Tea culture is including the appreciation of tea tasting techniques and artistic means of operation, as well as the appreciation of the beautiful environment of the tea tasting process, such as the beautiful mood, the process embodies the mutual unity of the form and the spirit of the cultural phenomenon formed in the process of tea drinking activities. It has a long origin, a long history, a deep cultural heritage, and religious ties.

The invention of tea drinking

1. offerings: this argument that tea and some other plants were first used as offerings, and then some people paid to eat and found that the food is harmless, it is "by the offerings, and food, and medicinal", and ultimately become a beverage.

2. Drugs: this statement that tea "was initially used as medicine into human society." "Shennong Bai Cao Jing" wrote: "Shennong tasted a hundred herbs, the day met seventy-two poisons, get tea and solution.

3. Food: "the ancient people of the grass and water", "food for the people," food in the first in line with the law of evolution of human society.

4. Synchronization: "the initial use of tea ways and means, may be as chewing food, may also be used as baked and boiled food, but also gradually for the medicine to drink." The comparison and accumulation of these ways eventually led to the development that "drinking tea" was the best way.

Expanded Information

The Tea Etiquette

China is a country of etiquette, and since ancient times there has been a ritual of tea saluting. With the spread and popularization of tea culture, tea ceremony, tea rituals, tea art has penetrated into the common people's homes through different manifestations. Especially in some southern provinces and cities, many families at home not only opened a chic and elegant tea room, and kung fu tea sets, various types of tea, specialty teas are also readily available, just like a small teahouse. Although the ordinary people do not have a dedicated tea room, but also combined with their own conditions, equipped with tea and tea.

Green tea, flower tea, white tea, yellow tea does not need to wash the tea, otherwise it will lose the active ingredients of the tea leaves; and fermented such as black tea, black tea, green tea (such as Iron Goddess of Mercy, oolong tea, etc.) need to go through the tea washing, to ensure that the taste and quality of tea soup. When tea is brewed, it should be light and quick, eight minutes full. After brewing, politely say to the guest, "Please use the tea." Guests should also express their gratitude, and after 3-4 minutes, the tea can be tasted.

When tasting tea, if you use a teacup, you should hold the cup handle with your right hand and open the lid with your left hand; if you use a glass cup, you should use your thumb and middle finger and index finger to clip the cup, and your ring finger and pinky finger to support the bottom; if you use a gaiwan, you should hold the cup with your right hand and open the lid with your left hand, so that the guests can remove the tea leaves from the tea broth, and drink it slowly and carefully. If you feel that the tea is too hot, you should put it on the coffee table to cool down a little before drinking, do not use your mouth to blow to cool down.

Reference:Baidu Encyclopedia - Tea Culture