What are the ancient names of tea?

The ancients had elegant names for tea, such as tea, tea, tea flag, yunhua, sorrow grass and so on.

1, Ming

Ming is the most commonly used elegant name for tea in daily life. Tea is found in many poems after the Tang Dynasty. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, Su Shi had a poem: "Good tea is always like a beauty." Jiao Ran, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, wrote in "The Banquet between the Water Hall and the Judge of the Land": "Love your noble spirit, and brew tea fishes."

2. tea

The word "tea" is the most similar to the word "tea", and it is also the most used word in ancient times. Lu Yu's Tea Classic in Tang Dynasty recorded that his words came from grass, wood or vegetation. It is called one-day tea, two-day trough, three-day cake, four-day tea and five-day shun. In ancient historical materials, there are many names of tea, but "tea" is the correct name, and the word "tea" was generally written as "tea" before the middle Tang Dynasty.

3. Bi Xia

It means deep in the mountains; High altitude; Tea, later evolved into a good name for tea. In the Tang Dynasty, Li Bai wrote in the poem "The Residence of Danqiu Mountain": "Mu Jun has no noise and is high in the sky." Bi Xia is also regarded as the yearning and sustenance for beauty.

4. Tea flag

Refers to the tender buds of tea, the tender leaves of tea trees. It is a metaphor for tea, because after tea is brewed, its shape flies like an unfurled flag. This vivid metaphor makes tea full of vitality.

5.yunhua

Meaning: cloud, cloud. Another name for mica and another name for tea. She is also the goddess in China myths and legends. Tea, born in the clouds on the top of the mountain, has a noble temperament like a goddess. "Hua" refers to the good part of things, so the ancients also called the top grade of tea "Yunhua".

6. Worried about grass

In the Tang Dynasty, Wen wrote in the Tea Song of the Taoist priest in Xiling: the mammary sinus splashes stone veins, filtering dust and worrying about the spring scenery of the grass. Here, the poet called "Sorrow Grass" tea, which has different names because of time, scenery or the author's mood. It is really interesting.