Why is oolong tea also called kungfu tea?

Kung fu tea is a traditional taste tea of Han nationality, and its cooking method should be derived from Lu Yu's Tea Classic. Kung fu tea always pays attention to "drinking time". It is called "Kung Fu Tea" because it is a way of drinking tea that pays attention to drinking kung fu.

Kung fu tea is a traditional tea drinking custom of Han nationality in Chaoshan area of Guangdong Province. This is the first custom of being polite to guests. To this day, overseas Chinese in Chaoshan still regard "congou" as a symbol of recognizing ancestors and pursuing clans.

It takes some time to manage congou tea, which is for the knowledge of brewing and drinking. The word "time" should be found in water, fire and boxing. Both fire and water pay attention to a movable type, and living water and fire are the key to making tea. The Book of Tea says, "Mountains and rivers are the top, rivers are the middle, and wells are the bottom." There was no running water at that time, so Lu Yu naturally didn't discuss it. It is common sense that running water is not suitable for making tea. However, in places like Hong Kong, people are surprised that "self-help" is not enough when making water with one click. What's the use without running water? The Book of Tea also said: "The spring at the top of the mountain is light and clear, the spring at the foot of the mountain is heavy and turbid, the spring in the stone is clear and sweet, the spring in the sand is clear, the spring in the soil is rich, the doer is good, the loser wins, the mountain cuts the spring less, the mountain shows the spring god, and the stream is tasteless." This has received little attention. As for water, there are Tian Quan, Tianshui, Qiuyu, Meiyu, dewdrop and knocking on ice, all of which belong to exquisite categories, but these exquisite things are actually difficult to do. For example, Miaoyu in A Dream of Red Mansions makes a face at the snow water on the plum calyx to make tea, and only she has this leisure. My generation is like kung fu.

The key to making tea is, "water is often sought first, but fire is not behind." Su Dongpo said in his poem: "Living water should still be cooked with living fire." A living fire is charcoal. It has a flame and is very powerful. Chaozhou people's tea is called "Ditan", which is a very strong tree. It is absolutely smokeless and tasteless after burning charcoal, and it is the best fuel. There is also a kind of black olive core as charcoal, which is light blue in the flame and even in the flame, which is even more special.

Tasting kungfu tea is one of the most famous customs in southern Fujian and Chaozhou. In Chaozhou, every household has a Kung Fu tea set, which must be drunk several times a day. Even the Minnan people who live in other places or emigrate overseas and chaozhou people still retain the custom of tasting congou. It can be said that where there is chaozhou people, there is the shadow of congou.

Kung fu tea is famous for its high concentration. It looks bitter at first, but after getting used to it, other teas are not good enough. Oolong tea is used to drink congou tea, such as Tieguanyin, Narcissus and Phoenix tea. Oolong tea is a semi-fermented tea between black tea and green tea. Only this kind of tea can produce the color and aroma required by congou tea.