峨眉山竹葉(xie)青茶是一種產自峨眉山的茶葉(xie)。峨眉山竹葉(xie)青茶外形扁(bian)條(tiao),兩頭尖細,形似竹葉(xie);內質香(xiang)氣(qi)高鮮,湯色清明,滋味濃醇;葉(xie)底嫩綠均勻。
竹葉(xie)青產(chan)于(yu)峨(e)(e)眉(mei)(mei)(mei)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)中(zhong)(zhong),峨(e)(e)眉(mei)(mei)(mei)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)距峨(e)(e)眉(mei)(mei)(mei)縣(xian)城6.5公里,海(hai)拔3099米,方圓百余平方公里。名(ming)(ming)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)勝景,層巒疊(die)翠、懸(xuan)泉飛瀑(pu)、奇(qi)花異草(cao)、珍禽異獸(shou),集雄(xiong)、秀、奇(qi)、險、幽(you)為一(yi)體。融自然(ran)景觀(guan)與人(ren)文景觀(guan)為一(yi)身,令人(ren)神往。無數名(ming)(ming)人(ren)雅士投(tou)進她博(bo)大的(de)(de)胸(xiong)懷,為之(zhi)謳歌、題詠,留下(xia)了許(xu)(xu)多(duo)(duo)千(qian)古不朽的(de)(de)名(ming)(ming)篇,如(ru)唐(tang)代(dai)詩(shi)(shi)人(ren)元稹說“錦(jin)江滑膩峨(e)(e)眉(mei)(mei)(mei)秀”、南宋詩(shi)(shi)人(ren)范(fan)成(cheng)大稱(cheng)“三峨(e)(e)之(zhi)秀甲天(tian)下(xia)",大詩(shi)(shi)人(ren)李(li)白稱(cheng)贊(zan)說“蜀國多(duo)(duo)仙山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan),峨(e)(e)眉(mei)(mei)(mei)邈(miao)難(nan)匹(pi)”,另一(yi)首《峨(e)(e)眉(mei)(mei)(mei)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)月歌》,更是(shi)膾炙人(ren)口的(de)(de)名(ming)(ming)作。蘇東坡在(zai)(zai)《雪(xue)齋》中(zhong)(zhong)寫道:“峨(e)(e)眉(mei)(mei)(mei)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)西(xi)(xi)雪(xue)千(qian)里,北望成(cheng)都如(ru)井底”。現峨(e)(e)眉(mei)(mei)(mei)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)門上(shang)書“天(tian)下(xia)名(ming)(ming)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)"便是(shi)出(chu)自當代(dai)大文豪郭沫若之(zhi)手。峨(e)(e)眉(mei)(mei)(mei)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)有(you)(you)許(xu)(xu)多(duo)(duo)珍奇(qi)的(de)(de)動(dong)(dong)物(wu),其(qi)中(zhong)(zhong)特(te)別是(shi)猴(hou)子,主動(dong)(dong)和游人(ren)親近,向游人(ren)索食,更是(shi)全國其(qi)它旅游名(ming)(ming)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)所沒有(you)(you)的(de)(de)。峨(e)(e)眉(mei)(mei)(mei)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)十景除(chu)“圣積晚鐘”今不存在(zai)(zai),其(qi)余九(jiu)(jiu)景“羅峰晴云”、“雙(shuang)橋清音”、“大坪(ping)積雪(xue)”、“洪椿曉雨”、“九(jiu)(jiu)老仙府”、“象池夜月”、“金(jin)項佛(fo)光”、“白水秋風”、“靈(ling)巖(yan)疊(die)翠”常使(shi)(shi)人(ren)回味。峨(e)(e)眉(mei)(mei)(mei)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)遠在(zai)(zai)秦漢時期即有(you)(you)方士隱居,到了漢末三國之(zhi)際,道教(jiao)也(ye)逐漸在(zai)(zai)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)上(shang)建(jian)立寺(si)(si)廟,尤其(qi)是(shi)唐(tang)、宋以后,佛(fo)教(jiao)漸盛(sheng),峨(e)(e)眉(mei)(mei)(mei)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)便成(cheng)了佛(fo)教(jiao)的(de)(de)勝地,現在(zai)(zai)更是(shi)廟宇梵宮,金(jin)碧輝煌,早(zao)課晚誦,晨鐘暮鼓,深遂的(de)(de)佛(fo)教(jiao)文化,普賢(xian)西(xi)(xi)來的(de)(de)動(dong)(dong)人(ren)傳(chuan)說,使(shi)(shi)你流(liu)連。據傳(chuan)峨(e)(e)眉(mei)(mei)(mei)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)最早(zao)在(zai)(zai)山(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)(shan)上(shang)黑(hei)水寺(si)(si)(今萬年寺(si)(si))后面有(you)(you)一(yi)株高數丈的(de)(de)貢(gong)茶(cha)(cha)(cha)樹(shu),不知何時被人(ren)伐去,1985年縣(xian)里組織管茶(cha)(cha)(cha)干部前往考(kao)察,發(fa)現黑(hei)水寺(si)(si)遺(yi)址后坡上(shang)有(you)(you)一(yi)棵(ke)茶(cha)(cha)(cha)樹(shu)樁,直(zhi)徑15厘米,樁上(shang)砍過九(jiu)(jiu)刀(dao),在(zai)(zai)第九(jiu)(jiu)刀(dao)處(chu)發(fa)出(chu)嫩枝條,約3厘米,據考(kao)證為喬木大葉(xie)形枇杷茶(cha)(cha)(cha),即當年那棵(ke)貢(gong)茶(cha)(cha)(cha)樹(shu),是(shi)較珍貴的(de)(de)茶(cha)(cha)(cha)樹(shu)品種。
峨眉(mei)山(shan)(shan)是中(zhong)國名山(shan)(shan),這里平均海拔800~1200米,主峰(feng)海拔高(gao)大三千多米,是四川盆地內的最高(gao)山(shan)(shan)峰(feng),娥眉(mei)山(shan)(shan)區氣候溫和,土壤深厚有機(ji)質含量(liang)高(gao),又雨量(liang)充(chong)沛(pei),終年云霧(wu)繚繞(rao),正所謂“高(gao)山(shan)(shan)云霧(wu)出好(hao)茶(cha)”為(wei)茶(cha)樹(shu)的生長提(ti)供(gong)了絕佳的生長環境,再加上竹葉青茶(cha)精選一(yi)葉一(yi)芽(ya)的初展鮮葉為(wei)原料,精湛的制作工藝,自然(ran)品質優良,雖然(ran)創制歷史較短,但大有后來(lai)居上的潛質。
峨眉山屬中弧熱(re)帶暖濕(shi)潤(run)氣(qi)(qi)候,在海拔1000米左右年(nian)平(ping)均(jun)氣(qi)(qi)溫14-16℃。最(zui)冷1月份,月均(jun)最(zui)低4-6℃,最(zui)熱(re)7月份平(ping)均(jun)氣(qi)(qi)溫23-25℃,四季氣(qi)(qi)候溫和,冬不寒,夏不熱(re),無霜(shuang)期350天。土壤深厚,質地疏松,而酸性大(da)(da),PH值為4.5—4.6,多為沙質土壤,有(you)機質含量(liang)大(da)(da)于4%,年(nian)降(jiang)水量(liang)達1200-1800毫(hao)米,雨量(liang)充(chong)沛(pei),日照時間(jian)短,終日云霧彌漫,空中相對濕(shi)度在80%以(yi)上(shang),優越的(de)自然生(sheng)態環(huan)境為茶(cha)樹的(de)生(sheng)長提供了(le)良(liang)好(hao)的(de)條(tiao)件,為生(sheng)產優質名茶(cha)打(da)下良(liang)好(hao)的(de)基(ji)礎。