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What is the most respected traditional Chinese culture

A kind of thought--Confucian cultural thought

Chinese culture, profound and profound, has a long history. Confucianism, represented by Confucius and Mencius, is the longest and most influential school of thought in Chinese history, and has always been regarded as the official school. It has even exerted great influence in different forms in the West. In other words, Confucianism is the most influential culture in the history of China, one that can influence the world and still plays a role in the construction of human civilization.

Confucianism emphasizes 'harmony'. Whether it is Confucius' idea of 'benevolence and love' or Mencius' ideas of 'caring for one's own old age as well as that of others' and 'unity of heaven and mankind', etc., all of them are exploring harmony, the harmony between people, the harmony between people and their own hearts, and the harmony between people and nature. These ideas are useful references for dealing with relations between nations in today's globalized world. Confucianism's idea of "harmony" deserves to be studied around the world.

A spirit - the spirit of the tea ceremony

China is the hometown of tea and the birthplace of tea culture. The discovery and utilization of Chinese tea in China has a history of 4,000 to 5,000 years and has flourished throughout the world. Tea is the Chinese nation's national drink, hair in Shennong, heard in Lu Zhougong, the rise of the Tang Dynasty, began in the Song Dynasty Chinese tea culture blended with Chinese Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, all schools of thought into a unique one, is a Chinese culture in a strange flower.

The Chinese Tea Ceremony is the art of drinking tea for the purpose of practicing Taoism, and its purpose is to use the art of drinking tea to cultivate the body and mind, realize the great Tao, and enhance the realm of life. The Chinese Tea Ceremony is an organic combination of the 'Way of Tea Drinking', 'Tea Drinking and Cultivation', and 'Tea Drinking is the Way.'

Drinking tea is the Way, the result of cultivation, the wisdom after enlightenment, the highest state of life, and the ultimate pursuit of the Chinese Tea Ceremony. Let nature take its course, without intention, and drink what you want to drink, from your heart's desire. Do not stick to the procedures, etiquette, rules of tea drinking, the noble plain, simple, in the natural tea drinking in the tacit understanding of the truth, wonderful with the Tao.

One or two good tea, a pot of boiling water, a set of ancient charm and fit the characteristics of the tea set, a sunny afternoon, a pot of good tea, see the tea leaves in the boiling water up and down, and finally quietly sink, condensed into the most suitable color, fragrance overflowing heart. It is like watching the ups and downs of life, and seeing the true simplicity after the prosperity. A good cup of tea will satisfy your taste buds and make you realize the wisdom of Chinese people. With such charm and spirit, how can we not show it to the world?