The origin of Hanshui Silver Shuttle

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Nanzheng County is located in the southwestern part of the Hanzhong Basin and is known as the “Northwest Small South”. The ecological environment is extremely advantageous. The southern part of the county is bordered by Tongjiang County and Wangcang County in Sichuan Province. The border length is 48.7 kilometers, 94.2 kilometers and 15.8 kilometers respectively. In the west, it is adjacent to Ningqiang County and Ganxian County in Shaanxi Province, and the boundary length is 37 kilometers and 83 kilometers respectively; The east is adjacent to Chenggu County and Xixiang County. The border length is 79.3 km and 39 km respectively. In the north, Hantai District of Hanzhong City is expected to be across the river. The border length is 40 km, and the total length of county boundaries is 437 km. The county has the longest straight line distance of 83 kilometers from east to west and 79 kilometers from north to south. The county has a total area of ​​2,823 square kilometers.

Nanzheng County has a long history of tea cultivation, which can be traced back to the Xia and Shang dynasties. The Tang Dynasty has recorded the famous tea in Liangzhou. The prosperity of the “Tea and Horse Trade” in the Northern Song Dynasty is a portrayal of the prosperity of the Nanzhen tea industry. The total area of ​​tea gardens in the county has reached 60,200 mu, with a total output of 1,745 tons of tea and an output value of more than 80 million yuan, making it one of the six major tea producing areas in Shaanxi Province. The tea area is located in the north of the Qinling Mountains, south of the Bashan Mountain, and on the Han River. It is an ancient tea region in Shaanxi. The territory is ups and downs, the climate is mild, the rainfall is abundant, and the land is fertile. The tea gardens are vertically distributed at 500-1300 meters above sea level. The quality of fresh leaves is excellent. Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Professor Chen Zongxi of Tea Studies have praised “The ecological conditions of Nanzhen Tea Garden are the best in China”.