Longevity Village, also called Aihaoping Village, lies at the foot of the Motian Ridge, 56 kilometers northwest of Wu'an City Since the village came into being, the villagers have seldom suffered from diseases and never suffered from cancer. Nearly all the villagers enjoy a long life and their life span is more than 85 years old. So it's called “Longevity Village”.
Entering the village along the dark brown slabstone path, you can see by the cliff a cool and sweet spring rushing ort from the rocks. The water converges into a stream flowing continuously. The spring is rich in minerals and components of Chinese medicinal herbs. The villagers who drink the water all year round seldom become ill. So the spring and drink the cool and sweet spring water offered by the hospitable village girls, while appreciating the beautiful scenery in the quite forest. They would also have bottles filled with the spring water for reserve.
The summit of Motian Ridge is 1,747.5 meters above sea level, with deep valleys and peaks rising one upon another. There are various products in the mountain. In the primitive second growth forest, which blocks off the sky and the sun, there are many precious trees. In the mountain there are thousands of mu of Lianqiao tea forest and more than 200 varieties of Chinese medicinal herbs, such as Dangshen, Canshen, Huangqi, Chinese thorowax and Heshouwu. Because of the exuberant forests and humid air, the abundant rainfall will seep into the ground after being filtered by the roots of the medicinal herbs and form sweet spring water; lianqiao has the effect of diminishing inflammation, good to one's lunge. So the villagers steam its tender leaves into tea with local methods. They make Lianqiao tea with the spring water and drink it all year found. It is good to health, and is called “Longevity Tea”. |
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