Tea and Poetry Culture

The relationship between tea and poetry culture can be traced back to ancient times, and China tea culture and poetry culture are intertwined. The relationship between tea and poetry culture is reflected in the following aspects:

First, tea and poetry culture

The origin of tea culture in China is very early, dating back to the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty was the pinnacle of China's ancient culture. At this time, poetry and songs were popular among literati, and tea became a necessity for literati. Tea is a kind of beverage with temperature and taste. Drinking tea can make people think clearly and inspire generate, which naturally forms a close relationship between tea and poetry culture.

There is a famous saying in the Book of Tea by Lu Yu, a poet in the Tang Dynasty: "Where there is Chaze, there is Zen, and where there is Zen, there is Tao". This sentence is meaningful, expressing the inherent meaning that drinking tea can lead people to meditate and think. Therefore, many poets and literati regard tea as the source of creation and express their love for tea with poetry.

Second, tea culture, tea ceremony and poetry culture

Tea ceremony is an art and philosophy formed on the basis of tea. Tea ceremony emphasizes the cultural connotation of integration with nature, self-cultivation and getting along with people through the use of nature, the selection and use of tea sets, the process of etiquette and the experience of drinking tea.

The practice of tea ceremony and the creation of poetry have similar ideological connotations. If you draw inspiration from your own life and pay attention to natural expression in your creation, you will form a silent emotional flow. Tea ceremony pays attention to the selection of tea sets, emphasizing the aesthetics of "respect, delicacy, elegance and simplicity", which echoes the aesthetic pursuit connotation in poetry works, which not only increases the cultural connotation of poetry, but also enriches the significance of tea culture and the aesthetic value of tea art.

Tea Fu and Poetry Culture

Tea fu refers to the fu literature with tea as the theme, that is, the fu literature aimed at tea varieties, landscapes, cooking methods, tasting and so on. Tea Fu is a unique style in the history of China literature. It not only shows the poet's love and reverence for tea, but also reveals the poet's deeper understanding and perception of social subculture, life culture and humanistic spirit.

In the Tang Dynasty, Li Bai wrote Tea Song, Du Fu wrote Tea Shop and other tea fu, and poetry works with tea as the theme appeared. The collision between tea fu and poetry culture greatly enriched the connotation and expression of China literature and culture.