The Origin of Tea Culture in China

Han people pay attention to the word "quality" when drinking tea, and the etiquette of making tea and offering tea when guests come is essential. When a guest visits, you can ask for advice and choose the best tea set that suits the guest's taste best.

When offering tea to guests, it is also necessary to mix tea properly. When drinking tea with guests, the host should pay attention to the tea residue in the guest's cup and pot. Generally speaking, tea is brewed in a teacup. If you have already drunk half of it, you should add boiling water to make the concentration of tea basically the same and the water temperature appropriate. When drinking tea, it can also be properly accompanied by tea, candy, dishes and so on. To achieve the effect of regulating taste and snacks.

Tea culture is very important in the life of the Han nationality. ? Tea has always been used as a tribute to the king of Wu. In the late primitive commune, tea became a commodity exchange. During the Warring States period, tea had a certain scale. Tea was recorded in the Book of Songs in the pre-Qin period. For example, in the Han Dynasty, tea has become a special tonic for Buddhist meditation.

During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, there was an atmosphere of drinking tea. In the Sui Dynasty, the whole people generally drank tea; In the Tang dynasty, the tea industry flourished, and tea became "indispensable to others". Teahouses, tea banquets and tea parties appeared, advocating guests to worship tea; In Song Dynasty, fighting tea, tribute tea and gift tea were popular.

Tea drinking etiquette:

It is the earliest traditional virtue and etiquette of the Han nationality to pay attention to hospitality when guests come to offer tea. Until now, guests always make a cup of fragrant tea when they get home. Festive activities, but also like to entertain with refreshments. Tea party is simple, economical and elegant. The so-called friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, and it also refers to tea with pleasant fragrance.

Folk men and women are engaged with tea as a gift, and the woman accepts the man's betrothal gift, orders tea or tea, some of which are called tea collection, and there is a proverb that they don't eat two teas. At the same time, the etiquette of the whole marriage is always called three teas and six rituals. Three teas are tea at the time of engagement, tea at the time of marriage and tea at the time of sharing a room. Tea is also called "men's tea and women's wine", that is, when engaged, the man's family will send back several jars of Shaoxing wine in addition to the wishful stickers.

At the wedding, there will be three tea ceremonies. Three teas, the first cup of 100 fruits and the second cup of lotus seeds and red dates; The third cup is tea. The way to eat, after taking the cup, hold it in your hands, bow deeply, then touch your lips and be taken away by your family. The same is true of the second road. Third, you can't drink until you bow. This is the most respectful etiquette. Of course, these customs have disappeared at present, but the ceremony of offering tea at the wedding is still a habit.