History of Da Hong Pao

Origin of tea

Yiyan Tea has a long history, and Dahongpao is the leader of Wuyi Rock Tea. It is said that the late Qing Dynasty had its name. In 1921, Jiang Shunan’s travel notes mentioned that Wuyi Mountain had several sights, such as the Tianxinyan Jiulong Temple (ie, There is now a word with the word "Daguapao", the Department of Civilization of Tianxin Temple in 1927, the Tianyou Rock, and the Zhuzidong (also called Shuiqian Dong), but unfortunately, these are The travels and investigations did not explain clearly where these Dahongpao were more specific, which temples were tea houses, whether they were of the same species or of the same name, whether the characteristics of the tea trees were the same, and how the quality was. In 1941, Lin Yiquan's “Production and Marketing of Wuyi Rock Tea” mentioned that there were Da Hong Pao in Lei Shi Pan Tuo of Ma Tou Yan, and the entire process of recording Da Hong Pao was the three strains of Jiu Hong Da Hong Pao. When Chen Dehua was in Changle No. 1 Middle School in Fujian Province in 1958, he saw that there were also three strains of Jiulong Dahongpao that were painted by Chen Li, an art teacher of the school. In the spring of 1962, the Chinese Tea Institute took Dahongpao branches from Wuyi Mountain and brought it back to Hangzhou. In the spring of 1964, when the Fujian Tea Research Institute, such as Xie Qingyi, entered Wuyi Mountain, Chen Dehua escorted him to Jiulong to cut the three Dahongpao branches back to the Fu'an Community. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Chen Dehua presided over the excavation, sorting and breeding of Wuyi Ming Cong. He investigated the Tianxin brigade (accompanyed by the captain of the company) at the time in each village and household. The state-run field and related predecessors and tea people are also known to many parties, among which the Dahongpao Tea Tree is not found in the Lei Stone, Pan Tuo and other areas where Tian You Yan, Zhu Xi Dong (or Shui Zang Dong) or Ma Tou Yan are not present. Judging from the four famous tea trees in Wuyi Mountain, Da Hong Pao, Shui Jin Turtle, White Cockatoo, and Iron Lohan have their own unique features. The water golden tortoise tea tree grows on the side of the road, and the white crest tea tree itself is unique. The young leaves have a pale yellow time of up to 50. Days or so. Iron Luohan grows in a ghost hole, the tree is as high as 3.3 meters, while Dahongpao is a hillside that grows on a cliff in Jiulong Mountain. Legend In 1927, Tianxin Temple carved the word “Dahongpao” beside the tea tree, which was in Wuyi Mountain. Only this tea tree is engraved with a name, and there is an official who passes it to Daguan. In order to obtain the authenticity of Dahongpao, he once built a log cabin near the Dahongpao tea tree to live in and take care of (a few years ago, the fire was burned). The whole process of tracking and supervision, but in the end still failed to get the authenticity, Tianxin Temple can be said to protect Dahongpao well-intentioned. Not only books, not only on, but only. Many rumors could not confirm that there are other Dahongpao besides a few Dahongpao in Kowloon. In fact, Wuyi Tea Region has not yet heard of the existence of different varieties of Dahongpao. From the quality verification Dahongpao is well-deserved for the tea king. Fujian Tea Research Institute had conducted quality screening and appraisal of many famous clusters in Wuyi Mountain and finally devaluated Dahongpao. In recent years, the quality of Dahongpao tea newly mined in the Wuyi tea region reflects the excellent germplasm characteristics of the tea. Especially in the case of rainy weather during spring tea in 2005, most of the farmers who have Dahongpao planted in the region have generally recognized its quality. Among them, one expert produced a teamaker of the Longnan-type oolong tea. The first time the Dahongpao was finished, he was amazed at its excellent quality.

Tea History In the spring of 1962, researchers from the Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences cut the Da Hong Pao branches from the Jiulong Temple in Wuyi Mountain back to Hangzhou for cutting and breeding as an introduction to the variety garden.

In the spring of 1964, Xie Qingyu, a researcher from Fujian Tea Research Institute's Cultivation Room, went to Wuyi Mountain to cut the Dahongpao branch of Jiulong River to Fuan for cutting and breeding.

At the turn of the summer and autumn of 1992, many Wuyi Ming Cong were picked from the Wuyishan Tea Research Institute Cluster Consortium, and single bundles and other summer shoots were brought back to the cuttings, including Dahongpao, marked by the Wuyi Mountain Tea Research Institute. **No. 17 November 85 species.

From the end of 1978 to 1982, the City Tea Research Institute continued to carry out excavation, sorting and breeding of Wuyi Ming Cong, but did not pay attention.

In November 1985, on the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the Provincial Tea Research Institute, the relics of the “secret” of the five Dahongpao (leaders were unaware of the situation) were planted in the Imperial Tea Garden Observation Garden. In 1994, Wuyishan Tea Research Institute of "Dahongpao Rock Tea Asexual Propagation and Processing Technology" was approved by the Fujian Science and Technology Committee.

In 1996, the Wuyishan Scenic Area Management Committee opened up the Jiulong Dahongpao tea cultural tourism route.

In 2001, the "Wuyishan Dahongpao" geographical indication certification trademark was registered successfully.

In 2004, the Wuyishan Municipal Government issued the “Notice on the Enabling of the Certification Mark of Wuyi Mountain Dahongpao”.

In 2006, Wuyi Yancha (Da Hong Pao) traditional production techniques were listed as the nation's only intangible cultural heritage list in the country and they began to apply for the world's intangible cultural heritage.

In 2007, Da Hong Pao was the first modern tea sample to enter the National Museum of Tibet.

In 2008, the large-scale tea tour project “Impression Da Hong Pao” started by Zhang Yimou was launched.

In 2010, Zhang Yimou, Wang Chaoge and Fan Yue’s fifth impression, “Impression Da Hong Pao”, was officially performed in Wuyi Mountain. In the same year, "Dalian Pao of Wuyi Mountain" was newly recognized as a well-known trademark in China by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.

In 2011, Zhang Yimou, Wang Chaoge, and Fan Yue created the "Impression Da Hong Pao" exclusive tea brand jointly launched by Wuyixing Tea Industry Co. This is the first derivative tea brand of the Chinese Impression series of landscape performances directed by Zhang Yimou, Wang Chaoge and Fan Yue's "Impression of the Iron Triangle," which unveiled the opening of the Chinese tea brand.

The “People's Bank of China Cup” 2012 Beijing International Tea Trade Fair Tea Competition was successfully held at the Beijing Exhibition Center from June 11th to 13th. The contest received a total of 136 valid tea samples, covering seven major categories of green tea, white tea, oolong tea, black tea, black tea, and flower tea. The evaluation committee of the tea competition consists of authoritative experts from the China Tea Circulation Association, the Hangzhou Tea Research Institute of the All-China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives, Fujian Tea Quality Supervision and Inspection Station, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Hunan Agricultural University, Southwest University and other domestic tea industry related institutions. Robes won a gold medal.