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In Wenzhu Township, more than 40 miles northwest of Zhaoping County, there is a 967-meter-high Xiangqi Mountain. According to the Zhaoping County Records, “Xiangqi Mountain has a very wide area and produces famous tea with excellent flavor”. Speaking of the Xiangji Mountain and Xiangqi Mountain there are many bizarre legends. Elephant Rocky Mountain cliffs, jagged rocks, ancient trees in the sky, full of exotic flowers and plants, full of birds and animals, the mountain climate is pleasant. One of the cliff peaks rises up from the ground, towering above the clouds. From a distance, it looks like an artillery tower, so people call it “stone artillery tower”. Climbing up the mountain, it is more refreshing, “Stone Cannonball Tower” around the stalagmites, shade, look away from the small mountains, close to the sound of monkeys and birds, cloud and mist, the breeze, just like being in Penglai fairyland. xmxtea.net
Legend has it that a long time ago, there were a number of gods and goddesses traveling in the mountains and rivers, passing by the Xiangji Mountain, was attracted by the surrounding mountain color and water light, then sat down under the cliff of the “Stone Cannon Tower” resting and sightseeing, and set up a chessboard, playing against each other. The fairy children serve the immortals tea made of elixir seeped from the mountain stream. The immortals sipped the tea, laughed, played chess and browsed the scenery, and after enjoying their visit, they felt that it was a rare visit and should be left on earth for the benefit of the people. xmxtea.net
So, he ordered the fairy boy to sprinkle the elixir into the mountain stream, and then drifted away. Since then, many tea saplings grew on the cliffs of Xiangji Mountain. One day, a charcoal burner came to Xiangji Mountain to pick tea buds. He roasted the tea buds with charcoal, rubbed and dried them repeatedly, and then put them into dry bamboo tubes to sell tea every time he went down the mountain to sell charcoal. When the customers drank this tea, they felt the aroma and sweetness of the tea, which could refresh their minds and clear their eyes. The tea was then spread to many people, and Xiangji tea was popularized for hundreds of miles. xmxtea.com
Later, in order to commemorate the immortal chess player and the charcoal burner, people will be more its mountain named “Xiangqi Mountain”, the tea grown on this mountain named “Xiangqi Tea”. XMx Tea Net