The Evolution of the Way of Drinking Tea

The Ancient Times, the Western and Eastern Zhou, the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Three Kingdoms, the Two Jin Dynasties, the North and South Dynasties, the Sui Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty, the Republic of China, the founding of the People's Republic of China, the People's Republic of China*** and the State of China to the Reform and Opening-up, and the Reform and Opening-up and Beyond. The Ming People Tasting Tea Diagram.

The discovery and application of tea roughly follows the following course:

Ancient times (about 5,000 years ago)

Shennong "Shennong hundred herbs scripture" records: Shennong tasted all kinds of grasses, the day encountered seventy-two poisons, to get the tea (i.e., tea) and the solution.

Western Zhou Eastern Zhou (1046-256 BC)

The Tea Ceremony was first established, and tea was offered as a tribute, made by specialists. Artificial tea planting began in the Ba Shu area. During the Spring and Autumn period, tea was introduced into dishes, and there was artificial cultivation of tea.

Qin and Han Dynasty (221-220)

The emergence of tea market, tea store. Tea as a commodity began to become a large-scale trading transactions, cooking tea exclusive equipment appeared, the beginning of commercial tea trading.

Three Kingdoms, Two Jin Dynasty, and North and South Dynasties (220-589)

The emergence of tightly pressed tea cakes. The custom of "replacing wine with tea" and the bright production of tea leaves into the dishes appeared, the quality of tea was improved, and tea drinking became a rite of passage and a trend of popularization. Buddhist Taoism began to plant and study tea.

Sui Dynasty, Tang Dynasty (581-907)

Tea production, trade and culture have been a great prosperity, tea culture throughout the country, from the upper strata of society to the whole people, and spread east to Japan. The construction of tea gardens, the state began to collect tea tax - porcelain tea sets prevailed. Lu Yu, "Tea" came out.

Song Dynasty (960-1279)

Tea completed the nationwide popularization of tea, tea, tea culture prosperity - tea drinking appeared point tea method. The center of the tea industry moved south to Fujian, and the layout of the tea area was identical to the scope of the modern tea area. In the Song Dynasty, Zhao Ji, the Emperor Huizong, authored the "Daguan Tea Theory".

Yuan Dynasty (1206-1368)

Scattered tea began to become popular, surpassing tea clusters and cakes. The technology of making bud tea and leaf tea was improved, and it was called Ming tea, which was widely circulated - tea-making machinery appeared.

Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)

Taizu issued an edict to abolish the group tea and leaf tea, and the tribute tea was changed from group cake tea to bud tea. Tea-making techniques were centralized and developed rapidly, with the abandonment of steaming greening in favor of frying greening, and the gradual emergence of a rich assortment of black, flower, green, and black teas. Tea began to be brewed in purple clay pots and porcelain, emphasizing the art of tea brewing. The establishment of the Tea Secretary in charge of the country's tea trade.

The Qing Dynasty (1616-1911)

The six tea categories were basically finalized. Tea brewing techniques and tea culture more rich 'teahouse culture flourished. Fuzhou City, the establishment of mechanical tea company. Black tea was shipped directly to Britain, and afternoon tea became popular in Europe.

"Republic of China" (1912-1949)

Foundation of the Junior College of Tea, set up tea specialization courses and the Department of Tea, to promote the new method of tea, mechanical tea. Establishment of tea commodity inspection system, began to formulate tea quality inspection standards.

The establishment of the People's Republic of China and the reform and opening up (1949-1978)

The Chinese Tea Company, which is specialized in Chinese tea affairs, was established, and the Chinese Tea brand was created, and the cause of tea entered a new stage. The modern Pu-erh ripe tea was invented by using the fermentation technology of "Artificial Wadding". Wu Juanong wrote "Review of the Tea Scriptures".

After the reform and opening up (1978)

The planned supply, tea production increase accelerated, the newly established tea companies such as the emergence of new tea companies, such as small cans of tea and other new tea enterprises to promote the tea industry to the market-oriented, technologically and technologically direction of rapid development.

Around the Qin and Han Dynasties, tea has gradually become a daily drink. 2000 years, the way of drinking tea has gone through a number of changes, from the big picture, has gone through four stages: spooning → boiled tea → tea → handful of bubbles.