Chaozhou tea culture: what are the well-known varieties of Chaozhou tea? Chaoshan that kind of fragrant single fir most people drink?

I first met Chaozhou because of its famous beef balls and beef hot pot, not because of its tea culture. The adults around me often say, "if you want the best beef balls, go to Chaozhou." For children, beef tastes better and feels more full than tea. Now, when the arrow of time chased me down the street, sweeping me into the nostalgic whirlwind, the image of red pottery stove and burning charcoal appeared in my mind, I accidentally planned the trip. Chaozhou is located in the coastal area of southern China, between Fujian and Guangzhou, its geographical location is very important, and the ports of the two places have a long history. The main river is the Han River, which extends to Hanjian. Han was named after a student of Confucius, who came to Chao Zhou to teach Confucianism. He laid a solid foundation for Zhao people to practice Confucianism. Chaozhou tea, called Chaocha by local people, is made from Kungfu Tea-style Phoenix Dan Cong tea. Coincidentally, Danfu was first recorded in history in the Song Dynasty, just like the local ancient Guangji Bridge, which made me wonder if the northern royals and emperors finally paid attention to this culturally rich southern territory. But Fenghuangshan, the producing area of Cong Oolong tea, is only an hour's drive away. I didn't have a chance to climb the mountain this time, because even in the low altitude (about 300,400m) it was covered with ice and snow. New Year's Eve was the coldest day of the year. The cold in the south may be worse than that in the north, because of the high humidity, you will feel cold through your skin and directly into your bones. It seems that we will not be allowed to leave easily in 2020. I wonder how the tea trees on Fenghuang Mountain will spend this rare white winter.

The tea culture of hipsters is very traditional. In the past 800-900 years, Fujian tea has undergone wave after wave of changes to meet the needs of the market, but the way people drink tea in Fengdancong and Chaozhou has not changed. Some people may ask, do they really provide good tea, or just provide tea for tourism, or just show it to tourists? That's why I wandered into a teahouse and went in without doing any research or reading any comments. It's very simple, a tea bar, a pottery pot heated on a red clay portable stove, with charcoal, a tea boat, a teapot and three cups, and calligraphy works hanging on the wall. How simple it is! Just like tea is supposed to be! With the soothing sound of charcoal burning around me and the soft cold wind blowing on the noisy street outside the window, I tasted one of the best fragrances of Milan and found a moment of serenity. The boss said, "if life in Guangzhou (I live in China) is too busy, come to Chaozhou." On the last day, I went to visit one of our Dancong farmers. He is a smiling farmer surnamed Xu, and he always calls me "sister" (this is a polite way for young men to address young women who are older than themselves, but more for family members). For the first time, I found out that we were about the same age, but I didn't say anything. I haven't seen him in person since 2018. In the past two years, he has drunk tea and looks a little more mature. Then he excitedly showed us a picture of his frozen tea tree. He didn't seem to worry about the cold weather, but he was glad that his business was growing and learned from his father how to bake tea by hand with charcoal.