CHINESE TEA CULTURE

"Oolong" means "black dragon" in Chinese. Oolong tea initially grows from a wild tea tree, which is tall and looks like an open parasol. The strange thing is that every time during the tea harvesting season, a thick boa constrictor is often entangled on the tea tree, as if intoxicated on the tree.
Whenever people come to harvest tea, it leaves the tea tree silently. Because of the black and oily colour of the tea leaves of this tea tree, and the legend of the boa constrictor, it is named Oolong tea.

During the period of Emperor Yao, a woman named Lan Gu fled to the foot of Taimu Mountain to escape the chaos of war. One year, Taimu Mountain was covered by measles, and the children were killed by the disease one by one. Lan Gu was heartbroken when she saw it. One night, Lan Gu met an immortal in her sleep. The immortal guided Lan Gu to the top of Hongxue Cave to pick the leaves of a kind of white tea which can cure measles after brewing white tea with boiling water. The next day, after getting up, Lan Gu climbed to the top of Hongxue Cave and found a white tea tree. So, she began to process the white tea according to the immortal's instructions, sent it to every villager's home, and finally drove away the "measles" demon.

During the war, there was an army stationed in the tea field. During the tea harvesting season, the soldiers saw the fresh leaves all over the ground, so they used the fresh leaves as beds. As a result, when the soldiers left, the tea farmers came back and found that the fresh leaves had been fermented and turned black due to pressure and long-term storage. The tea farmers had no choice but to fry the tea leaves in a pan and then dry them with pine wood. Unexpectedly, the tea with this special smell was well received, and since then, there has been a kind of Lapsang Souchong black tea.

According to legend, green tea was discovered by an ancient Chinese emperor. The emperor was walking in his garden one summer morning when he saw a leaf from a tea tree fall into his cup.
The emperor took a sip of the water soaked in the leaves in the cup, found the taste delicious and refreshing, and introduced it to his subjects, so the drink gradually prospered throughout the country.

There are many magical and beautiful stories about the origin of Pu'er tea. According to legend, the Zen master Dharma washed away all the dust and concentrated on practicing sincerely to the Buddha. He faced the wall for nine years.
To overcome sleepiness, he tore off his eyelids and threw them out of the house, after which Pu'er tea trees grew. This tea is therefore named Dharma tea.

On the ancient Silk Road, when the caravan transporting tea encountered rain, the tea was all dark and wet. The tea merchants felt very sad, but it was a pity to throw it away. As they walked, they came to a village where dysentery was rampant. Many people died in the village, and the villagers were suffering and helpless.
The tea merchants think that the tea will grow mouldy anyway and that it is worthless, so they should give it to these poor families. As a result, a miracle happened. After drinking the tea brought by the tea merchant, all the people in the village were cured of dysentery.