What's the etiquette for drinking tea?

Our country has always had the folk custom of "guests come to worship tea". As early as the Zhou Dynasty more than 3,000 years ago, tea was regarded as a gift and tribute. In the Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, it has become a social etiquette for people to come to offer tea. In Yan Zhenqing's Spring Night Tea Couplet, there is a saying that "Fanhua invites guests to sit down, and drinks on behalf of them". In the Tang Dynasty, Liu advocated "tea has ten virtues", and thought that drinking tea can not only strengthen the body, but also "respect people with tea", "make tea appealing" and "make tea feasible".

In today's society, offering tea to guests has become a common etiquette in people's daily social and family life. As the saying goes, wine is half a cup of tea. Pay attention when serving tea: tea should not be too full, and it is appropriate to be eight full. The water temperature should not be too hot to avoid accidentally scalding the guests. When there are more than two visitors, the tea color from the tea tray should be even, with the bottom of the tea tray in your left hand and the edge of the tea tray in your right hand. If there are refreshments, they should be placed on the right front of the guests, and the cups should be placed on the right side of the refreshments. When serving tea, use the right hand end, from the right end of the guest, smile and stare at each other.

When entertaining guests with coffee or black tea, the handle of the cup ear and teaspoon should face the guest's right. In addition, a packet of sugar and cream should be prepared for each guest and placed next to the cup or on a small plate for the convenience of the guests.

The environment for drinking tea should be quiet, elegant, clean and comfortable, which makes people feel happy. Tea selection should also vary from person to person. For example, northerners like to drink scented tea, Jiangsu and Zhejiang people like to drink pure green tea, and Guangdong people in Fujian like gloomy oolong tea and Pu 'er tea. Tea sets can be exquisite and unique, or simple and simple.

Of course, guests who drink tea should also return the gift, take it with both hands and nod their thanks. Pay attention to sipping when drinking tea, which has a bitter and sweet aftertaste. Its fun lies in meaning, not words. In addition, the host's good tea can also be properly praised. The tea in the pot can be brewed three or four times repeatedly. When the tea in the guest's cup is finished, the host can give him more tea, and the guest can't collect the tea until he is scattered.

Making tea is a daily etiquette in family etiquette, and it is also a part of social interaction. It is not only a respect for guests and friends, but also a reflection of one's self-cultivation.

Legend has it that there was a man named Ou Ruochen in ancient China, a native of Jingdezhen, who was famous for making tea sets. His tea set is beautiful and durable. However, when an evil wizard knew about it, he read a spell and destroyed the tea set. To break this spell, a young man needs to throw himself into the burning fire of a tea set. So, Chen Ou bravely threw himself into the blazing fire, the spell was lifted, and the tea set was restored to its original state. In memory of him, people called the first kind of tea "Chen Ou welcomes the dust".

Nowadays, "Chen Ou welcomes dust" is one of the "eighteen paths of Kung Fu tea", and later generations use the word "Chen Ou welcomes dust" to show respect for guests.