易武同兴号的故事

The story of Tongxing tea brand in Yiwu

易武是普洱茶的圣地。虽然它的声名鹊起较倚邦为晚,但由于它有老茶存世,有老街、老故事存留,相较于倚邦,它名气更大。然而,在易武众多的故事中,最富戏剧性,最高大上的一个人物（或家族）故事,却并不为易武人所熟悉。这个人就是向逢春,这个家族就是同兴号向家。1870年,一个叫向逢春的石屏州籍武生考中了武举。这一年也是因杜文秀起义停考后的首次乡试武考。次年,也就是1871年（同治辛未年）,向逢春和通海武举汪呈仁一起,结伴进京,准备参加武进士的考试。

18-year old Xiang Zhiqing picked up his father’s remains to Shi Ping,built an ordinary tomb for his father,being with the tomb for three years.After being back to Yi Wu,he started to plant tea trees,and manage the tea garden.Around 1897,he opened his tea company:Tong Xing Tea Company