Chapter Seventy-One: The Fragrance of Tea is Ethereal
In such an environment, I was feeling a little thirsty, so my uncle and I drank tea in this courtyard, and it was like a dream to think about our experience in Hong Kong these days. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
My uncle asked me, what kind of tea is this tea? I said green tea, and he nodded. He said that he didn't know tea at first, and when he was a soldier, there was a southern soldier who knew tea, and he had too much knowledge about tea. And if it really becomes a tea culture, then there are even more heads.
Tea culture includes the beautiful artistic conception of the whole tea tasting process, such as tea tasting techniques, appreciation of artistic operation methods, and appreciation of the beautiful environment of tea tasting. The process embodies the unity of form and spirit, and is a cultural phenomenon formed in the process of tea drinking activities. It has a long origin, a long history, a deep cultural heritage, and a connection with religion. Residents of more than 100 countries and regions around the world love to enjoy tea. In some places, tea drinking is promoted as an artistic enjoyment. The way of drinking tea is the same in all countries, and each has its own advantages. The Chinese people have always had the habit of "guests come to serve tea", which fully reflects the civilization and politeness of the Chinese nation.
The birthplace of Chinese tea is in the mountainous areas of central and western China, and Lu Yu's "Book of Tea" in the Tang Dynasty says: "Tea people, from Shennong's family, smell in Lu Zhougong". "The tea man, the Jiamu of the south, one foot two feet or even dozens of feet, its Bashan Gorge River (now Chongqing West and Hubei West, is today's Shennongjia area) has two people hugging each other, cutting and cutting it. Therefore, the birthplace of tea is indisputable in China. In Britain, some people say that the habit of drinking tea was not invented by the Chinese, but by India. The fact is this: in 1823, a major of the British invading army discovered the so-called wild tea tree in India, and some people began to think that the birthplace of tea was in India. But these tea plants were actually stolen from China by Indians – no wild tea plants have ever been found in India for thousands of years, and no one has made tea locally. They all made the most basic logical mistake, other plants, including tea plants, have always existed, even longer than the history of human beings, and it cannot be said that where there is a tea tree, it is the birthplace of tea making and drinking. The earliest records of human tea making and drinking are all in China, and the earliest finished tea products are also in China. Tea is the national drink of the Chinese nation, originated in Shennong, smelled in Lu Zhougong, began in the Tang Dynasty, flourished in the Song Dynasty, Chinese tea culture blended with Chinese Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism and other schools of thought, unique into one, is a wonderful flower in Chinese culture!
And the time and season of this tea tasting are also discussed. Most of our country has a monsoon climate, with warm springs, hot summers, cool autumns, and cold winters, and the four seasons are extremely distinct. Therefore, drinking tea in different seasons should also be adjusted accordingly, and it is generally advocated that flower tea should be drunk in spring, green tea in summer, green tea in autumn, and black tea in winter.
It is advisable to drink flower tea in spring, which can dissipate the cold evil accumulated in the body for a winter, and promote the growth of yang energy in the human body; It is advisable to drink green tea in summer, green tea has a bitter and cold taste, which can clear heat, dissipate heat, detoxify, enhance gastrointestinal function, promote digestion, prevent diarrhea, skin sores and boils, etc.; In autumn, it is advisable to drink green tea, which is neither cold nor hot, which can completely eliminate the residual heat in the body and make people refreshed; It is advisable to drink black tea in winter, black tea is sweet and warm, rich in protein, and has a certain nourishing function.
Uncle said that this tea tasting is a taste of culture, it seems that the owner of this academy is very good, and the depth of its cultural heritage is immeasurable. I thought, is there something that my uncle and grandfather have in mind when we let us come here?
(To be continued)