1. Daylight Saving Time: According to legend, in the ancient Warring States period, there was a tea farmer named Zou Feng in Xinyang County who took good care of tea in the tea garden. One night, he dreamed that a fairy told him that only tea picked from summer solstice is the best tea. Zou Feng immediately picked tea the next day, and the tea produced was so fragrant and sweet that it was known as "summer tea", namely Xinyang Maojian tea.
2. Post Road Tea: According to legend, Chengzu in Ming Dynasty ordered the promotion of tea in various places for officials and people to enjoy. On the post road sent by officials, tea farmers scrambled to take care of tea trees in the tea garden and pick the most tender leaves to make tea, so as to provide the best tea for officials. These teas are fragrant and delicious, and are praised by officials as "Post Road Tea", which is Xinyang Maojian Tea.
3. Yang Guifei tasted tea: According to legend, Yang Guifei once played in Xinyang County in the Tang Dynasty. Local tea farmers all know that Yang Guifei has tasted tea from all over the world. In order to let her taste the best tea, they specially take care of and make tea in the tea garden. As a result, after Yang Guifei tasted this kind of tea, she was very surprised. She praised it as more delicious and sweeter than the exotic teas from all over the world, which made this kind of tea famous and called Xinyang Maojian tea.
Although these legends have different opinions, they all reflect the historical origin that Xinyang Maojian tea is respected and loved by people as a high-quality tea.