铁观音”茶名的由来

谈到安溪铁观音，很多人都对“铁观音”名字的由来感到好奇，一味以淳厚清香闻名的好茶，却有了一个听起来既温柔又霸道的名字，想必其中有着莫大的渊源。说实话，铁观音的名字的确有些来历。今天带着大家一起来探索铁观音茶的来历以及其传说。

关于“铁观音”茶名的由来，在安溪茶区流传着两种历史传说：“魏说”和“王说”。

“魏说”

相传，清朝康熙到乾隆年间，安溪西坪尧阳松林头有一位名叫魏荫的茶农，他善于种茶制茶，又信奉观音，每日晨昏都要在自家供奉的观音佛座前点燃三柱清香，十分虔诚，数十年如此。在雍正三年的一个晚上，魏荫在睡眠中梦见自己拿着锄头出门，走到一条小溪涧，在崖石缝中发现一株茶树，枝壮叶茂，喷发出一股兰花香气，芬芳诱人。魏荫非常奇怪，正想探身采摘，突然传来一阵狗吠声，把一场好梦扰醒。魏荫躺在床上惋惜地追忆着，再也睡不着。

第二天清晨，魏荫扛着山锄，顺着梦中的途径寻觅，果然在观音仑打石坑的崖石缝间，发现了一株破石而出的茶树，迎着晨风摇荡着，他又惊又喜，走上前细看，与昨晚梦中所见到的茶树一模一样，他顺手采摘了一些茶青，回到家中，细心制作。茶叶经开水一冲泡，奇香扑鼻；喝了一口，喉底回甘，精神大振，筋骨轻松。魏荫如获至宝，喜出望外，认定此茶是山茶王，决定压条培植。

刚开始他还不敢张扬。自己一个人在茶树上压条培植，悉心看护，等生根发芽后，把茶苗移植在几个破铁鼎内。经过两三年，株株茁壮，叶叶吐翠，便适时采制。茶品果然香韵独特，品质特异，便作为家珍至宝密藏罐中，遇到佳宾贵客来临，才取出来冲泡。凡是饮过此茶的人，都赞不绝口地说它是茶王。一天，有一位塾师饮到这泡好茶，便惊奇地问：“这是什么好茶？”魏荫把梦中的经过详细告诉塾师，并说：“此茶还未取名，先生见多识广，就请先生起个名吧！”塾师想了一想说：“这茶既然是观音托梦得来，又曾种于铁鼎之中，就称‘铁观音’。”魏荫连声叫好。“铁观音”从此便出了名。

“王说”

相传安溪西坪尧阳有一位仕人叫王士让，平生喜欢搜集奇花异草，曾经建造书房于南山之麓，名为“南轩”，南轩开辟有一个茶苗圃。清乾隆元年春，王士让告假回乡访亲会友，到南岩山麓游览，突然在一片荒园的层石间，发现一株形态独特的茶树，散发出阵阵清香，于是王士让将它移植种在南轩的苗圃里。经过细心照顾，茶树长得很快，枝叶繁茂。到了春茶时节，他及时采制，加工成品，果然，茶样特别，气味芳香，滋味醇厚，他便把这些茶叶精心收藏起来。乾隆六年，士让奉召赴京，他把茶叶带到京城送给礼部侍郎方苞。方侍郎原本就是个识货的“茶仙”，一闻茶香非凡，便作为一种“贡品”献给乾隆皇帝。乾隆皇帝平素也是爱茶成癖，品尝后称之为“佳品”，立即召见王士让，询问茶的由来。王士让便把经过禀述一番。乾隆皇帝细细观察茶的外形，掂量茶的紧结度，发现它貌似观音重如铁，产地在南岩，便赐名为“南岩铁观音”。

When it comes to Anxi Tieguanyin, many people are curious about the origin of the name "Tieguanyin". The good tea, which is famous for its honest and fragrant fragrance, has a name that sounds both gentle and domineering. It must have a great origin. To be honest, Tieguanyin's name does have some origins. Today, Xin Tea Garden will take you to explore the origin and legend of Tieguanyin tea.

Regarding the origin of the tea name "Tieguanyin", there are two historical legends circulating in Anxi tea area: "Wei Shuo" and "Wang Shuo".

"Wei said"

According to legend, during the period from Kangxi to Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, there was a tea farmer named Wei Yin in Yaoyang Pine Forest, Xiping, Anxi. Fragrant, very pious, for decades. One night in the third year of Yongzheng, Wei Yin dreamed in his sleep that he went out with a hoe, walked to a small stream, and found a tea tree in the crevice of the cliff. Alluring. Wei Yin was very strange. He was about to lean over to pick something, when a dog barked suddenly, disturbing a good dream. Wei Yin lay on the bed, reminiscing regretfully, and couldn't sleep again.

In the early morning of the next day, Wei Yin carried a mountain hoe and searched along the path in his dream. Sure enough, he found a tea tree breaking out of the rock between the cliffs and rocks in the stone pit of Guanyinlun, swaying against the morning breeze. , He was surprised and delighted, and stepped forward to take a closer look. It was exactly the same as the tea tree he saw in his dream last night. He picked some tea greens, returned home, and made them carefully. The tea leaves are brewed with boiling water, and the aroma is fragrant; after taking a sip, the bottom of the throat is sweet, the spirit is greatly lifted, and the muscles and bones are relaxed. Wei Yin was overjoyed when he got the treasure, and decided that this tea was the king of camellia, and decided to cultivate it by pressing.

At first he didn't dare to show off. He cultivated the tea tree by himself, and took good care of it. After taking root and sprouting, he transplanted the tea seedlings into several broken iron tripods. After two or three years, the plants are thriving and the leaves are green, so they are harvested at the right time. The tea is really unique in fragrance and quality, so it is stored as a treasure in the jar, and it is taken out to brew when the guests come. Anyone who has drank this tea will say that it is the king of tea. One day, a school teacher drank this good tea and asked in amazement, "What kind of good tea is this?" Wei Yin told the school teacher in detail what happened in his dream, and said, "This tea has not been named yet, sir. If you know a lot, please give a name, sir!" The teacher thought for a while and said, "Since this tea was obtained from Guanyin's dream, and it was once planted in an iron tripod, it is called 'Tieguanyin'." Wei Yin repeatedly applauded. . "Tieguanyin" has since become famous.

"The King Says"

Legend has it that there was an official named Wang Shirang in Yaoyang, Xiping, Anxi, who liked to collect exotic flowers and plants in his life. In the spring of the first year of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, Wang Shirang returned to his hometown to visit relatives and friends, and visited the foothills of Nanyan Mountain. Suddenly, he found a tea tree with a unique shape among the rocks in a barren garden, exuding bursts of fragrance, so Wang Shirang transplanted it and planted it in Nanyan. Xuan's nursery. With careful care, the tea tree grows quickly and has lush foliage. When the spring tea season came, he collected and processed the finished products in time. Sure enough, the tea samples were special, the smell was fragrant and the taste was mellow, so he carefully collected these tea leaves. In the sixth year of Qianlong's reign, Shi Rang was called to Beijing, and he brought tea to the capital to Fang Bao, the servant of the Ministry of Rites. Fang Shilang was originally a "tea fairy" who knew the goods. As soon as he smelled the extraordinary aroma of tea, he presented it to Emperor Qianlong as a kind of "tribute". Emperor Qianlong was always fond of tea, and after tasting it, he called it "good quality", and immediately summoned Wang Shirang to ask about the origin of tea. Wang Shirang recounted what happened. Emperor Qianlong carefully observed the shape of the tea and weighed the tightness of the tea, and found that it looks like Guanyin as heavy as iron.