Study On The Tea Planting Region,Type And Amount In Qing Dynasty

Tea planting has a long history in China.The tea plantation area and tea output in the Qing Dynasty reached the highest level in the history of ancient tea industry.The development of the tea industry in the Qing Dynasty also became an important part of the social economy at that time.Studying the tea industry in the Qing Dynasty provides historical reference for the development of the tea industry under the conditions of the contemporary market economy.The investigation of the distribution of tea origin in the Qing Dynasty was mainly completed based on documents such as local chronicles,official history,political books,and poems.This article ranks the number of tea-producing counties and the proportion of tea-producing counties in the total number of counties in the six regions(16 provinces),from which the characteristics of tea-producing counties in each province are obtained.For example,Anhui Province ranks the number of tea-producing counties in each tea-producing prefecture as Huizhou Prefecture 6,Ningguo Prefecture 5,Anqing Prefecture 5,Chizhou Prefecture 4,Luzhou Prefecture 2,Lu'an Zhili Prefecture 2,Taiping Prefecture 1,Feng Yang Prefecture1,Guangde Zhili Prefecture 1,Hezhou Zhili Prefecture 1;If ranked by the proportion of tea-producing counties in each prefecture,it is 100% of Huizhou Prefecture,100% of Guangde Zhili Prefecture,100% of Lu'an Zhili Prefecture,100% of Hezhou Zhili Prefecture,83.3% of Ningguo Prefecture,and 83.3% of Anqing Prefecture,Chizhou Prefecture 66.7%,Luzhou Prefecture 40%,Taiping Prefecture 33.3%,Fengyang Prefecture 14.3%.It can be seen from the above statistical data that the number of tea-producing counties and the proportion of tea-producing counties in Huizhou Prefecture are the largest;Guangde Zhili Prefecture and Hezhou Zhili Prefecture have the smallest number of tea producing counties,but the proportion of tea producing counties is 100%;The number of tea-producing counties and the proportion of tea-producing counties in Fengyang Prefecture are the smallest in the ranking.Based on the characteristics of tea produced in various provinces,the distribution characteristics of tea production areas in the Qing Dynasty were analyzed and summarized.First of all,the origin of tea in the Qing Dynasty was widely distributed.First,the tea production range is vast.The tea area includes 16 provinces today,starting from Hainan Island in the south and reaching Shandong Province in the north.It borders Tibet from Yunnan and Sichuan to the west and Taiwan Strait to the east.Secondly,the tea area is vast,mainly referring to the flaky distribution of tea-producing areas,which is manifested in that tea-producing counties are connected,across provinces and provinces,and a large area is synthesized instead of scattered.Secondly,the distribution of tea-producing areas in the Qing Dynasty basically coincided with the scope of the four major tea areas today.Third,another distribution characteristic of tea producing areas in the Qing Dynasty was the uneven distribution of tea producing counties in various provinces.In terms of tea in the Qing Dynasty,Six teas and reprocessed teas have been formed in the Qing Dynasty.Among the teas where specific sources are found,they are classified.the specific teas produced in the provinces,provinces and counties of the Qing Dynasty and their current locations are summarized,and the origin of the teas is specifically examined.For example,Wujin County,Changzhou,Jiangsu Province,in the Qing Dynasty,is currently located in the urban area of Changzhou,Jiangsu,the source of Yushan tea produced by Zheng Guangzu is "Yibanlu" : "Yushan tea,produced in Pufu Temple,Yushan,Changzhou,Jiangsu,with low output.It is no less than Suhang".The output of tea in the Qing Dynasty was mainly based on the records of the Qing Dynasty and the list of files of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.It mainly estimates the tea production of Shunzhi,Kangxi,Yongzheng,Qianlong-pre-Opium War and post-Opium War.Through specific data,it is concluded that the overall tea production in the Qing Dynasty fluctuates occasionally,but it shows a growing trend.The tribute tea system in the Qing Dynasty continued from the beginning of the Qing Dynasty to the period of Guangxu.The tea-horse trading system was officially resumed in the second year of Shunzhi,temporarily stopped for a period of time in the 44 th year of Kangxi,and followed the regulations of the early years of Shunzhi in the 9th year of Yongzheng,and finally ended in the 13 th year of Yongzheng.Moreover,the tea parameters in each period of the Qing dynasty are not the same,so each year is explained in subdivisions.Six years from Shunzhi to ten years from Shunzhi,the tea output is 290275.39 kg(now the unit of measurement);Shunzhi 12 years to 17 years,584644.915 kg;Eighteen years of Shunzhi,9490673.46 kg;The first year of Kangxi-Forty-three years of Kangxi,9563942.07 kg;Forty-four years of Kangxi-Forty-seven years of Kangxi,9479220.44 kg;Forty-eight years of Kangxi-Forty-nine years of Kangxi,10808309.195 kg;Fifty years of Kangxi-fifty-two years of Kangxi,14194367.01 kg;Fifty-three years of Kangxi-sixty-one years of Kangxi,19165817.93 kg;The first year of Yongzheng-three years of Yongzheng,29588801.775 kg;Four years of Yongzheng-eight years of Yongzheng,19029850.395 kg;Nine years of Yongzheng-Twelve years of Yongzheng,20170483.875 kg;During the Qianlong period-before the Opium War,17139151.495 kg;After the Opium War,698306695.37 kg.The first year of Yongzheng—Yuzheng 's tea production in the three years of Yongzheng suddenly increased because of more tea parameters than in other periods of Yongzheng.At the same time,the growth rate of tea production(30%,35%)in late Kangxi(50 years of Kangxi-52 years of Kangxi,53 years of Kangxi-61 years of Kangxi)compared to the first half of Kangxi(15%),it also provided a trace of evidence for the asexual reproduction technique widely used in the Qing Dynasty,the cuttings first appeared in Li Laizhang's "Lianyang Ba Pai Feng Tu Ji" in late Kangxi.