400 Questions

Author: Su Guanqun
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The beauty of tea ceremony for self-cultivation · 100 classic examples of Chinese tea. Tea originated in China and spread around the world. Tea culture was formed over a long history. Tea culture is a core part of the 5,000-year cultural history of the Chinese nation and has played an important role in guiding and developing world tea culture. Tea ceremony is one of the cores of tea culture; it is a spirit implemented in tea drinking and tea art; it is one of the essence of outstanding traditional Chinese culture. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, Liu Zhengliang summarized the benefits of drinking tea as "Ten Virtues":
1. To dispel stifling air with tea
2. To drive away drowsiness with tea
3. To nourish vitality with tea
4. To eliminate illness with tea
5. To promote etiquette and benevolence with tea
6. To express respect with tea
7. To savor the taste with tea
8. To nourish the body with tea
9. To refine the heart with tea
10. To practice the way with tea
This book starts with the history of tea, introducing the distribution and varieties of tea, as well as tea art, tea ceremony, tea, and physical and mental health care. From talking about, tasting, buying, and storing tea to the various knowledge of tea charm, tea benefits, tea therapy, tea taboos, and medicinal tea, it is all detailed. The entire book divides all content into 400 easily searchable and readable topics, allowing people to fully understand the effects and culture of tea. This book starts with the history of tea, introducing the distribution and varieties of tea, as well as tea art, tea ceremony, tea, and physical and mental health care. From talking about, tasting, buying, and storing tea to the various knowledge of tea charm, tea benefits, tea therapy, tea taboos, and medicinal tea, it is all detailed. The entire book divides all content into 400 easily searchable and readable topics, allowing people to fully understand the effects and culture of tea.