Legend of the Mist Tea on Heng Shan Mountain

The Mist Teas is produced on the Heng Shan Mountain in Hu Nan Province. The Mist Tea has its specific flavor which is strongly attractive to many people. As early as in the Tang Dynasty (618 - 907 A.D.), the Mist Teas had become the a regular tribute to the royal family.

At that time, during Tian Bao Period (742 - 756 A.D.), Monk Ching Yan was the master of the NanYue Temple on the Heng Shan Mountain. It is said that one day, Master Ching Yan saw a big white snake buried tea seeds in the earth beside the temple, since then people started to plant tea trees there. One day, there was a spring spray out of the rock cave. Master Ching Yan call it the Pearl Spring and used the water to cook his tea. He found the tea and the water matched perfectly. Some people believe that another dignitary borrowed some water from Heng Shan Mountain and took it to Hang Zhou City, then it became the most famous spring in China: the Hu Pao Spring (Running Tiger Spring).  Actually there are many springs on Heng Shan Mountain such as: Bi Lu spring, the Sun Spring, Hsu Pao Spring. There are all wonderful accessories of Hen Shan Mist Tea.