Paper on tea culture elective course

Tea, as a natural food full of cultural connotation, historical background and characteristics of the times, has already been deeply integrated into everyone's blood in China. Tea culture also provides a beautiful space for everyone who loves tea, so that people can feel the beauty of tea by tasting tea, watching tea and talking about tea. As an ancient culture, tea culture has become an important part of China food culture and an important representative element of China culture. This paper will expound the charm of tea culture from its history, form, inheritance and contemporary value.

First, the history of tea culture

The history of tea culture can be traced back to ancient times in China. According to historical records, the earliest people who used tea as a drink were the ethnic minorities in southwest China. There was a custom in brew tea in the Han Dynasty. The comprehensive promotion of tea began in the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty was the heyday of China's ancient culture, and tea culture once reached a peak. During the Zhenguan period, tribute tea reached its first peak in the Tang Dynasty, but at this time tea was still regarded as a medicinal food, not a drink. By the middle of the Tang Dynasty, the drinking and making skills of tea gradually improved and began to spread to the people. The prosperity of tea ceremony and poetry in Tang Dynasty also promoted the development of tea culture. In the Song Dynasty, tea culture developed in all directions. Lu You, a poet in the Song Dynasty, once wrote in the article "On Tea": "The world can't understand the essence of tea, but only thinks it is one of the things to eat." This passage reflects that the tea culture at that time has surpassed the diet itself, but it is also a manifestation of spiritual and cultural connotation.

Second, the form of tea culture.

Tea culture includes the growth, collection, production, tasting, drinking, etiquette and cultural connotation of tea. Among them, tea ceremony culture is one of the important forms of tea culture. Tea ceremony is a unique art with a strong oriental cultural connotation. It organically integrates tea tasting, tea making, tea drinking, art and culture, making tea, a natural food, a complete cultural system. There are many schools of tea ceremony, from simple tea making to complex tea culture performance, tea ceremony has always been one of the important forms of tea culture. Tea set, tea ceremony architecture and tea culture art are also important forms of tea culture.

Third, the inheritance of tea culture

The reason why tea culture has spread so far is related to the characteristics of culture itself and the inheritors of tea culture. Tea culture has always been a traditional culture and lifestyle. In families and communities, tea culture is often passed down between the elderly and adults. In the family, the picking, making and drinking of tea are taught by the elders such as mother, grandmother and grandmother. In the community, some tea ceremony schools, tea art associations and tea culture exchange associations are professional inheritors of tea culture. Tea culture inherits the historical and cultural genes of several generations, which makes tea culture deeply rooted in people's hearts, without losing new fashion and injecting new elements into the times.

Fourthly, the contemporary value of tea culture.

Tea culture is a typical representative of China culture, with rich cultural connotations and traditional virtues. The contemporary value of tea culture is mainly reflected in the inheritance, innovation and promotion of traditional culture. The inheritance of tea culture plays an important role in inheriting national culture, protecting ecological environment and promoting the development of cultural and creative industries. The innovation of tea culture is to integrate the core of tea culture with modern education, making tea culture more exquisite, diverse and energetic. The promotion of tea culture is to let more people understand and enjoy the beauty of tea and carry forward the spirit of tea culture.

abstract

Tea culture is an important part of China culture, with a long history and rich traditional culture. The history of tea culture can be traced back to ancient times. The main forms of tea culture are tea ceremony culture and tea culture art, and the inheritors of tea culture are family, community, tea ceremony school and tea association. They have injected new elements while inheriting tea culture; The contemporary value of tea culture lies in inheriting national culture, protecting ecological environment and promoting the development of cultural and creative industries. Therefore, the development and inheritance of tea culture is an important part of cultural construction in contemporary China. More tea lovers are needed to promote the development of tea culture, deepen tea culture and play a greater role in the cultural construction of contemporary China.