In the afternoon, listening to the ** of "Ink Danqing I Love", pry a small piece of ancient tea from Jingmai Mountain and put it into the cup, and rush the hot mountain spring water, and the pieces of spiritual leaves stretched out like a girl who woke up. Slowly, they twisted their waists from the bottom of the cup, rising and dancing. When the fragrance fills the room, they sink gracefully to the bottom of the cup, like sleeping beauties. Pick up the cup and take a sip of the orange tea soup, the sweet taste in the bitterness makes you throb for a while, and thoughts come to your heart.
The first time I met Jingmai mountain tea was fifteen years ago, my brother-in-law who worked in Jingmai Mountain sent a tube of Tuo tea wrapped with bamboo leaves and bamboo strips, marked with the word "0081", like a nest head.
The daughter who went to college in Jinan gave 0081 ancient tea to her classmates. Classmates took it home. Her father said it was the best tea he had ever had in his life. At this time, I knew the value of Jingmai mountain tea.
The first encounter with Jingmai Mountain was one day in mid-August 2010. We came to Huimin Township, Lancang County, saw the green mountains with clouds and mist in the distance, and asked my brother-in-law where Jingmai Mountain was? "Yes, in the thick of the clouds. The brother-in-law said proudly.
That night, we stayed at the Jinglan Hotel, drinking cups of ancient tree tea from Jingmai Mountain, the more we drank, the sweeter it became, the more comfortable it became, which made me forget the habit of drinking too much tea and not being able to sleep. But I didn't know that the rain didn't wake me up all night.
The next morning, the rain was still ticking. Our car was on a somewhat bumpy gravel road, up the mountain. A mysterious mist rises from the valley and caresses everything in the mountains, and suddenly, we seem to enter the place where the gods live, and time seems to travel from early autumn to winter. In the haze, a mountain smell and the fragrance of green tea fill the air, which is refreshing.
Slowly, the fog dissipated, and Jingmai Mountain revealed her beautiful face. Mountains and villages, ancient tea and houses, forests and tea people are perfectly combined. We walked through the villages and villages, and traveled to the ancient villages of the Nuogan Dai people, Mangjing, and Wengji. In the process of tasting the aromatic taste of ancient tree tea, I listened to the beautiful and moving legend of the tea ancestor Horn Rang Leng and the Seven Princesses. "The clouds and mist can't be locked, and I first met Jingmai Mountain. ”
In mid-September 2016, I came to Jingmai Mountain again. Mr. He, who can tell the legends and stories of every ethnic group in Jingmai Mountain, became our guide. His eloquent explanation made Jingmai Mountain full of magical charm.
Entering the mountain, it was another rainy day. Along the way, Jingmai Mountain gave us a more hazy world. We enjoyed the scenery and tea in the dreamlike rain and fog.
The fog is lost, the moon is lost, and the peach source is nowhere to be found. "Standing on the Ongji Observation Deck and looking ahead, the fog, along with the rain, slowly moves towards the sky, connecting the sky and the earth. The white fog drowned out the green mountains. The Brown village at his feet disappeared from time to time, and a cool mist hit his face from time to time, sweeping past him. The nearby big banyan tree, the thousand-year-old cypress tree, and the house are covered with a light veil, which makes Jingmai Mountain more full of magical colors. Visitors are romantic, laughing and taking pictures in the mist of the light yarn dance.
One side of the landscape raises one person. Due to factors such as climate, altitude, and soil, the ancient tea of Jingmai Mountain in the primeval forest is hand-picked, tea-made, sun-dried tea, and wrapped with bamboo leaves, so "the tea is full of gas and has a good taste", which is highly sought after by people.
Over the past 13 years, due to the great efforts made by the top leaders at all levels in Pu'er City to build the tourism and cultural brand of Jingmai Mountain, as well as the positive efforts made in the warm-up of the World Heritage application, it has brought development opportunities and business opportunities to the people of Jingmai Mountain.
I witnessed the process of Jingmai Mountain people doing business with a smile. Even grandmothers in their sixties and seventies sell tea and local products. The Dai and Brown bags behind him were filled with big red money.
Every time you come to Jingmai Mountain, your soul will be baptized. Tea culture, Brown culture, Dai culture, and Lahu culture reflect each other, engraved with the vicissitudes of life. This place, which can be called the natural museum of ancient tea trees, makes people remember that in addition to Pu'er tea and the sea of clouds, there are also simple folk customs, typical houses, and the miracle of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.
On September 17th, a day worth celebrating, the cultural landscape of Pu'er Jingmai Mountain Ancient Tea Forest lived up to its reputation, and the application for World Heritage was successful, and "Pu'er of the world, tea of China" was finally recognized by the world.