Cultural Overview of Wuyi Black Tea Network

As the old saying goes: "Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are the eternal landscape tea", tea has an indissoluble origin with Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, and the connotation of Wuyishan tea culture is briefly summarized.

Throughout the development of tea culture in China, Wuyishan tea culture is highly praised by Confucian scholars. The origin of Wuyishan tea According to the textual research of contemporary tea expert Chen Xun, China's tea spread from west to east in the second century, and soon there was tea in Wuyishan. Wuyishan tea has a long history and is highly praised by literati. It can be traced back to the Southern Dynasties (479-52 AD) and the earliest written records can be found in the book "Sending Tea and Burning Punishment" written by Sun Qiao in the Tang Dynasty in the Annals of Chong 'an County. The Tang Dynasty was a period of rapid development of tea. In a letter to dignitaries, Wuyishan personified the tea produced in Wuyishan, and called it "late sweetness" and "late sweetness" which meant rich sweetness and endless delicacies. Wuyishan tea has a history of more than 1 years and has a profound historical origin with Confucianism.

as the old saying goes, "There were Kong Qiu in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Zhu Xi in the Southern Song Dynasty, ancient culture in China, Mount Tai and Wuyi". Wuyishan can be rated as a world natural and cultural heritage site, which has a great relationship with Zhu Xi, a master of Neo-Confucianism. At the same time, Zhu Xi is also a tea lover. Zhu Xi has lived in Wuyishan for nearly 5 years. He wrote books here, taught students, gathered friends to fight for tea, promoted people with tea, talked about tea and enjoyed picking tea. As a representative of Confucianism, the essence of Zhu Xi's thought is mainly embodied in the realm of "golden mean" or "neutral philosophy". Confucianism just links "zhong" and "he", and "he" is both a Confucian worldview and a Confucian methodology. "Harmony", "tranquility", "grace" and "truth" profoundly outline the ideological essence of Wuyishan tea culture, which is also the basic spirit of tea ceremony. Among them, "harmony" is the highest realm. First of all, judging from the picking time of Wuyishan tea, the picking time should be just right. Spring tea is usually picked before Grain Rain and long summer, summer tea before the summer solstice and autumn tea after beginning of autumn. The tenderness of tea leaves during picking has a great influence on the quality of rock tea. Tea is too tender, which not only can not meet the requirements of baking technology, but also has a low aroma and a bitter taste. On the contrary, if the tea leaves are too old, the taste will be light, fragrant and thick, and the rate of qualified tea will be low. Secondly, from the processing and production of Wuyishan tea, Wuyishan tea takes the essence of the production principle of red and green tea, and adds special technical measures to make it more mellow. The process of making rock tea is complicated and meticulous. Finally, judging from the tea tasting of Wuyishan tea, Wuyishan tea pays attention to the creation of the environment, and "arranging flowers, hanging pictures, ordering tea and burning incense" is the four arts of tea ceremony. In the performance of Wuyishan tea art, "burning incense and calming the air" is an essential procedure, and this purpose is to create a peaceful atmosphere. Tea tasting in Wuyishan can also sit on the grass in the mountains and become friends with the natural landscape, and * * * plays a song of high mountains and flowing water together.