The origin of Qizi cake

The pressing tea with different shapes is also one of the reasons why Pu-erh tea is fascinating. There is a kind of pressing tea that even becomes the main symbol of the appearance of Pu-erh tea. It is: the first thing that flashes in Pu-erh tea's mind immediately Image-Qizi cake.

Lu Yu's Tea Script has been read numerous times, always thinking that the tea sage's description of Yunnan tea mentioned only one sentence: "tea maker, Jiamu of the South ...." Wanting to come to Lu Yu was tired of the war between Tang and Nanzhao, He was unable to come to Yunnan in person, and he could only obtain information about Yunnan tea through hearsay. Therefore, in the "Book of Tea", he was very hesitant about the use of Yunnan tea.
To understand the origin of the Qizi cake, we must first understand the following issues:

1. Why is it necessary to make tea?
The main reason for pressing Pu-erh tea into various types of squeezed tea was to facilitate transportation. The Pu-erh tea production area is far from high mountains, and the export of tea leaves is completely dependent on the horses. A horse can transport 50 kg of loose tea, and it can be transported by tight tea to 70 kg, with a 40% increase in freight volume and a 40% reduction in freight. It is easy to transport after pressing into pressed tea, and it is also convenient for dealers to store and sell. This process, which is formed for easy storage and transportation, just forms an important condition for Puer tea to be more and more fragrant.

2. Why are there seven cakes?
Why use its "seven" as the base, because: Seven is an auspicious number in China, and the seven sons are the symbol of many sons and blessings, and they have become popular in China and even the South Ocean.

During the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, Yunnan Tibetan tea was Qizi cake. In order to facilitate the measurement and regulation of the market and to obtain tea tax, the Qing government stipulated that each circle weighed 7 two, seven yuan was a cylinder and weighed 49 two (16 two for one pound. This is the reason for the "half a catty and eight two", 49 two at the time 3.06 city catty); 32 cylinders for a lead (weight 98 kg), close to 100 catties. It is easy to measure, and you don’t need to buy 2 tea bottles. Remember: At this time, each circle weighs 7 two, which is 7 × 50 = 350 grams.

3. When did it turn into a cake?
In the early 1970s, Yunnan Tea Import and Export Company hoped to find a more appealing, more propaganda and promotion name, they changed the "round" to "cake", forming the auspicious name "Qizi Cake Tea".

4. Why is each cake even 357 grams?
At that time, in order to cooperate with the export of 30kg of Pu-erh tea, China Native Produce and Animal Products Import and Export Corporation each packed 12 dozens of drums and 7 cakes per drum. So 30kg / 12/7 is about 357 grams. If you use the equation to express:
Suppose you don’t know the weight of each cake:
X × 7 × 12≤30
X≈357g
So far the standard is set to: 357 grams per cake, 7 cakes per lift or tube, this standard is still in use today. As for how many cans there are, as the sales scope of modern Pu-erh tea expands, there are 6 cans (42 cakes), 12 cans (84 cakes), and 4 cans (28 cakes) Cake) and so on are completely configured according to customer needs.

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