and collecting relevant information about Maoting Tea. The full text takes about 5 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Maoting Tea

Introduction to Maoting Tea

Specialty Maoting Tea Maoting tea is the best tea produced in Longchi Township, Dujiangyan Irrigation Project City. According to the Records of Longxi Township, Guanxian County, "Maoting" is near the "Tomb of General Wei Bing" in Maoting Village, Longchi. According to the "Annals of Wen Zhi", "Maoting" is located at the foot of Minshan Mountain. It is said that the King of Shu made a pavilion to escape the summer heat, and it was called Maoting. There is no place for people to live there. "Later generations built a pavilion, and the tea trees planted before and after Maoting had long and wide tea buds and leaves. When brewed in boiling water, they were covered in blue leaves. The top of the pavilion was upward, and the bottom of the bowl was prominent. The petiole was in the shape of a chicken leg, with fine hair visible. The color was green and slightly green, and after four or five infusions, it still had a fragrant taste. In the Qing Dynasty, it was considered a

Longchi, the main producing area, is adjacent to Hongkou across the mountain. It originally belonged to Wenchuan County, Aba Prefecture. In 1957, it was included in Dujiangyan Irrigation Project City (formerly Guanxian County). It is one of the key tea plantations in Dujiangyan Irrigation Project City. In 1981, there were 1905 mu tea gardens, ranking second only to Hongkou Township, ranking second in the city. In 1982, 420 dan of fine tea and 1500 dan of edge tea were produced. The topography of Longchi is similar to that of Hongkou, surrounded by mountains on all sides, with a stream flowing vertically and surrounded by hills and ridges on both sides of the stream. The soil is mainly composed of cold sand and yellow mud, with a pH value of 4.4-6.5, suitable for the growth of tea trees. There are large and small tea gardens distributed in the forest areas at an altitude of 800 to 1600 meters. It is the birthplace of the famous tribute tea "Maoting Tea"

Rumors and Anecdotes During the Republic of China period, many tea merchants in Chengdu used golden signs hanging "West Road Famous Tea" to attract customers. In 1943, when Chiang Kai shek came to Guanxian, he took away "Maoting Longjing Tea" among the tea leaves, which was worth 400 yuan per kilogram, second only to "Lingyan Mountain Zhenmei Green Tea"