How to identify the authenticity of this Pu 'er tea?

China Pu 'er Wholesale Network News: In recent years, abnormal phenomena in the tea market have appeared frequently; The poor hype of some tea enterprises also happens from time to time; The emergence of "one trillion abundant" old tea is an example of chaos in the tea industry.

First, the chaos of "one trillion abundant" old tea

Click "Baidu" and search for "Yizhaofeng" tea. Wow, "God horse" and "floating clouds" have all appeared. What is the latest price of "Yizhaofeng" old tea, old tea pictures, old tea identification, old tea auction, old tea market, old tea information, old tea information and so on. ; It can be said that there are all kinds of wonders. The so-called "one trillion abundant" old tea has also appeared in auctions, exhibitions and appreciation meetings in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou and Hong Kong. Carry out clumsy "blowing", "holding", "holding" and "frying"; There is even a sky-high auction.

If these so-called "one trillion abundant" old teas are sorted out a little, they can be summarized as "several similarities and several differences". Similarly, no matter where it appears, it is said to be "a trillion abundant" old tea; The label styles and characters of these so-called "Yizhaofeng" old teas are basically the same; Then, when introducing these so-called "one trillion abundant" old teas, the boasting caliber is roughly the same. The difference is that these so-called "Yizhaofeng" old teas are different in size, shape, packaging, price, source and time. The so-called "Yizhaofeng" old tea includes Yunnan old Pu 'er tea and Pu 'er tribute tea, as well as Pu 'er brick tea and Pu 'er cake. There are also Pu 'er tea paste and Pu 'er loose tea. The size of the so-called "one trillion abundant" old tea is also different; There are 500g, 700g, 950g, 1000g, 1040g, 1056.3g, 2000g and so on. The forms of the so-called "one trillion abundant" old tea are also different; There are rectangular brick tea and (double cake) tea, grapefruit tea and pumpkin tea, and wicker-woven fish basket tea and so on. The so-called "Yizhaofeng" old tea packaging is even more varied, including cowhide sealed packaging, old sheep oil paper packaging, gunny bag packaging and sheepskin packaging; There are leather bag packaging, blue and white dragon can packaging, ceramic pot steamer four-layer packaging, Yixing purple sand can packaging; There are even skins of animal viscera and kraft paper packaging.

As for the price of the so-called "one trillion abundant" old tea, it is even more arbitrary and even the lion has a big mouth; There are 320 yuan, 1.500 yuan, 1.800 yuan and 8,000 yuan, and there are also high prices of 66,000 yuan, 300,000 yuan, 500,000 yuan or even 800,000 yuan; The best one is a tea brick, and the auction price is 2.88 million yuan. More news said; Jinyu Collection sold an old tea brick at a price of 6.5438+0.2 million yuan. An old piece of tea was sold at Kunming Tea Expo for 6.5438+0.5 million yuan. At the Guangzhou Tea Expo, a piece of "Yizhaofeng" old tea was sold at a sky-high price of 2.96 million.

The source of these so-called "one trillion abundant" old teas is not consistent; Some are secondhand goods collected in Jiangxi, some are old teas collected by herdsmen in the northwest, and some are from Wuyishan, Fujian; Some say Shanxi merchants, etc. However, the most popular view still comes from the hometown of Pu 'er tea. In terms of production time, the so-called "one trillion abundant" old tea is more arbitrary and absurd; Some say it belongs to the Qing Dynasty, some say it belongs to the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, some say it belongs to the Republic of China, and there is even tea produced in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

A person in charge of the tea fair said: the holder is a Pu 'er collector who specializes in the old tea business. He has a lot of old tea, and "YiZhaoFeng" is the best one. At the scene of a tea exhibition, an expert said: "Yizhaofeng" is the old tea number of the Qing Dynasty, which means that tea comes from this old tea number; At the same time, "Manchu tea food, Jiahu silk spot" also represents its value, because this kind of tea was only used by bureaucrats at that time, and it was generally difficult for the people to enjoy it. At another scene, an expert explained that in order to preserve it well, in the late Republic of China, Tibetan household anti-corrosion coatings specially treated the outer packaging of tea to make it "airtight". Therefore, it can be preserved for hundreds of years, and the quality of tea is outstanding, so it can be drunk and preserved.

When someone questioned the so-called "one trillion abundant" old tea, some experts explained that; The outer packaging of tea can't be opened. You must drink it when it is boiled, or the tea will rot. Because of this, tea has always been only used for collection and has not been opened for tasting. What else to say: the outer package of herbal tea can't be opened, and it must be finished within 1 year, otherwise the tea will be eroded. What's more, the teacher of a cultural relic appraisal institute seems to be an expert in tea science. He has an orderly explanation and vowed to suggest that ... the rope is slender and complete, and it should be 4-5 grade raw tea. The color of dry tea is brown, with a little luster. It smells of camphor, and the edges of tea bricks show signs of weathering. Well-made, giving viewers a spiritual shock.

As for the staff of some auction institutions, it is even more plausible to say that it is rare to encounter such fine Pu 'er tea bricks, and Tibetan friends who love and like to collect must not miss this rare collection opportunity.

2065438+031October 23rd 10 Southern Metropolis Daily announced that "one trillion abundant" old teas appeared frequently in Qing Dynasty, and experts warned that there was something fishy about old teas. According to the article, an old tea brick named "Yizhaofeng" produced during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty has recently appeared frequently in major tea exhibitions in the Pearl River Delta, and the starting price was once fired to 500,000 yuan. At the Foshan Chencun Tea Expo, which closed yesterday, this old tea brick, as the "biggest highlight" of the tea exhibition, also attracted great attention from the media and the audience. According to a survey by Southern Reporter, several online stores have sold tea bricks with the same appearance before, and the lowest price is only 8 0 0 yuan. Senior industry insiders especially reminded that old tea is tricky and needs to be cautious in collection. In fact, this is not a "tricky" or hype, but more like a mysterious business deception? !

Imagine: If the so-called "Yizhaofeng" tea number is an old tea number in the Qing Dynasty, then this tea number should have a certain reputation or popularity, right? If the so-called "Yizhaofeng" tea shop has so many teas, can you imagine the size of this tea shop? If the so-called "one trillion abundant" tea is only used to worship officials and ministers; So this tea number and product should be recorded in writing? However, the so-called "Yizhaofeng" tea brand does not exist. All this is nothing.

In the hype process of the so-called "one trillion abundant" old tea, the basis of the so-called old tea is the "seal". In fact, the "seal" on the so-called "one trillion feng" old tea is also nonsense, out of nothing. It's not a "seal" at all, but a kind of tea label or wrapping paper. And the so-called "seal" on the words "Manchu tea and food, Jiahu silk point" is also wrong. As for the original intention of these words, it is far from what the brewer wants to express. The real "one trillion" label or wrapping paper should be "fine point in Jiahu" (fine); It is not a "Jiahu silk spot" (silk). Why did the word "fine" become the word "silk"? Whether guessing or trying to figure out; There are only two reasons for this. First, the forger removed the word "Tian" from half of the word "Tian" and added a word "Xi", thus making the word "Si"; Its purpose is to fabricate a "Jiahu silk spot" to confuse the audience. Secondly, the author couldn't see the vague or incomplete word "fine" or didn't understand the original meaning of these words at all, so he added the word "bu" out of his own cleverness, making it the current "Jiahu Silk Point".

Third, the real "trillion"

So, there is "one trillion feng", right? What is the real "trillion"? ? In May 2002, the CPPCC Committee of Qimen County, Anhui Province published Qimen Literature and History (the fifth series); This is a tea album introducing "Qimen Tea and its History". This has important reference and research value for Qimen tea, especially "Qi Hong". Therefore, after publication, Luoyang paper was expensive for some time. In this "Qimen Literature and History" (Tea Atlas), the article "Several Cultural Relics Collected by Mr. Pintai, a folk collector in Qimen" is included.

The article said: "In recent years, the number of people who like to collect is increasing day by day, and I have joined this ranks. In my collection, there are several old Qimen tea names, seals and plates used in tea houses, which are introduced as follows for readers. " Mr. Zhi Pintai introduced his collection of tea stamps, tea stamp boards and other items, and also introduced his collection of "Yizhaofeng" stamp boards. Its original text is as follows: ... "One Mega" seal. It is a hardwood rectangle with a length of 15.3 cm and a width of 9.8 cm. The word "one trillion feng" is engraved on the upper part of the whole seal, and the rest is engraved on the plane. There is no doubt that this seal is a standard trademark seal. In the middle of the seal, there are eight characters of "Jiahu fine point, Manchu tea and food", and the words "Tafang" and "Lijie Street" are engraved on the top and bottom. It is reasonable to point out that the store is located in the existing Tafang Lane Street. And both sides are engraved with "genuine goods, childlike innocence", which shows the unique sincerity of Huizhou merchants. Around the simple and cheerful decorative patterns, the whole printing is dense and orderly, simple and proper, and the combination of dynamic and static. The "tea food" in the "Manchu tea food" here is just another name for cakes and snacks we are talking about now, and it is a popular food that people like.

It should be noted that the "three carvings" in ancient Huizhou (referring to three folk carving techniques of wood carving, stone carving and brick carving) have a long history and exquisite skills, which have been passed down from generation to generation; Not only has a complete technological process, but also enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad. Ancient Huizhou is also the main tea producing area in China, with many kinds of tea, good quality, many tea merchants and many exports. As early as the Tang and Song Dynasties, ancient Huizhou and Qimen tea had a high reputation. From Ming and Qing dynasties to modern times, the category and quality of tea are not only outstanding, but also won numerous awards. In terms of tea culture, it is more diverse and rich in content; In particular, tea trademarks, tea contracts, and various printed (modular) versions of teahouses have been discovered repeatedly.

On June 5438+ 10, 2004, Liaoning People's Publishing House published Huizhou Ancient Tea by Zheng Jianxin, a tea scientist in Huangshan City. On the cover of this book, a selection of "Yizhaofeng" printed (patterned) plates and rubbings are selected; In the text of Huizhou Tea Custom, the pictures of "Yizhaofeng" printing plate and rubbings are also used as illustrations.

In 2 006, in order to cooperate with the promotion of "Tea Culture Festival" in Qimen County, the collector Mr. Ping Tai provided seals including "Yizhaofeng" and rubbings of printed (stamped) tea tickets to the "Tea Culture Festival" exhibition. However, after the exhibition, the rubbings of "Yizhaofeng" printing plate (mold) were not recovered in time, so that these rubbings disappeared.

It has been more than ten years since 1999 collected "Yizhaofeng" printing plates. When Mr. Pintai, a Tibetan scholar, learned that there was a similar "Yizhaofeng" rubbings that became the so-called "seal" of old tea; He felt unbelievable ... So, on May 25th this year, Mr. Zhi Pintai took the printed (patterned) rubbings of Yizhaofeng, which he collected again, and photographed them. This is the general situation of the real "one trillion abundant" printing (die) board.

Fourth, the original intention of "fine lake, full of tea and food"

In the process of "one trillion abundant" old tea hype, besides the so-called "one trillion abundant", there is also a forged factor, that is, the words "Jiahu silk spot, Manchu tea and food". In fact, the so-called "one trillion abundant" tea name does not exist, and the word "silk" in these words is fictitious; The real intention of the word "fine quality of Jiahu, Manchu tea and food" is by no means what the brewer wants to express, nor is it a proof of falsification.

Let's start with "Fine Point of Jiahu".

Mr. Yang Yingli, who has a good knowledge of Jiangnan cuisine, has not only written many excellent works about food, but also written the article "Exploring the Origin of Jiahu Fine Point". This paper introduces the origin and development of "Jiahu fine point" in detail. In the introduction, Mr. Yang Yingli said: "The essence of Jiahu", a well-known household name, has a history of more than 600 years in the south of the Yangtze River, but it is rarely recorded and discussed in various historical classics in China. The reason may be that as a snack, it must be met every day and turned a blind eye, which the authors despise. According to the records in the thirty-three "property" in Huzhou Fuzhi during the Tongzhi period of Qing Dynasty, it may be the earliest text that can be found today to mention "fine spots in Jiahu": "Tea: made of powder or noodles and sugar. Cakes have different names and are used to accompany tea. Therefore, tea is also called refreshment, and it is sold elsewhere, called' Jiahu Fine Point' ". Mr. Yang Yingli's introduction is quite clear: "Jiahu" is the Jiangnan area represented by Jiaxing and Huzhou. As for the "fine point", it is called "fine point" because of its fine workmanship and excellent taste; It means "exquisite snacks".

Mr. Zhou Zuoren also explained "the essence of Jiahu" in the article "Talking about North-South Snacks again". He said: There are two commonly used words on the dim sum signboard, and I want to borrow them and use them here. It seems quite appropriate. The north can be called "official tea", while the south is "fine point of Jiahu Lake". By the end of the Qing dynasty, there were countless varieties of tea and food; The word "Jia Hu Jing Dian" elegantly and vividly summarizes the style and characteristics of a food. In the past, in order to flaunt their own inheritance, dim sum shops often marked the words "official tea delicacies" and "Jiahu fine spots" on their shop signs or dim sum packages, and made them clear. Although this passage is a comparison and feeling of Zhou Zuoren's Beijing dim sum, it also tells in detail the different characteristics and differences between "official tea food" and "Jiahu fine point" From this article, we can also clearly know that "Jiahu fine point" is "tea food" and is synonymous with southern snacks.

At this point, the meaning of "the essence of Jiahu" is very clear; The accurate expression should be: In the Qing Dynasty, northern dim sum came from the court and was called "official tea"; Southern dim sum comes from Jiahu Square in Dongwu and western Zhejiang. Therefore, cakes made in Jiahu area or sold in other places are collectively called "Jiahu Fine Point".

Let's talk about "Manchu tea food". "Man Han" refers to Manchu and Han nationality. "Man-Han Banquet Tea", like "Man-Han Banquet" and "Man-Han Banquet", means that this kind of tea, jewelry and banquet has the characteristics or flavor of "Man-Han Banquet"; Suitable for Manchu and Han people to taste and enjoy. In the Qing dynasty, many food trademarks were marked with such words; This means that this kind of "tea food" is suitable for the taste of "Manchu" people. And "tea" is just another name for cakes and snacks. In a word, it can be explained that "Jiahu is exquisite and full of tea" is the dim sum and tea made in Jiangnan area.

Five, poor lies and hype

The fact is clear: the real "Yizhaofeng" is actually a shop that makes and sells snacks or tea. As for the "one trillion feng" printing (die) board, it is a tool used by shops as a propaganda tool; The slogan of "genuine, childlike innocence" and the store address of "Lijietafang" are added to express their service level and expect customers to know about the "One Mega" store. In order to reuse, there are a certain number, and the content to be publicized is engraved on the board, so that it can be used as an impression or printing plate that can be "rubbingly printed" frequently; This kind of rubbings are "labels" or "wrapping paper" of "Yizhaofeng" snacks or tea shops.

The so-called "Yizhaofeng" old tea hype has been raging for a long time. But it is puzzling that in the hype, only one word "person" can be associated with the Qing dynasty; Only the word "tea food" can be associated with tea; It is believed that "Jiahu Silk Point" is not adjacent to Yunnan and other places, and that "Manchu tea food" has nothing to do with Pu 'er tea. That "seal" has nothing to do with the tribute of the Qing court. In a word, the so-called "one trillion abundant" and Pu 'er old tea are "irrelevant". The words "one trillion abundant" are said to be the old tea shop in Qing Dynasty. As far as the words "Jiahu Silk Point" are concerned, is it green Pu 'er tea? Based on the words "Manchu tea food", it is said that it is the tea tribute of officials and ministers of the Qing court. Actually, what is that "old tea"? Brewers know this, and so do some "nurseries" or "vests". To put it bluntly, all this is hype, lies and fraud?