Dahongpao is one of the treasures of tea and is considered a national treasure. Dahongpao is produced in Wuyi Mountain within Fujian Province, and in order to protect the mother tree, it is now prohibited to pick, the degree of preciousness can be seen. About the story of Dahongpao, there are different folklore: uO3Tea.com
In ancient times, there is a poor scholar to the capital to catch the examination, passing through the Wuyi Mountain, sick on the road, fortunately was the old abbot of the temple of Tianxin saw, brewed a bowl of tea for him to drink, and really sick, and then the scholar won the examination, the scholar, but also was recruited for the east bed extra horse harnessed by the side of a team. uO3tea. com
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A spring day, the scholar came to Wuyi Mountain to thank the grace, accompanied by the old abbot, the front and back, to the JiuLongKuo, but see the crags grew three tall tea trees, branches and leaves, spitting a cluster of young shoots, in the sunlight flashing purplish-red luster, is very lovely. uO3Tea.net
The old abbot said: “Last year, you committed bulging disease, is to use this tea leaves tea cure. A long time ago, every spring when the tea tree buds, will sound the drum to convene the group of monkeys, wearing red pants, climbed the wall to pick tea leaves, fried collection, can cure all diseases. Scholar heard the request to pick a box of tribute to the emperor. uO3Tea.com
The next day, the temple burning incense and candles, drums and bells, called the size of the monks, to Jiulongke. The people came to the tea tree burning incense worship, shouting “tea buds!” Then the buds and leaves were picked, crafted and put into a tin box. uO3tea.com
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Scholar with the tea into the capital, just met the empress of the belly pain bulging, bedridden. Scholar immediately offered tea for the queen to serve, and indeed tea to the disease. The emperor was very happy, will be a big red robe to the scholar, let him on behalf of their own to go to Wuyi Mountain reward. uO3Tea.com
All the way to the ceremonial cannon blast, fire candle bright, to the nine dragon areole, the scholar ordered a woodcutter climbed halfway up the mountainside, the emperor will give the big red robe cloaked in the tea tree, to show the emperor’s grace. Strange to say, when lifting the big red robe, three tea tree buds and leaves in the sunlight flashed red, people said this is the big red robe dyed red. uO3Tea.com
Later, people called the three tea trees “Big Red Robe”. Some people also carved on the stone wall “Big Red Robe” three big words. From then on, Dahongpao became the tribute tea of the palace. uO3Tea.com