People in the Tang Dynasty like drinking tea and are willing to put these spices just because they live a rich life and are frugal on the basis of wealth. They never throw away things that can be used at home, but try to use them as much as possible. If you think there is chaos in the war, how can you be in the mood for tea? This shows how prosperous the Tang Dynasty was at that time. People could drink tea to their heart's content and live so comfortably.
Through a series of reforms, by the fourth year of Zhenguan, the social wealth of the Tang Dynasty had accumulated to a certain extent, that is, it was very rich. It can be said that every family has money and good conditions, no thieves, no food, and no one goes home without closing the door. Under the rule of Emperor Taizong, the people had the concept of keeping in good health.
Jujube and orange peel with nourishing blood and benefiting qi have certain functions in relieving cough, resolving phlegm and relieving asthma, including today's traditional Chinese medicine. Jujube and orange peel will also be used as Chinese medicine. At that time, the people of Datang knew how to keep healthy with food at home.
Both ginger and onion have the function of dispelling cold. Although we don't use them to make tea, we still need them when making soup. Putting these two ingredients into sparerib soup and winter melon soup is not only delicious, but also very beneficial to our health.
We also add jujube and orange peel to tea, and some people put sesame seeds and medlar. This is a health-preserving way of drinking tea, which is good for people's health. I think it is mainly because of the wealth of Datang that people have time to study these soup and things like that. If Datang, the people are poor, how can they have leisure to drink tea?
People in the Tang Dynasty drank tea and put these things in order to preserve their health and prove the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.