First, the history of tea culture
The development history of tea culture can be traced back to the primitive society of China five thousand years ago. According to historical records, tea trees in China originally grew in southwest China. At that time, people's diet was relatively simple, mainly planting grain, and the fruit of tea tree was used as medicinal material. By the Tang Dynasty, tea trees had become an important commodity for economic and cultural exchanges. Lu Yu, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, is known as the founder of China tea culture, and his Tea Classic is known as a groundbreaking work in the history of tea. In Song Dynasty, tea culture developed greatly. Teahouse culture and tea performance have formed a unique tea culture system in China, and also provided a foundation for future thinking and research on tea culture.
Second, the cultural connotation of tea culture
Tea culture is not only about tasting tea, but also contains rich cultural connotations. For example, the quality of tea, production technology, tea etiquette and so on. They all embody the important traditional values such as harmony, the mean and the mean in China traditional culture. The spiritual connotation of tea culture includes not only China's ancient philosophical thoughts, but also the humanistic spirit in the world. The philosophical thought conveyed by tea culture is mainly embodied in three aspects:
1. Harmony-Tea culture pursues the harmony between nature and people. Tea grows in the natural ecological environment, so it has natural genes and unique fragrance. When you drink tea, you can enjoy tea by feeling the aroma and taste, you can feel the harmonious connection with the natural environment, and get peace and freedom in your mind.
2. The golden mean-tea culture pursues the golden mean. Tea culture not only pursues the quality of tea, but also lies in the peace of mind and calmness of mind. It opposes excessive consumerism and impetuous lifestyle, and advocates people to seek the inner satisfaction of life in a plain life.
3. Naturalism-Tea culture pursues nature and promotes the spirit of naturalism. Tea making in tea culture emphasizes the enjoyment of a natural tea fragrance and the pursuit of endless life. This naturalism runs through the unique understanding of nature in China's traditional culture, and it is also a kind of reverence for life and love for nature.
Third, the artistic expression of tea culture.
Tea culture is also an artistic expression, mainly reflected in the shape, pattern and color. In ancient China, some scholars often appreciated pots, cups, plates and utensils, which were called "tea sets". The aesthetic feeling of form and the cultural connotation of harmonious proportion of these tea sets have been passed down to this day in China tea culture. The artistic expression of tea culture can also be reflected in calligraphy, painting, music and poetry. Famous tea poems such as Longjing Tea Poems, Biluochun Poems and Dongting Bibo Poems not only show the aesthetic standards in China traditional culture, but also reflect the literati's unique understanding and love for tea culture.
Fourthly, the modern value of tea culture
In modern society, the existence of tea culture also has its special significance and value. The spiritual wealth transmitted in tea culture can help people better adapt to the fast-paced living environment. What modern people are pursuing is no longer the harmony with nature, nor the static practice in the past, but how to find their origin and belonging in the complicated world. The golden mean advocated by tea culture is an important guide for modern people to understand and treat secular life. At the same time, tea culture also pays attention to the harmonious relationship between people, and the "harmony" expressed by tea culture is also an important embodiment of human civilization value. The development of tea culture is not only the inheritance of cultural values, but also the tradition of spiritual concepts and lifestyles, with a high degree of humanistic care.
In a word, tea culture is an important part of China traditional culture, which is based on naturalism, with the doctrine of the mean as its spiritual identity and tea drinking as its core value. Tea culture not only reflects the reality and history of China traditional culture, but also provides important thinking and enlightenment for future generations. Tea culture not only has a profound historical background in today's social life, but also contains important modern values. It shows the excellent quality of China culture and makes an important contribution to the development of global culture.