中国古茗文化之普洱Pu’er Tea in Chinese Tea Culture

普洱茶来自中国云南普洱及云南其它等地。历史悠久，早在三千年前的中国周朝就已经有普洱茶了。在中国唐、宋时期，普洱茶已经兴盛。中国清朝有一本书《普洱茶记》专门记录了普洱“普洱古属银生府。则西蕃之用普洱，已有唐时。”。普洱茶还有降低血脂、减肥等功效。普洱茶分为生普（自然陈放，末发酵处理）与熟普（人工发酵处理）两种。生普，口感略苦、汤色较浅，生茶储存时间越久，香味越醇厚。熟普，口感较纯，汤色较红，滋味醇厚回甘，存放时间越久，口感会更柔顺、浓郁。

Pu’er tea comes from Pu’er, Yunnan of China and other places in Yunnan. It has long history and it has existed since 3,000 years ago, when was the Zhou Dynasty of China. In the period of Tang and Song Dynasty, the Pu’er tea has been popular already. And there was a book in Qing Dynasty in China named Pu’er Tea Report to record the Pu’er tea of “the Pu’er tea belonged to Yinsheng Mansion in the ancient time. And the Pu’er Tea of Xifan was from Tang Dynasty.” And the Pu’er Tea also has the effects of reducing blood fat and weight.Pu’er Tea divided into Raw Pu’er, which was stored naturally without any fermentation treatments and Cooked Pu’er, which was bitter with light color, and the longer the raw tea is stored, the more mellow the flavor is. The cooked Pu’er with good taste and red color, it is full-bodied and sweet, The longer the storage time, the taste will be more compliant and strong.