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Introduction Lei Cha Chapter 22
Introduction Lei Cha Chapter 22

Tujia Leicha, mainly distributed in the minority areas at the borders of Hunan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Hubei, is a special product of the Tujia people. It is made by beating in a special bowl, which has many functions such as rich nutrition, healthy body, stomach and face. It is the best product for the hospitable Tujia and Miao people to entertain guests and gifts. “Look at the color in the sea bowl, taste in the teacup, smell the fragrance in the wooden plate, and aftertaste in the stomach”; this is a special product of our Tujia – Tujia Leicha, please taste it.
Tujia Lei Cha originated in the Han Dynasty. According to legend, during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the general Ma Yuan led his troops to the south to fight a long-distance battle. When they passed through the Wuling area in western Hunan, it was the height of summer. Countless soldiers suffered from local epidemics. After offering it, the conditions of the soldiers improved rapidly. After that, the Tujia Leicha was widely spread among the people, and the Tujia people have always kept the habit of drinking Leicha. In the beautiful ancient city of Fenghuang, Tujia Leicha is also known as the “Three Treasures of Phoenix” together with the town’s treasures, Jiangtang and Xueba Duck.
Phoenix Tujia Lei Cha Fu
Phoenix Lingxiu, long bear Xiling, produced Shen Congwen, produced Huang Yongyu, born Tujia Lei tea, these four heroes in western Hunan: politics, calligraphy, painting, food, and people love them;
The beauty and humanities of Phoenix are fascinated by the world, and the deliciousness of Tujia Lei tea makes people yearn for Phoenix even more. Tiankaihua eats Phoenix Tujia Lei tea.
In western Hunan, in folk customs, there is no book to watch the sky, no painting to read the landscape, no song to watch the birdsong, but the Tujia tea is irreplaceable.
Lei tea is used to entertain guests, and Lei tea is a gift; the mellow folk customs are multiplied in Tujia Lei tea. Guests and friends gather and entertain guests, but Lei tea is indispensable. Emotional beliefs are precipitated in Tujia Lei tea.
In western Hunan, the ancestors of Tujia Leicha, literati and writers, have been chanting for thousands of years; in western Hunan, there are traces to follow, and the origin and history can be traced back to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Tujia tea, in the spiritual soil of western Hunan, in the folk customs in western Hunan, in the culture of western Hunan, breaking ground in this country, contains thousands of opportunities, and has become an ancient business card of western Hunan.
Tujia Lei tea, inheriting the ancient secrets of western Hunan, has the climate of western Hunan, inherits the delicious taste of western Hunan, and uses the Youshui of western Hunan, and is made in the ancient way. Its sauce is elegant and mellow, and the taste is mellow and sweet.
It has both mellow aroma and nutrition, delicate sauce, pure and pure, and elegant texture.
Tujia Leicha, originated from nature, is a natural product, and it is a unique product in the drinking world.
Tujia, calling themselves “Bizka”, means local people. Mainly distributed in Xiangxi in Hunan Province, Enshi in Hubei Province, and Fuling, Qianjiang in Chongqing, and Tujia Leicha in Wanzhou District. Living with Han, Miao and other ethnic groups, for thousands of years, there is still an ancient way of eating tea, which is Leicha. Tujia people in Sichuan, Chongqing and Hubei are also called “tea camellia”.
Leicha, also known as Sanshengtang, is made from three raw materials such as raw leaves (referring to fresh raw leaves picked from tea trees), ginger and raw rice kernels, which are mixed and ground, and then boiled after adding water. soup, hence the name. The Tujia people believe that Lei tea is not only a food to satisfy hunger and thirst, but also a good medicine to eliminate evil and cold.
According to legend, during the Three Kingdoms period, Zhang Fei led troops to attack Hutou Mountain in Wuling (in present-day Changde, Hunan Province). It was a hot summer and the local plague was spreading. Hundreds of Zhang Fei’s soldiers fell ill, even Zhang Fei himself was not spared. At the time of the crisis, a herbal doctor in the village felt that Zhang Fei’s subordinates were strictly disciplined and that Qiu did not commit any crimes. In fact, tea can refresh the mind and dispel pathogens, clear fire and improve eyesight: ginger can regulate the spleen and relieve the exterior, remove dampness and sweat; Miren can strengthen the spleen and moisten the lungs, and relieve inflammation of the stomach. Therefore, it is scientific to say that Leicha is a good medicine Reasonable.
With the passage of time, compared with ancient times, great changes have taken place in the selection of raw materials for today’s Leicha. Nowadays, when making Leicha, in addition to tea leaves, it is usually accompanied by roasted peanuts, sesame seeds, rice crackers, etc. In addition, add some ginger, salt, pepper (powder) and the like. Usually tea, various foods, and condiments are placed in a special pottery bowl, and then rotated with a hard wooden stick to mix various foods with each other, and then taken out into a bowl, brewed with boiling water, and lightly mixed with a spoon Stir a few times to make Leicha.