Tea ceremony is a traditional culture in China. What is the cultural significance of tea ceremony?

The bell ringing ceremony was handed down from the Qing Dynasty. Legend has it that Emperor Qianlong took two eunuchs to a teahouse and drank tea in a teahouse in the south of the Yangtze River. Emperor Qianlong wants to learn from the teahouse manager? Phoenix nodded three times? Pour the tea, and then pour the tea into the eunuch's cup. At this time, the eunuch should have knelt down to thank him three times, but he could not reveal the identity of the emperor. He bent his forefinger and middle finger into a kneeling position and tapped his head with his finger instead. Therefore, the kowtow ceremony continues to this day.

The younger generation pays tribute to the elderly, and the next generation pays tribute to the superiors. The saluter puts his five fingers together into a fist, the fist is facing down, and the five fingers strike the table at the same time, which is equivalent to kneeling on the ground. Generally speaking, it is enough to knock three times, which is equivalent to three bows. But if you meet someone with special respect, you can knock nine times, which is equivalent to three bows and nine kowtows.

Intergenerational etiquette is that the saluter's forefinger and middle finger knock on the table together, which is equivalent to folding his fists and bowing, and knocking three times shows respect.

Etiquette of elders to elders, etiquette of superiors to subordinates. The saluter taps the table with his forefinger or middle finger, which is equivalent to nodding his head. Generally speaking, you just need to knock to represent nodding. If you particularly appreciate and like each other, you can knock three times. Since then, this kowtowing tea ceremony has gradually become popular in teahouses and later became the Guangdong tea ceremony. Now this custom is still very popular among overseas Chinese in Lingnan and Southeast Asia. The initial hitting fingers were more delicate. Bend your fingers properly, clench your empty fists and tap your knuckles. Later, I gradually changed to tap my fingertips with my middle finger and forefinger. Cao Peng wrote in "Kung Fu Tea Talk" that someone pours tea for you and taps it on the table, which not only shows that he noticed that hot tea was poured into the cup, but also expresses his gratitude, which is equivalent to saying? Is there any etiquette in this room? . At the same time, the host and guest can still talk and laugh, continue to say what they should say, and will not interrupt the topic because of pouring tea.