Tea fate

Author: Ye Yuqing Chuan
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Publishing Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Whether it's tea-drinking customs, brewing methods, or tea processing, they have all undergone many changes. As a specialized tool for tea drinking, it has also gone through a process of development and change. Chinese tea sets are diverse in variety and exquisite in design, especially Yixing purple clay tea sets, which not only have practical value but also rich artistic beauty. Therefore, they are renowned both at home and abroad and favored by tea lovers of all generations. Japanese tea sets emphasize the combination of color and shape. For each tea ceremony, tea sets must be chosen according to different themes, so Japanese tea sets are more like artworks. British tea sets are sturdy, durable, and outwardly magnificent. They believe that tea sets used frequently in daily life should be sturdy and unbreakable, which is the best. China is the homeland of tea. From the discovery of tea to using it as medicine, from boiling and drinking tea to making compressed cakes of tea, to the Ming Dynasty when tea infusion began to be practiced, Chinese tea culture has a history of thousands of years. After the Ming Dynasty, there were no significant changes in tea-drinking methods. Chinese tea ceremony emphasizes the harmony between people and nature, so Chinese tea ceremonies often appear very simple and not eye-catching. Tea was introduced to Japan during the Tang Dynasty. At that time, Japan mainly imitated and learned from Chinese temple tea, so Japanese tea ceremony has a strong Zen-tea flavor. The introduction of tea leaves to Europe was in the 17th century. The royal court of Britain would hold various gatherings to pass the time when bored. Because tea was mixed with milk, it eliminated the bitterness caused by poor brewing, and when paired with exquisite tea sets, the afternoon of tea tasting became a fashionable trend that everyone wanted to imitate. To this day, it has become an irreplaceable and world-renowned British tea culture.