"Jijiang Sencha" by Su Shi of the Song Dynasty
Living water must be boiled with live fire, and you can fish for deep water by fishing on the rocks.
The big ladle stores the moon and returns to the spring urn, and the small ladle is divided into the river and into the night vase.
The snow milk has been fried for the feet, and the pine wind suddenly makes the sound of diarrhea.
It’s not too late to ban three bowls of dry intestines, and listen to the length of the deserted city.
Tang Dynasty Tea Poetry
1. Zhongfu, the nephew of the clan, presented Yuquan cactus tea with a preface
Li Bai
I heard that there are many breast caves in Yuquan Mountain. The fairy mouse is as white as a crow, and the moon hangs upside down in the clear stream.
Ming is born in this stone, and the jade spring flows endlessly. Genke is used to sprinkle fragrance and drink it to moisturize the muscles and bones.
The old trees have green leaves and branches connected to each other. Expose it into a cactus to photograph the cliff shoulder.
It has never been seen before in the world, who will pass on its name? Zong Ying is a Chan Bo, and he has donated some good chapters.
The clear mirror candle has no salt, and I am ashamed of Xi Ziyan. There is lingering excitement in sitting in the court, and the long chant spreads to the heavens.
Explanation: This poem is about the famous tea "cactus tea". It is also the earliest poem that "famous tea is included in poetry". The author uses majestic and bold verses to describe the origin, quality and efficacy of "cactus tea" in detail. Therefore, this poem has become an important tea material and a famous tea chant.
2. Send Lu Hongjian to Qixia Temple to pick tea
Huangfu Ran
Picking tea is not picking buds, far up the cliff.
The spring breeze is warm on the cloth leaves, and the sun is setting in the basket.
On Jiu Zhishan Temple Road, we often stay in wild people’s houses.
I would like to ask Yusuncao, when will the flowers bloom?
3. Five more important poems by He (select one)
Du Fu
On the sunset platform, when the spring breeze is sipping tea. The stone fence is tilted with pen, and the tung leaves are sitting on it to write poems.
The emerald jade is singing, and the jade dragon is standing on the fishing line. Since today is prosperous, there is no time to come and go.
Explanation: This poem is about a spring evening when the author was drinking tea on the platform of He's house. When the mood strikes, he leans against the stone railing and writes poems on the tung leaves. There is also an emerald bird next to it, accompanied by a clear fly. This situation can be painted into an elegant "picture of drinking tea and writing poems".
4． Kuaiji East Hill
Lu Yu
The cold wave of moonlight enters the Yan River, and the green ape calls to the west of the green forest.
People in the past have fled eastward, and it is impossible to see that the rivers and grass are growing every year.
Explanation: Lu Yu once went to Shaoxing to supervise the production of tea. Of course he would go to Shengxian County, which is famous for "Shanxi Tea", to do some investigation work. It is known from the poem that he went to Sheng County one night. The moonlight is like water, the green ape is wailing, and he misses the ancients, which naturally arouses Lu Yu's sadness, and he sighs that "it is impossible to see the rivers and grass growing every year."
5. Six Envy Songs
Lu Yu
I don’t envy the golden kiln, I don’t envy the white jade cup. I don’t envy entering the province in the morning, and I don’t envy entering Taiwan in the evening. The beautiful Xijiang River once came down to Jingling City.
Explanation: Lu Yu is the author of the world's first tea book. He enjoys high prestige at home and abroad and is called the "Tea God". He is also good at writing poems. This "Song" shows Lu Yu's indifferent aspirations and high integrity. He does not envy the glory and wealth, but what he envy is the water of the Xijiang River in his hometown.
6． Thank you Li Liulang for sending tea from Xin Shu
Bai Juyi
My old love made friends with Zhou Zhaxiang, and Xin Ming spread and I became ill. A letter written on red paper,
Ten slices of green buds before the fire. In the spring, add a spoonful of water to the soup to fry the fish eyes, and then stir up the dust with a knife and kui.
If you don’t send it to others, send it to me first, because I am someone else’s tea lover.
Explanation: Li Liulang sent the author a packet of "Spring before the Fire", firstly because of their deep friendship, and secondly because Bai Juyi was a tea connoisseur: "If you don't send it to others, send it to me first." Because I am a tea person." Bai Juyi often received tea leaves as gifts from relatives and friends. He even planted tea trees in Lushan, Jiangxi Province, and his continuous practice made him a tea connoisseur.
7. I heard about Jia Changzhou at night, and there was a banquet in the pavilion in Cuihuzhou's tea mountain.
Bai Juyi
I heard in the distance about the tea mountain in Cuihuzhou. At night, there were pearls, green songs, and bells all around me. The border between the two states is divided in the middle of the plate.
Each family makes a spring in front of the lamp. Qing'e dances to compete for excellence, and purple bamboo shoots taste each other's novelties.
I sigh at the flower time under the north window, Puhuang wine is good for sick people sleeping.
Explanation: This is a famous poem chanting "Purple Bamboo Shoots Tea" that is often recited by people. It describes the scene of the two county governors having a banquet in Jinghui Pavilion.
8． Xiao Yuan sent new tea from Shu
Bai Juyi
When the tea from Shu arrived, I was shocked to see it was new, and when it was boiled in the Weishui River, I felt it was precious.
The pot is as full as milk and can be played with, but it is so deep in spring that people are thirsty for wine.
Explanation: The author uses Wei water to fry Sichuan tea, thinking that it is good tea with good water, so it is considered precious. It is only seen that "Weishui" is used as a "famous spring" in the poem. After frying the tea, the author enjoyed it and drank it, looking at ease and at ease.
9. Shanquan Jiancha has feelings
Bai Juyi
Sit and drink cold water and watch the tea frying.
Wuyou holds a container and sends it to tea lovers.
10． Make tea
Pi Rixiu
When the fragrant spring is combined with milk, fry it until it boils continuously. From time to time, crab eyes splash, and fish scales appear.
The voice is suspicious of the pine trees and the rain, and the smoke is afraid of the green. There will be no drunkenness for a thousand days even if the water is drained into Zhongshan.
Explanation: This poem vividly describes the process of making tea and also describes the functions of tea. When you make tea and look at its shape, it looks like "lotus beads", "crab eyes" and "fish scales". Listening to its sound, it sounds like "pine rain". The foam of the tea soup takes on a "green" color again. Drinking this tea can cure even the "thousand-day drunkenness" caused by alcohol.
11. Huishanquan
Pi Rixiu
When the prime minister was thinking about making tea, the prince was late in urging his brother.
Three thousand miles away from Wuguan, Concubine Yang loved lychees.
12. Tea Poems
Zheng Ao
The young buds are fragrant and lively, I call them Chinese and English. The night mortar mixes with the smoke, and the cold stove cooks the snow.
Weiyoubifen powder, green peanuts are common. The most precious thing is that it can make you think clearly while sleeping.
Explanation: The author praises the "fragrant and spiritual" tea leaves as "Chinese and English" and the most precious. So when he grinds tea, he is always worried that the tea powder will be lost. Of course, the author is also familiar with the refreshing properties of tea.
13. Five-character couplet about sipping tea on a moonlit night
Yan Zhenqing and others
Fan Hua invites guests to sit down and drink with them while quoting love words (Shi Xiu). It’s better to sober up and enjoy the banquet, leaving the monks to think about their own garden (wilting).
There is no need to climb the laurel, so why fake the calyx (calyx) in the garden. The imperial censor has a strong autumn wind, and Shangshu Beidou Zun (10,000).
The flow of flowers purifies the muscles and bones, and clears the heart. It's not like being drunk with spring mash, why not say green and abundant. (day).
The plain porcelain conveys the quiet night, and the fragrance is full of closed pavilion (shixiu).
Explanation: The authors of this tea-sipping couplet each searched for verses in their own way, and many substitute words for tea-sipping appeared, such as "panhua", "drinking on behalf of", "sober up", "Liuhua", "Shu Lun", "not like spring mash", "plain porcelain", "fragrance", etc. Because tea is sipped on a moonlit night, some people also use the word "laurel". "The Autumn Wind is strong for the imperial censor, and Beidou Zun for the Shangshu", the two lines of hymn show that Yan Zhenqing is welcomed by the public, which strengthens the harmonious atmosphere between the guests and the host. It is also rare to use couplets to chant tea.
14. I thank Meng for admonishing the Han Dynasty for sending new tea
Lu Tong
... One bowl of tea will moisturize your throat, and two bowls will break the loneliness and dullness. Three bowls of dried intestines, only five thousand volumes of text. The four bowls cause light sweating, indicating that life is uneventful.
The sweat is dispersed to the pores, and the five bowls have clear muscles and bones. Six bowls of magical spirits.
You can’t eat even seven bowls. I just feel the cool breeze blowing in my armpits... An learned that millions
hundreds of millions of lives fell on the cliff and suffered hardship! So for the sake of admonishment, I asked the people whether they can finally get some rest.
Explanation: Because the tea tastes good, I ate seven bowls of it in a row. The author savored it carefully and had a new feeling with each bowl. After drinking seven bowls, I felt the breeze in my armpits, making me feel like a fairy. Finally, he thought of the working people who worked hard to pick and make tea, and expressed his deep sympathy to them: "An knew that millions of lives were lost, falling on the cliff and suffering hardship!" The poet believed that the working people deserved a rest.
Because the author used beautiful verses to express his deep feelings about tea, this tea poem is very popular and has remained popular for a long time. Later generations of poets and scribes should quote it. For example, Su Shi's "Jijiang Sencha" and "Shiyuan Sencha" etc. all used Gu Lutong's poems.
15. Tasting tea
Liu Yuxi
The cypress tree grows hawk-beak buds, and the old man sends it to Dixian's family.
There is more Xiangjiang moon in the sky today, illuminating a bowl full of falling flowers.
Explanation: The author received the tea leaves sent by Lao Lang and cooked them at night. Because the moon was bright and shone in the tea bowl, the color of the tea soup became more beautiful. The word "Xiangjiang" is included in the poem, indicating that this poem was written in Hunan.
16. Tea Man
Lu Guimeng
The gifted person recognizes spiritual grass and has a natural beauty. In leisure years, at the foot of Beishan Mountain, it seems to be the time of east wind.
Going to explore the beauty after the rain, the road is dangerous among the clouds. Only the harbinger of spring is known to people like this.
Explanation: This poem is a compilation of the poem "Tea Man" by Pi Rixiu. The author connects the tea man with "east wind" and "primaign bird". It seems that picking tea in spring has been agreed by the tea people and Dongfeng. The primrose is a good friend of tea people and can inform them of spring information in a timely manner.
17. Inscribed on Tea Mountain
Du Mu
The mountain is really beautiful in Dongwu, and the tea is called Rui Huakui. Although he is a common official who cuts talismans, he is also an immortal talent who performs tribute.
The stream stops at the end of the stream, and the flags are spread out on the green platform. The willow village is graceful, and the pine stream is noisy.
The clouds and peaks are steep, and the caves are wide and open. When Futian heard the laughter, he came to see the tower.
The spring is tender and golden, and the teeth are fragrant and the purple crab is cut. Paying homage to the chapter, the day is bright, and the light horse gallops towards the thunder.
The dancing sleeves invade the stream, and the singing valley answers. The sound of the chime sounds like a bird hiding in the leaves, and the snow shines brightly on Tan Mei.
It's good that the whole family is here, and they are also here to serve the imperial edict. The shade of the trees is fragrant and the tents are made, and the flower scriptures are piled up.
The scenery has faded in March, and I feel a cup of sadness when I come here. It’s hard to control myself when I revisit, I bow my head into the dust.
Explanation: The poem on Chashan is described in four aspects. The first is why the author came to Chashan, the second is the prosperous scene of Chashan during the tribute ceremony, the third is the natural scenery of Chashan, and the fourth is the tribute of purple bamboo shoot tea. This poem is very majestic and magnificent and has been recited by future generations.
18． Under the Tea Mountain
Du Mu
The spring breeze is the most graceful, and the sun sets in the west of Liucun.
The delicate clouds dominate the Xiu River, and the healthy water sings and divides the stream.
The wild flowers on the rock are far away, and the birds are chirping quietly.
Sit the wine on the grass, and there will be a beautiful woman to carry it.
Explanation: The author came to Guzhu Tea Mountain because he was ordered to supervise the production of tribute tea. This is a landscape poem he wrote. It was getting late, and we were on the west side of Liu Village. At this time, there was a charming and lovely cloud in the sky, and the roar of the stream could be heard in my ears. Although there were no wild flowers nearby, I could hear the chirping of birds. The poet also brought his beautiful lady with him, and sat together on the grass. Drink while enjoying the scenery of the tea area here.
19. A one- to seven-character poem (Ta poem)
(one or seven orders) about tea Yuan Zhen
Tea.
Fragrant leaves, buds.
I admire poets and monks.
Crafted white jade and woven red yarn.
Cho-fried yellow pistils are the color of yellow pistils, and the bowl is turned into dusty flowers.
The queen of the night invites you to accompany the bright moon, and the morning brings you to the morning glow.
It is untiring to wash away all the people of ancient and modern times, but it is not worthy of praise when drunkenness and chaos are imminent.
Explanation: This is a pagoda poem, which is rare in tea poems and not many in other poems. Pagoda poetry is a miscellaneous poetry name, originally called one- to seven-character poems, from one sentence to seven-character sentences, or two sentences selected to form a rhyme. Later, it was increased to cross sentences or fifteen-word sentences, and the number of words in each sentence or every two sentences increased in sequence.
This poem briefly describes the quality of tea, people's love for tea, people's tea drinking habits and the functions of tea. At the beginning of the poem, the words fragrant leaves and buds are used to describe the fragrance and tenderness of tea leaves, and then the poets and monks' love for tea. Then we talked about sencha, which was very particular.
20． The ancestors of Zhou Kuang begged for tea from Chaoxian
Mengjiao
The Taoism should not be boring, and the state of mind should not be diseased.
All the jade flowers are gone, and the lotus leaves are empty.
The Jinshui River is brightly colored, and the Shushan Mountain is full of fragrant bushes.
The cloud roots are only green, and the seal ribbon is already crimson.
I once obtained it from a noble person, and most of all I share the same poem with him.
Fortunately, I sent it as a beggar to save this poor bow.
21． On the Xun Mountain, there was no new tea among the bamboos, and he was rewarded with a poem
Liu Zongyuan
The fragrant bushes shaded the Xiangzhu, and the cold dew condensed the Qinghua. Returning to this snow-capped mountain, I picked up spiritual buds in the morning.
Steaming smoke overlooks the stone lase, and Lingdan Cliff is just around the corner. The garden is beautiful and colorful, and the jade is flawless.
Hu'er Cuan golden tripod, the fragrance lingers in the secluded world. Purify and worry about the true light, and return the source of faint evil.
Just like drinking nectar, the Buddha's service smokes Viya. Duh, if you win a couple with this peng, you will be noble and the clouds will flow.
22. Begging for new tea
Yao He
Light green and slightly yellow in the spring of Bijian. When picking it, you can hear the smell of hard work, meat and spicy food.
If you don’t spend money to buy poems and beg, how many Shan Weng people there are?
23． Appreciating tea
Liu Yuxi
The light soy sauce has fragrant and hawk-beak buds, and the old man was banished to an immortal family.
Today there will be more moonlight over the Xiangjiang River, illuminating the flowers.
24. On a cold night
Du Lei
On a cold night guests drink tea as wine, and the bamboo stove soup boils and becomes red.
The moon in front of the window is the same as usual, but the difference is that there are plum blossoms.
Explanation: This is a famous tea poem in history. The reason why this poem can be spread for a long time and remain timeless is probably because it expresses the thousands of years of Chinese culture of "respecting guests with tea" Cultural heritage, but also marks the change in ancient Chinese customs of entertaining guests instead of drinking.