Wanli Tea Ceremony Talk about the past and the story.

Qi County, Capital of Tea Merchants, still retains more than forty tea houses. (Photo of Qi County Jin Commercial Research Institute)

Ancient sayings: Wanli Tea Road is Jin Shang, and the world's tea merchants are Jinzai. It is not Shanxi, where tea produces the hometown of tea, how does it write the glory of Wanli Tea Ceremony? The answer is to go to a city and a book to find.

Zhaoyu Ancient City in Qi County, Jinzhong has a history of more than 1,500 years. At the north exit of the Jiaxia Lane of the ancient city, Changyuchuan Tea Villa with a combination of Chinese and Western architectural styles is like a mysterious castle. It was one of the longest and largest tea houses in Jinshang. Tea Zhuang site, now turns into the Miri Tea Ceremony Museum, tells tourists about the story of the tea road.

On the towering courtyard wall, Tian Jian, the director of the Jin Commercial Research Institute of Qixian County, stood in front of a stone monument engraved with the "Jin Shang Wanli Tea Road Center" slowly telling: Everybody is everywhere, 'up to satin, down to the onion and garlic' are all done. There are more than 50 tea houses and ticket numbers in the Qing Dynasty. The command post, Jin merchants planned here. The business password of the tea merchant was hidden in a manuscript "Merchants Essentials" during the Republic of China. "

This national first -class cultural relics "Merchants Essentials" is not heavy, and it is not heavy to record the tea handling itinerary in more than 20700 words. Where to load the boat, where the camel is transported, where the tip, and where the shop is located ... All details of tea collection tea, water and land transportation, travel accommodation, taxes and fees, but the author's name is not left, but it is like a piece of pain Hand -painted tea road maps, painting the hardships of tea trafficking, the intelligence of tea merchants, and the righteousness of Confucian merchants.

"Merchant Essentials" is a key, which opened Qixian to become the way to manage the "Wanli Tea Ceremony Capital". With its location advantage, Qixian is the middle point of the Wanli Tea Ceremony. More importantly, Jin Shang managed the busiest logistics -related industry in the tea road and operated the most profitable international business in the Qing Dynasty. "Jin Merchants is the pioneer and pioneer of the Wanli Tea Ceremony. Qixian Tea Merchants is a motivated brigade in the main force. The center of the tea road center. "Tian Jian said.

Wanli tea ceremony passes through the nine provinces and regions, and the nine provinces have contributed different "days" and "geographical interests". And Shanxi people, relying on cleverness and hardships and hardships, broke out an international business road that horizontal Eurasia. Guo Songzhang, a diplomat in the Qing Dynasty, once commented: "Chinese businessmen are called Shan and Shaanxi, and the wisdom of Shanxi people cannot look at Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

"According to the" Essentials of Business ", Jin Shang tea is a symbol of quality and quantity in the hearts of customers. After a pound of tea bricks is done, one pound and four or two is to prevent long roads and wear climate change. Jian said, "Jin Shang Tea has the world, and the four parties are used. The more four or two tea that are installed reflects the wisdom and integrity of Jin Shang."

From Qixian New Town to Zhaoyu Ancient City, people wander the ancient roads and stroll the ancient streets. One bricks and tiles are the guardians of the Jin merchants with tears and returning from peace. Bring a pair of loess in his hometown, the younger and strong man gets the mountains, wearing a desert, and crossing the river. Relying on manpower, animal power, sailing boats, pioneered tea and other goods to Russia's hinterland, leaving hard entrepreneurship on the world territory. Figure. Guo Qiwen, who was the deputy dean of the Shizhi Research Institute of Jinzhong District, wrote: "Shanxi, which is restricted by climatic conditions, is not the main producing place of tea, but it is a big name for tea, and it is the stone of the mountains. 'Culture of culture. "

Back to ancient and modern, Jin Shang went out from this city, and condensed the thick fruit to a book, carrying the spirit of the Jin Shang spirit that influenced future generations. So far, it continues the rich fragrance of the tea ceremony and cultivates new glory. (Shanxi Daily New Media Reporter Hou Yan)

Source: grassland all media

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