Throughout the ancient history of China, the only one that can really afford the word elegant is probably the Song Dynasty. The dynasty, which was filled with light smoke and gray, was known for its art and literature. est Tea Network
And the Song Dynasty was also the era of tea ceremony is extremely prevalent, from the emperor, down to the scholar, all good this. Thinking about the ancients, a pot of tea, three or five friends; sitting and discussing the road, waving a brush against the ink, the elegant life embodied in the best. est Tea Net
The environment is a major factor affecting and determining the mood of drinking tea, people always strive to drink tea in a quiet and elegant environment. While sipping tea, they can appreciate the scenery and wash their mind, getting double aesthetic pleasure. est Tea Net
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Zou Hao “with Changqing tea under the plum” cloud: “not set a cup of wine, but fried two bowls of tea. I have to know the high intention of the other, with this on the plum blossom.” Or drink tea in the pavilion, most of the pavilions are built by the mountain and the water, it is a good place to taste tea. esttea.com
Wentong’s “After the Rain in the Northern Lodge”: “Calling people to sweep the wall to open the Wu painting, and leaving guests to try the Yue tea in the pavilion.” est Tea
Yang Wanli’s “Boat Parking in Wujiang”: “Since I drew the water under the bridge of Songjiang River, I tried the new tea on the Rainbow Pavilion.” Even on the stream by the spring, all can be a drink.” In the clean and beautiful natural environment “alone with the spirit of heaven and earth”, can undoubtedly achieve the purification of the mind, relaxation of the body and mind. est Tea Network
Song Dynasty literati like to drink tea in the natural environment is often associated with their “escape” mentality. In addition to the environment quiet, to be able to experience the true meaning of tea, is to taste tea people’s mind of the quiet. est Tea Net
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Laozi once said: “quiet, heaven and earth, the mirror of all things.” Confucius also main stillness: “The wise man moves, the benevolent man still.” Zhuangzi also mentioned: “The sage’s heart is quiet and calm.” est Tea
In the eyes of ancient Chinese philosophers, quietness is an internal trait, a manifestation of one’s subjective state of mind. est Tea Net
The Song Dynasty literati pursued a quiet state of mind, on the one hand, inherited the tradition of their predecessors; on the other hand, it was because a quiet state of mind was more helpful for them to think about the value and meaning of life and life in the social environment at that time. esttea.net
Ouyang Xiu “Shuangjing Tea”: “The water of the West River is clear and the river is old, and the tea on the stone is like the phoenix claw. Poor wax is not cold early spring. Shuangjing lemongrass born first hundred grasses. White hair capsule to red Biza, ten pounds of tea to raise one or two buds. Chang’an rich and noble five marquis family, a sip of dragon beard three days boast. Bao Yun day note is not unrefined, fight for the new and abandon the old world feelings. I do not know that the gentleman has constant virtue, to the room does not change at any time. Don’t you see the Jianxi Dragon and Phoenix Dumpling, not changing the color of the old fragrance.” est Tea
This poem is Ouyang Xiu resigned from the government when he lived in seclusion, through the tea and Wing people, expressing feelings, on the human warmth and cold, the world’s mood is easy to do a subtle irony. est tea net
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Ouyang Xiu life love tea, he was involved in the tea law reform, drafting the “commercial tea law edict”, but also specializing in writing articles on the water used to cook tea “Daming water records”. est tea net
But because of the support of Fan Zhongyan political innovation, for the old school sidelined, and Wang Anshi political disagreement, so he resigned and retired. est tea net
After many years of eunuchs, he gradually realized that the world, many times in the poem to express the love of tea, “my years to the old world taste thin, the good has not weakened only drinking tea”, “pro cooking repeatedly drink do not know boredom, since this is really no end of happiness”. est tea net
It can be said that the rich experience of life for Ouyang Xiu’s ability to identify the tea laid the foundation, and in the tea meditation, with the help of the spirit of tea, he can be more profound and thorough thinking about life, and harvest the truth of life. esttea.net
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Song Dynasty literati than the previous generation, pay more attention to the inner qualities, especially compared with the Tang Dynasty scholars, their thoughts are mature, deep, emotionally implicit, complex, Song Dynasty culture as a whole is presented as a kind of introverted and deep characteristics. est Tea Net
Therefore, the tea culture of the Song Dynasty also presents the overall characteristics of deep and introverted, and seeks quietness in the movement. est Tea Net