Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture Jinghong City and Menghai at the junction of South Waxy Hill, is a well-known ancient tea Dasan. 50s of the last century, scientists discovered the two in the mountains the old-type of tea cultivation, including a 5.5 meters high, trunk diameter of 1.3 meters, from the saw under the tree growth rings and chemical analysis concluded that 800 years of history , had been hailed as "tea Wang", South waxy mountain tea experts believe that this was at home and abroad is the birthplace of tea, one of the world. Tea tree Wang became the world circles around the eyes of God tea tree, making the long journey, have come to worship from around the world.
A few years ago, local people built around the tea Wang Ting-an tea, and tea around the Wai Wang puzzle together, was intended to better protect the tea and Wang, the results gave the old tea Wang has brought disaster: surrounded, not long after tea, Wang roots to absorb nutrients due to disruption, and gradually the dead had.
I am not privileged to see this strain of the old tea Wang. In June this year, I went to the old tea, Wang Xiang Yang, where the old tea houses near the village, and even tea and Wang's trunk came over without a trace, and here only the spare tea Wang Ting and the other strains are also centuries-old tea trees. Although I do not have the tea ceremony, you can see the old site of an empty tea Wang look like, or give birth to a sense of loss of desolation. It is said that Wang has long been to come to tea, the tea cult circles went to buy. A length of which is still good tea has also been deposited in the broken Wang Meng Hai tea factory showroom inside.
Fortunately, in 2001, Yunnan tea, tea Menghai Division and Office of the experts in South Hill waxy old Banpo Village near the Kocha garden, but also found that at least a 800 years of history of tea cultivation model, the South Hill has a new waxy tea Wang. Southern Waxy hill is still preserved 10000 mu of various periods of ancient tea plantation. Old tea garden were scattered in the cottage next to the dense forest, and mountains in the forest trees are intertwined, in a hundred years and above age range have at least a year are still constantly grow new leaves, issued blossoming fragrance of the Camellia .
Not long ago, we have a group of outdoor enthusiasts by car from Jinghong to sunny Southern Waxy mountain village, along the roadside mountain on foot and on the ancient tea plantation, an old Banpo Village pay their last respects to the new tea Wang. Waxy's trip to the South Mountain was really a tea culture and Hani customs intertwined journey on foot, like bubbles out of the mountains of old tea leaves, tea, drink before, after the tea to stay in the mouth a long time Mi lingers, and rolling.
The same day, the fog locked southern waxy Hill. We walk through the mountain from time to time come across the face of the mist rains. Along the mountain roads, the old tea and white tea, and other trees, were all shrouded in the veil-like mist.
Mountain clan has lived in the South of Hani glutinous still maintain more traditional practices, the most typical than Romba door. The way we have a pedestrian crossing of the 23 Long barmen. Here, every village must build a Zhaimen Hani, known as Long barmen, as the boundaries of villages and the mountains are considered sacred thing. In the past, Chin-lung barmen very particular about: a stranger who did not obtain the consent of Walled inside can not be entered without authorization Romba door; foreign patients, the unnatural deaths of cattle, and the person's body is also not allowed entry, while the village health fetal malformation in women and is considered "monsters" who were expelled from the Walled outside. Now, each of the Hani village in Southern waxy Mountain Dragon barmen Although many have already get rid of outdated taboos.
In the old tea houses for nearly two hours to walk through before we reach the old Banpo Village. After lunch, a pedestrian traveling light and went to the old Banpo Village near the jungle where the new shrine tea Wang. In the old tea tree forests scattered in nearly two kilometers walk through the mountain, we have entered an ancient tea garden management still remain, which is full of thick trees than the sized type is also an old tea tree, height of about 2-4 meters, the branches curved Qu Qu, sub a lot of forks, looks different and unique, self-contained Road Each species of natural tea tree bonsai, be called a must. The newly discovered tree tea Wang Shusheng a long steep slope angle, surrounded by weeds have been removed, soil is also too loose. Cha Wang certain amount of space around the sun exposure you can come. The foot and the sloping sides are thick woods and walk through the forest there is trickle. Cha Wang from less than 10 meters, there is a two or three people to encircle over piles of dried tree stands quietly, silently confirms this in the new tea strains Wang vicissitudes of history. We go around to slope feet, filled with feelings of excitement and surprises, silently paid their respects this in the old tea trees. According to the old Banpo Village of the villagers, this is an old tea plants is about 5 meters high, crown diameter of up to 9 meters long, deserved to become the world's oldest cultivated one type of tea Wang.
Read the old tea, we continue with the old tea trees scattered in the jungle before the trip and visit the Probe into tea. The day's weather in particular, has come in the afternoon, the fog still shrouded the mountains. We are excitedly walk through the mountains in the Southern waxy three Hani village, along the way while enjoying the beautiful natural scenery, enjoy the tea-rich side of the honest folk customs and ways. Until the evening, the sunset has finally revealed strands of light from the thick fog, we have not tried it is intended particularly along the other one from the mountain to return to the old Banpo Village dinner.
We came to the mountains south waxy Hani cottage cheers up. I have personally felt the Hani people, honest, passionate.
Shortly after dinner, a bonfire on the field Walled burned up, a cottage where Bonfire Festival will begin. Quanzhai the Hani villagers filled with festive joy to attend the bonfire party. Small Abu (girl), small Ally (boys) are even more excited, have to wear national dress, a non-stop dancing around the bonfire. Some live performances are also beside the bonfire stack, let us Yibaoyanfu. The village's old api (grandmother) is also excited also sang of love nuns that is typical of the tone of a long but very interesting reading the ancient songs. We Tiaoa around the campfire, singing ah, play ground splashed with song and laughter. I do not know when the moon has quietly climbed the trees, secretly share a bonfire party on the joy.
Jump of the bonfire, we have also carried out with the villagers jump competition with bamboo poles. Always jump to 12 midnight, many villagers are still reluctant to leave. As a result, everyone Wai bonfire baked barbecue, thoroughly enjoyed themselves to eat and drink, until midnight dispersed. The mountains cold, our tents are all teams in the wooden building to the villagers, a sleep feel the sun is high.
Southern Waxy higher mountain elevations, the sun in the early morning sprinkle the mountain. Cottage inside the peach bloom quietly in the sun. Standing on the balcony of Mulou, look looking mountain, it is relaxing and pleasant: the sun, the boundless sea of clouds enveloped in between heaven and earth. Tang Dynasty poet Wang Wei's pastoral "line into the water, poor office, sitting watching clouds from time to time" phrase famous poem, in the southern mountains can in fact be changed waxy "line to the cottage office, sitting watching clouds from time to time." Because in the old Banpo Village Hani, who each mountain of wood upstairs, you can ride every day to see clouds from time to time. Cloud-free, the distance inside the dam area in Jinghong City, on the panoramic view, is another kind of scenery. Mountain climate really unique, sun shining in the cottage shortly vast expanse of whiteness of the fog on the Bay in the ranks, and soon will be cottage cover it up. Dense fog, the cottage only a beautiful shadow, dream-like, people give birth to the illusion of entering heaven. To maintain such an environment was a good place, not only suitable for the growth of tea can be bred out of the old tea tree longevity, but also the most suitable human life equally. With "day in the mountains, on the ground a year" to describe the South Mountain is really more appropriate waxy. Wooden cottage sitting upstairs, watching the vast expanse of whiteness of the clouds down the mountain, I suddenly give birth to a Hermitage Heart: The Tao Jin dynasty really want to learn every day in the South Mountain Mining Ju Tori waxy, the leisurely look at the sea of clouds.
Down Mulou, we have insights and enjoy the campfire Hani fire a long history of tea. Early morning, the villagers picked from old tea trees tea, with bamboo string up into the bonfire burning inside. Tea to be burned when the water has been burning up into the bamboo, the bamboo tube until the water rose again, when a barrel blend of tea and bamboo scent of burning to clear out of tea on the boil, poured into bamboo tea cup to drink, a mouthful suddenly waves a different kind of fragrance, it is endless aftertaste.
In the old Banpo Village We are also deeply felt: The villagers of the tea tree Wang has a strong sense of conservation. Their conversation also reveals a deep sense of pride. Because the old tea Zheke witness living in the South waxy Hill Hani - love of nuns long history of human origins streams, including those handed down a long and unique tea culture. Of these, is now in Chinese tea culture into an important component.
Hopefully the new tea tree Wang in the care of its people's meticulous care, the eternal youth, from generation to generation to become the patron saint of South waxy Hill.
Author: liudanbn
