The Yulong (Jade Dragon) Mountain, the origin place of the Naxi Culture

LongHuDou of NaXi People

The Nakhi (NaXi) are an ethnic group inhabiting the foothills of the Himalayas in the northwestern part of Yunnan Province, as well as the southwestern part of Sichuan Province in China.

LiJiang is a famous tourist resort town in YunNan. It was entitled as a world heritage by the UNESCO for its natural beauty in 1997. When the tourist boomed, the LongHuDou (the fight between dragon and tiger) tea has come to be know by many people.

The Nakhi people use the similar method as YouYan Tea and Baked Tea to make LongHuDou tea: the bake the tea leaves in a small pot until it is yellow. Then add water and waiter 3 minutes after boil. At the same time, they prepare a cup half filled with wine, and pour the boiling tea inside. The alcohol will crack and make a noise at this time. The Nakhi people consider the noise as a sign for good luck. Of course, the taste and smell of the tea is a super strong combination of tea and alcohol.

If they change the wine to some salt, the LongHuDou will become salt tea, and sometimes they use oil or sugar instead, then the tea will be called Oil tea or Sugar tea accordingly.