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茶叶的后裔
中国的少数民族中有很多都种茶、嗜茶，甚至以茶为生。德昂族不仅嗜好饮茶，善于种茶制茶，更把茶看做自己的祖先。
In China, many minorities plant tea and love tea, and they even live on tea. De’ang nationality is not fond of drinking tea, but good at planting and making tea, who considers tea as own ancestor.
传说德昂族的始祖母是茶叶仙子。在很久以前，天界有一株茶树，想到人间生长，达然(智慧的神)考验它，让狂风吹落它百零二片叶子，单数变成五十一个精明能干的小伙子，双数变成五十一一个美丽动人的姑娘。当他们欲迈向尘世时，都遭受恶魔无数次刁难阻挠，经过艰苦斗争，他们终于取得了胜利。可是，当他们陶醉于胜利的喜悦之时，一阵阵狂风，把五十个姑娘和五十个小伙子吹回了天界，只留下最聪明的小弟弟和最美丽的小妹妹在人间结为夫妻，他们就是茶叶仙人所化的德昂人的始祖达楞和亚楞。
According to the legend, the earliest grandmother of De’ang nationality was tea fairy. Long time ago, there was a tea tree in the heaven wanting to grow up on earth. Da’ran (the god of wisdom) tested the tree and made fierce wind blow off one hundred and two leaves. The singular number becomes 51 sagacious and competent boys, while the even number becomes 51 beautiful and charming girls. When they desired to march toward on earth, they were obstructed and thwarted by devils for heaps of times. Through arduous struggle, they finally won victory. Nevertheless, when they lost themselves in the joy of victory, a gust of fierce wind blew 50 boys and 50 girls back to the heaven. Only the most clever little brother and the most beautiful little sister got married on earth, who were namely the ancestors of De’ang nationality: Da’leng and Ya’leng.
可见，茶这种植物有其神性，茶叶曾是德昂人的图腾，是人类植物崇拜的对象。
It can be seen that tea has divinity, which was once totem of De’ang nationality, and the object being worshiped by human beings.
作者介绍
潘城，浙江嘉兴人。汉语国际推广茶文化传播基地副秘书长，浙江农林大学茶文化学院系副主任，杭州中国茶都品牌促进会副秘书长，茶空间设计师、茶艺术策展人、作家。师承茶文化学者、第五届茅盾文学奖得主王旭烽教授，致力于茶文学艺术研究、茶文化艺术呈现以及茶文化国际传播。曾主创大型茶文化舞台艺术呈现《中国茶谣》，执行导演大型茶文化话剧《六羡歌》等。赴意大利、塞尔维亚、俄罗斯等多国进行茶文化讲学与交流。
About author
PAN Cheng, from Jiaxing, Zhejiang. Deputy secretary general of Chinese International Promotion of Tea Culture Transmission Base, deputy director of Faculty of Tea Culture in Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, deputy secretary general of Hangzhou Tea Brand Promotion Association, tea space designer, tea art curator and writer. His master is professor WANG Xufeng, tea culture scholar and winner of The 5th Mao Dun Literature Award, who devotes to research on tea literature and tea, artistic presentation of tea culture and international spread of tea culture. He once created large-scale artistic presentation of tea culture on stage Chinese Tea Ballad and acted as director of large-scale drama of tea culture Song with Six Admirations, etc. Besides, he has gone to many countries to give lectures and make communication about tea culture, including Italy, Serbia and Russia, etc.
编辑：欧志杰、盘小虎
Edit：OU zhijie 、PAN xiaohu
