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What are the rules of the tea ceremony?

Tea culture is China's traditional culture, a long history, in thousands of years of precipitation, tea culture also has many rules.

1, the Chinese tea ceremony also pay attention to the Tao of nature, which includes three levels: material, spiritual, behavior. In the material aspect of the main embodiment of the tea planting, picking tea must be in accordance with nature, in accordance with nature is the best. In terms of behavior, when drinking tea, the movements must be smooth and natural, and the hands and feet must be natural and elegant. In terms of spirit, it is reflected in the simplicity and sincerity, and the Taoism of nature. It is your own heart to get clean, calm and relieved. Let the aroma of tea permeate your entire heart.

2, the tea ceremony on the selection of the environment, the creation of particular attention to the environment is designed to cultivate, purify the human mind, and therefore the need for a tea ceremony activities consistent with the requirements of the environment. Tea ceremony environment has three categories, one is the natural environment, such as pine bamboo, spring side of the stream, the forest on the stone. The second is the man-made environment, such as monks and nuns, pavilions, pavilions, pavilions, water pavilions, study living room. Third, the ad hoc environment, that is, the tea room is specifically designed to engage in tea ceremony activities.

3, before pouring tea to the guests, be sure to wash your hands, no matter if you have dirty mud on your hands, be sure to clean your hands first, and let the guests know that you have washed your hands, this is not only a tea hygiene, but also the host of the performance of the guest's respect.

4, make tea before washing tea, pour boiling water into the teapot inside the tea pot potion to drink tea leaves fully soaked, and then the water, poured directly out, taught to clean the tea leaves, the surface of the unclean things are also for health.

5, tea three wine four bald peach two. Put three cups on the tea tray, by the proverbial "tea three wine four bald peach two", always thought that the tea must be three people drink, wine is necessary for four people, to facilitate the guessing order, but go out to look at the scenery to play two people, two people to facilitate the consensus, to meet the tour of pleasure.