Poetry and Fu of Tea Culture

China is not only the hometown of tea, but also the motherland of poetry. As early as China's first book of poems, The Book of Songs, there were seven poems about tea. Confucius once said that learning poetry can help you know more about the names of plants, and tea appeared as the name of plants in the Book of Songs. Those who really chant tea, rather than talking about it by the way, want to go to Jin, and Zuo Si's "Charming Poems" is the first real tea poem. Tea poetry flourished in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty. It is estimated that there were about 500 songs in the Tang Dynasty and as many as 1000 songs in the Song Dynasty. Plus Jin, Yuan, Ming, Qing and modern times, the total number exceeds 2000, which is really beautiful.

Yuan Zhen once wrote a poem of one to seven characters, and "one-stop" is an ancient poem in the Tang Dynasty, which is often called "pagoda poem". Because of its strict rules and excessive emphasis on form, it is extremely difficult to create. Yuan Zhen and Bai Juyi are close friends and often sing together. This poem was written by Yuan Zhen and others to send Bai Juyi to Luoyang as a guest of the Prince. When seeing off at Xinghua Pavilion, Bai Juyi wrote a poem on the theme of "Poetry", and Yuan Zhen wrote this poem on the theme of "Tea". At that time, Bai Juyi was depressed, and when he left, Yuan Zhen recited poems to comfort him.

Tea.

Fragrant leaves, buds.

Poets love monks.

Grinding and carving white jade, Luo Zhihong yarn.

Stir-fry the yellow core color and turn the bowl into dust.

Invite the bright moon after night, and light the morning glow before morning.

Wash away the tireless people of ancient and modern times, and you will know how to talk big and not get drunk.

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Have tea with Jiao Ran on the 9th.

Jiuri Mountain Zen Temple, chrysanthemum yellow in Dongli.

The laity is full of wine, who can help the tea?

In the poet's eyes, "pan-wine" is vulgar and "tea fragrance" is noble. The question of "who can help tea fragrance" does include the fragrance outside the fragrance and the taste outside the taste.

Huang Fu sent Lu Hung-chien to pick tea.

Thousands of peaks entertain guests and fragrant teas are everywhere.

Gather the depths of knowledge, and the clouds envy walking alone.

In the quiet period, the mountain temple is far away, and the wild rice is clear.

Silent night, burning lamp, longing for a sound.

The author saw Lu Yu off when he went into the mountains to pick tea. In the poem, he said in an anthropomorphic way that the mountains are waiting for you and I envy you for walking alone. Imagine that friends spend the night in a mountain temple, and hearing the clear voice in the quiet night will convey their feelings of missing.

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