1. From the positioning, it can be divided into five regional tea art forms. Among them, Southern District (Guangdong, Guangxi, Taiwan Province and Fujian) is the most prominent.

2. History can be divided into six periods, namely, the Han and Tang Dynasties were official property; Song is a literary work; During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was an art; During the Republic of China, it was a boutique; New China is a miscellaneous product of the sixties and seventies. Today, it is regarded as a product.

3. Lifestyle can be divided into four categories: court, folk custom, literati and elegant art, and some people think it is a genre classification.

4. From the traditional schools, it can be divided into nine schools, namely Sima School in Han Dynasty (popular in the Central Plains, emphasizing tea. Lost); Sui dynasty sleeve drinking school (popular in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, emphasizing the method of tea tasting. Lost); Emei school in Tang dynasty (popular in Sichuan, emphasizing health preservation. Inherited to this day); Zen Buddhism in Tang Dynasty (popular in Buddhism and Zhejiang area. Inherited to this day); In Song Dynasty, Kung Fu School was popular in Fujian and Guangdong, because these two areas were the exile places of China literati at that time, and the literati had plenty of time to warm tea, so this kind of tea art was born. Inherited to this day); Zheng School in Ming Dynasty (popular outside Gyeonggi and Shanhaiguan, originating in Wen Zhiming), Zheng School tea art is regarded as a realm by today's calligraphy and painting circles. Inherited to this day); Hui School in Qing Dynasty (popular in Anhui and North China) is the representative of generous and casual tea tasting, which is the style of Beijing big bowl tea later seen. Inherited to this day); The Dragon School in the Republic of China (popular in Hunan and Hubei) is similar to today's long-billed pot tea art (lost); Modern Taoism (popular in Taoism, emphasizing health preservation. )