The history of tea
Dahongpao is of particular interest, not only because of myths but also because it is always mysterious. Its mystery, first and foremost, is its rarity. The history of Dahongpao was originally small, and the Dahongpao that are now recognized are only the ones on the walls of the Kowloon Rock. Full-scale calculations, the best year, the tea production is only a few hundred grams. Since ancient times, rare and precious. Such a small thing is naturally worth a hundred times. In the Republic of China, a pound of value was worth 64 silver pieces, which was 4,000 pounds of rice at that time. A few years ago, Jiulong Dahongpao Tea was auctioned on the market. 20g actually sold a price of 156,800 yuan, creating the highest unit price for tea! With such rare and expensive tea, ordinary people have to have a sight, let alone taste. In fact, since it was known to the world, Dahongpao has been covered with a layer of aura as the "tribute tea." However, did Dahongpao ever do "tribute tea"? Historically, Wuyi tea was once classified as tribute tea. It is now well documented that the tea of ​​the Royal Tea Garden located on the bank of Jiuqu River has never had any tribute tea in Jiulongji. The time to confirm Dahongpao was first as early as 1927. Sun Yat-sen was in 1927, followed by Chiang Kai-shek. After 49 years, it was Chairman Mao. It is not known whether Sun Yat-sen Chiang Kai-shek has ever received Da Hong Pao. After the liberation, the local government of Chong'an was sent to Chairman Mao. When Nixon visited China in 1972, Mao Zedong, the then Chinese leader at the time, presented him with the Dahongpao mother strain of tea. Since Nixon did not know that the Dahongpao mother plant had a small yield and was extremely precious, she complained privately about Mao’s stinginess. Zhou Enlai later explained this to Nixon and said: “The chairman has already given him a half of the country.†And he told Dahongpao’s origins, saying that Nixon was very respectful after hearing this.
Da Hong Pao has tea polyphenols, tea polysaccharides, theanine three particularly beneficial components, with anti-cancer, hypolipidemic, enhance memory, lowering blood pressure and other good effects. First, there are many tea polyphenols, among which the most important EGCG has anti-cancer function; tea polysaccharide content is 3.1 times that of black tea and 1.7 times that of green tea. It can enhance human immunity and lower blood lipids; as a tea-specific amino acid - tea The content of amino acid is up to 1.1%. It can promote blood circulation in the brain, and it can enhance memory and lower blood pressure.