中国古茗文化之红茶正山小种Chinese tea culture of Lapsang souchong black tea

正山小种源自中国明朝福建武夷山市桐木关，这是世界上最早的红茶，中华正统红茶。据传在中国明朝时有一支军队路过桐木关，士兵睡在摘采下来的末经焙制的茶叶上，第二天离开后，农民发现茶叶已经开始不同程度发酵了，于是村民赶紧制作茶叶，用当地的马尾松木烘制，结果烘制出了独特松脂香味的茶叶，受大家喜爱。 几个世纪来，正山小种已经远传海内外，荷兰商人将它带到了欧洲、英国，受到了当地人的喜爱，这就是英国红茶的来历，正山小种闻名世界。到了中国清朝中期，正山小种仍然是中国了口最好的红茶。正山小口感浓郁、醇厚，有强烈的肉桂味，茶汤透彻，色泽如琥珀。

The lapsang souchong originates from Tongmuguan, Wuyishan City, Fujian Province, Ming Dynasty in China, which is the first black tea in the world, the Chinese orthodox black tea.It is said that in Ming Dynasty in China, an army passed by Tongmuguan. Soldiers slept on the unbaked tea leaves. After they left the next day, the farmers discovered that the tea leaves had begun to ferment in various degrees, and then the farmers began to make tea, which is baked with local pinus massoniana, and finally they made a unique rosin-flavored tea that is loved by everyone.In the past few centuries, the lapsang souchong has been spread and sold at home and abroad. Dutch merchants have brought it to Europe and the United Kingdom, and it is loved by the local people. This is the origin of British black tea, and lapsang souchoong is famous all over the world. The lapsang souchong was still the best black tea in the middle period of the Qing Dynasty in China.The lapsang souchong has a rich, mellow taste and a strong cinnamon flavor. The tea is thoroughly transparent like an amber.