The inheritors of non-genetic inheritance used Tibetan tea as a "medium" to find their roots in Tibet

Lhasa, 8 Aug (Zhongxin Net) -- Topic: Non-genetic inheritors use Tibetan tea as a "medium" to find their roots in Tibet

Written by Li Lin Zhao Yan

Oval brick tea, the paper wrapped in brick tea has a seal in Tibetan characters. These are two pieces of Tibetan tea "Renzhen Duji" produced in Ya'an, Sichuan more than 100 years ago, in the collection of the Potala Palace Treasure Museum in Lhasa. Why can the little tea brick climb over the mountain and hide it in the Potala Palace Treasure Museum?

On July 7, Wan Jianghong, the 31th generation inheritor of the intangible Tibetan tea Jiang's ancient tea "Renzhen Duji", was interviewed. Photo by Li Lin

"'Renzhen Duji' can be translated into Chinese as 'Wisdom King Kong, Buddha Lotus Platform', which is a bian tea brand created by the Jiang family in Xingjing County, Ya'an, Sichuan during the Qing Dynasty." Wan Jianghong, the 15th generation inheritor of the intangible Tibetan tea Jiang's ancient tea "Renzhen Duji", recently introduced to Chinanews.com that Xingjing tea has a long history of tea production and is the original starting point of the Sichuan-Tibet Tea Horse Road. "According to the needs of the local people's dietary structure, the ancestors of the Jiang family developed a Tibetan tea recipe, which was widely recognized by the upper classes of old Tibet, and was awarded the 'Renzhen Duji' copper plate seal."

The 100-year-old Tibetan tea "Renjin Duji" in the collection of the Potala Palace Treasure Museum. Respondents provide

In 2018, in order to inherit the intangible cultural heritage ancient tea, Wan Jianghong relayed from her uncle and became the 15th generation inheritor of the ancient tea "Renzhen Duji" of the intangible cultural heritage tea Jiang's family, and then began to excavate the history of the family and Tibet and the ancient tea horse road.

"The 'Injin Duji' copper plate seal has always haunted my heart." Wan Jianghong has listened to the story of the seal told by her ancestors since she was a child, but she has never seen this seal. "This is a glorious testimony in the history of Jiang's tea making, and I must find it." So, Wan Jianghong began her path of Tibetan tea to find "roots". For many years, her search in Sichuan was fruitless, and by chance, she heard that someone had seen a collection of "Renzhen Duji" tea bricks at the Potala Palace in Tibet. Wan Jianghong, who learned the clue, was ecstatic: "If you find a tea brick, it is more convincing than finding a seal." ”

Jiang's family compound in Xingjing County, Ya'an, Sichuan. Respondents provide

In March 2021, a phone call from Tibet gave Wan Jianghong's search for "roots" an answer - confirming that the Potala Palace treasured two pieces of Tibetan tea "Renzhen Duji" more than 3 years ago. Wan Jianghong immediately left from Ya'an, Sichuan Province to Potala Palace, where he held an exchange meeting on finding the "roots" of the intangible cultural heritage tea Jiang's ancient tea "Renzhen Duji". At the meeting, Wan Jianghong and the Potala Palace agreed that this brand should continue to be inherited in the snowy plateau, and it should also develop and innovate.

Recently, Wan Jianghong entered Tibet again to fulfill her previous agreement with the Potala Palace. Under the witness of everyone, the Potala Palace Jiang's Ancient Tea "Renzhen Duji" joint product launch meeting was held at the foot of the Potala Palace in Lhasa on July 7.

"'Renzhen Duji' tells the historical facts of Jiangjia ancient tea and Tibetan people hundreds of years ago." Wan Jianghong said that tea is like a bridge, closely linking Tibet and the hinterland of the motherland, and has become a vivid witness of the exchanges, exchanges and blending of the Chinese nation. As a inheritor, we must not only seek the "root", but also continue to dig and use tea as a medium to continue and tell the story of Tibetan and Chinese national unity.

The Wan Jianghong family left behind many old objects from Tibet from the Bian tea trade. Respondents provide

At the same time, as a young envoy of the "Belt and Road", Wan Jianghong also hopes to use the "magical oriental leaves" as the entrance to tell the origin and development of Chinese tea, spread the Chinese wisdom of "people among the grass and trees" to the world, and promote people-to-people ties between China and South Asian countries with tea culture, so as to carry forward the excellent traditional Chinese culture. (End)