Then, this issue of tea culture will take you to know about Chaoshan kungfu tea.
The so-called congou tea is not a kind of tea or the name of tea. It's a tea-making technique. It is called kungfu tea because this way of making tea is very particular. It takes a certain time to operate, and this time is used for learning when brewing and drinking. Gongfu tea originated in Song Dynasty, and it is most popular in Chaoshan area of Guangdong and Zhangzhou and Quanzhou area of Fujian. It is the inheritance and in-depth development of tea tasting art since Tang and Song Dynasties. Su Zhe has a poem saying: "Fujian's tea is the best in the world, and I don't know how to devote myself to tea."
Kung Fu Tea, namely Chaoshan Tea Ceremony, is the most representative tea ceremony in ancient tea culture in China. According to the examination, the tea culture in the Tang Dynasty was very perfect, and people along the coast liked drinking tea very much. In Chaoshan, tea is regarded as the best etiquette for hospitality, and it has been improved.
Tasting kungfu tea is one of the most famous customs in Chaoshan area. In Chaoshan area, every household has a set of Kung Fu tea set, which must be drunk several times a day. Even Chaoshan people who live abroad or emigrate overseas still maintain the custom of tasting Kung Fu tea. It can be said that where there are Chaoshan people, there is the shadow of congou.
This is not only because tea has many health-preserving functions, but also because tea has the artistic conception of "governing gentlemen and clearing body and mind" since ancient times. Nowadays, kungfu tea has penetrated into every corner of social life and spread all over the world, silently playing the role of a link of communication and friendship, and the rich tea fragrance moistens and soothes people's hearts.
In the era when congou tea was formed (from the middle of Ming Dynasty to the beginning of Qing Dynasty), "Chaozhou" was the representative place and economic, cultural and administrative center of Chaoshan area. Therefore, "Chaozhou" in Kung Fu Tea does not refer to Chaozhou in the current administrative area, but refers to the Chaoshan area composed of Jieyang, Chaozhou, Shantou and a part of Fengshun County. In modern Chinese dictionaries, "Kung Fu" and "Kung Fu" have the same sound and similar meaning, but in Chaozhou, the sound and meaning are different.
The word "kung fu" in the semantics of Chaozhou language refers to being fastidious, meticulous and attentive in doing things. In the past, in Chaoshan area, people with certain technical content were called "working daughters-in-law", and those who were picky and careful were called "karoshi".
It can be seen that "Kung Fu Tea" with the word "Kung Fu" is a very particular tea affair, and it is the general summary and title of Chaoshan people for refined tea, elegant tea set, elegant brewing technology, taste level, etiquette and customs, leisure and so on. Kung Fu tea is not only from Chaoshan, but also from China and the world.
Kungfu tea is classified as a national intangible cultural heritage, a wealth left by Chaoshan ancestors, a unique tea culture in China and a "living fossil" of ancient Kungfu tea in China. It is not only orderly and polite, but also elegant in the way of tea set and tea art, with a philosophy of seeing the big from the small, being clever at the outside and clumsy at the inside, and making clear profits and losses.
As a classic school of Chinese tea art, Kung Fu tea condenses the essence of China tea ceremony culture, is the perfect embodiment of vulgarity, and is the precipitation of history and traditional culture. Nowadays, congou tea has penetrated into every corner of social life and spread all over the world, silently playing the role of a link of communication and friendship, and the rich tea fragrance moistens and soothes people's hearts. Kung fu tea advocates the spirit of "harmony, respect, elegance and joy", which will surely surpass the limitations and be enjoyed by more people.