Brief introduction of ancient tea

Gu Lao tea, named after its origin, is a famous tea in Guangdong Province. When did it start? There are different opinions, but none is clear.

Conclusion. According to legend, Cao Song, a poet in the late Tang Dynasty, lived in Xiqiao Mountain and introduced ancient bamboo tea from Changxing, Zhejiang Province into the mountain. Gulao Market is separated from Xiqiao Mountain by water, and there is a mountain area suitable for drinking tea. Most of the mountainous areas are Hakka immigrants who like to grow tea. Therefore, it is speculated that the tea trees imported from Xiqiao Mountain may have developed gradually from the Song Dynasty to the first year, with a history of about 1600 years ago. During the period from Qianlong to Daoguang-year in Qing Dynasty (1736— 1850), tea production in Gulao has entered its heyday, "every mountain and every port grows tea", but recently it has moved from Haikou (Gulao belongs to the South China Sea in the north) to the city (today's he cheng), not to mention that aborigines and Hakkas mostly rely on tea. There is a scene of "tea trees are clear at a glance, and tea pickers are in an endless stream". Gulao tea is produced in Lishui, Chashan, Maishui, Xialu and other places in Gulao Town, Gaohe County, Guangdong Province. There is Dayun Mountain in the west of Gulao Town and Dougu Mountain in the south. The mountain is about 200-400 meters above sea level, and the highest "high concave top" is only about 500 meters above sea level. The climate here is warm, with an average annual temperature of 265,438 0.8℃, basically frost-free all year round, and an annual rainfall of about 65,438 0.8 mm, which is the "alpine climate environment" on the river. The tea garden is shaded by trees, covered with green grass, with deep soil layer, fertile land and rich in organic matter and minerals, which is very suitable for the growth of tea trees.