The Origin of Magu Tea

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Magushan, Nancheng County, has produced tea for more than a thousand years. According to "Nancheng County", Magu tea began in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and flourished in the Tang and Song dynasties. Its color is silver and green, and its aroma is fresh and clear. It is a tribute to the courts of the past. As for the origins of Magu tea, there is a wonderful and moving story in the local area. According to legend, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a fairy Māgu Zeng Yunyou who lived in the mountains and cultivated in the mountains. In the spring, she often picks the fresh shoots of the tea trees on the hills to obtain clear and luscious The magical power of the stone in the magical spirits is to make you feel delicious.

Today, Magu tea mother tree has a history of more than 1700 years. The mother tree is preserved in Xianduguan of Magu Mountain in Nancheng County, Fuzhou City, Jiangxi Province. It is jointly supervised and protected by Nancheng County County Government, County Tourism Bureau, and Magushan Ecological Tea. . The Mugu tea planted today is grafted and cultivated from the mother tree.

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