In the native place of Nu Wa,Sanliya(three-li-strip)tribute tea base locates in the mountainous areas of the Bashan Mouuntain in Southern Shanxi,and is of the foot of the Nu Wa Mountain-10km away from Pingli county seat which in named for both its upper and lower land strips with a three-length.
Here is with adjoining mountains,gentie hills,wide valleys and grading slopes,and gurgling rivulets,All the faworable condifinons,such as the gentie climate,criss-crossed rivers and paths,as well as the fertile soils of the platform of mountains and small basins,are adaptable to the growth of tea planting.Tea was planted here as early as the in Tang Dynasty,And the local people changed here into a tea honetown with pictureaque scenery and wafting fragrance for the four seasons by their great efforts,such as planting pines on top of the hills,reclaining soll from the channel,and cuffing tea gardens on the middle of the hills.
According to the foiklore,when if¡¯s under the rein of Emperor Qianlong,an official called Li Liangtian in the department of the Chief secretary was from Sanliya,pingli county.His mother became a widow at 16 and newer remamied.She endured all kinds of hardships to foster Li and let him study,and won reputation in her place,When Emperor Qianlong heard of thin,he favored her with the stele-¡°Zhenjie Kezun¡±(meaning her chasfity is honorable) and also erected a chasfity torli for her,LI¡¯s mother requested the emperor¡¯s enwoy to offer the local special product of Sanliya Maojian to the emperor an her thanks.Emperor Qianlong highly praised the tea ,even though having enjoyed all the famous teas in China ,and called Sanliya Maojian to the emperor as her thanks .Emperor Qianlong highly praised the tea ,even though having enjoyed all the famous teas in China,and called Sanliya Maojian the top grade of tea,Later then,Li Liangtian paid tribute each year,Soon Sanliya Maojian became popular and called as ¡°tribute tea¡±and received high reputation in China.
The royal tea was wery expensive,At that time
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