Laozhu Dafang is produced in Laozhu Ling, Shexian County, Anhui Province, and is rumored to have been created by the monk Dafang Dafang, hence the name “Laozhu Dafang”. jrrtea.com
The region’s mountainous terrain is steep, tea trees generally grow in the mountains above 1,000 meters above sea level, the lingering clouds and mist, warm and humid climate, coupled with the excellent soil quality, for the formation of the quality of the generous tea to provide a good natural conditions. jrr tea net
The old bamboo generous generally to a bud two leaves, a bud three leaves mainly, the shape of the tea is wide flat and neat, the color of yellow-green or dark green such as bamboo leaves, and with oil black, resistant to brewing, three, four times still fragrant and mellow, so there is a “bamboo leaves, iron color generous” said. JRr Tea Network
The following picture is the old bamboo generous dry tea: note that he and Longjing tea or a few similarities.
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The story of Laozhu Da Fang Fang and the origin of its name:
According to legend, during the Ming Dynasty, there was a slate temple on Old Bamboo Ridge. People often went to pay homage to the temple, and the incense was very strong. jrr tea.com
There was a pavilion next to the temple, which was a post station on the Hui-Hang Ancient Road, where passing merchants and pedestrians had to take a rest. jrr tea.com
Ming Longqing years, the temple came to a monk, French name generous, the local people called him generous monk. Every year in the late spring and early summer, generous monk will always go to the deep forest to pick some tea, fried bubble to the passers-by to quench their thirst. JRr Tea Net
Drinking people think the flavor is quite good, the people around the Old Bamboo Ridge will have to teach the monk to teach the production method. Monk Dafang told people unreservedly, and the locals began to plant tea trees, picking and frying tea, naming it “Laozhu Dafang”.
Post passing merchants, there are a lot of tea business in Suzhou, Hangzhou, Huizhou merchants, they see the business opportunities, began to buy and widely test marketing, the results are praised wherever they go. The old bamboo generous and thus famous in all directions, and lasted for more than four hundred years. jrr tea net