Tea is one of the traditional cultures of the Chinese nation. It has a long history and is rich and colorful. The origin of tea art can be traced back to the Warring States period, and then developed into a unique cultural form. Tea art takes tea as the medium, and forms a unique artistic form and cultural charm with the help of ritual, Confucianism, Taoism and artistic aesthetics in China traditional culture. Today, tea culture has been deeply rooted in people's hearts, becoming one of the traditional cultures of the Chinese nation and a unique national quintessence. This paper will discuss the relationship between tea art and tea culture from the aspects of its origin, characteristics, connotation and extension.

The origin of tea art

The origin of tea art is related to the cultivation and production of tea trees. According to historical records, the earliest tea trees in China grew in Yunnan, Sichuan and other places in the south. At that time, tea was used as a medicinal material, but its medicinal value was not known.

The origin of tea art can be traced back to the Warring States period around 600 BC. At that time, tea has become an indispensable part of people's lives. During this period, people began to cook tea, which is the most primitive tea art.

With the passage of time, tea art has gradually evolved into various forms. In the Tang Dynasty, tea art became a cultural art with aesthetic value, among which Zen tea art was the most famous.

Characteristics of tea art

Tea art is a traditional culture. Through tea set, tea and cooking, many elements of China traditional culture are conveyed, such as etiquette, Confucianism, Taoism and artistic aesthetics. Tea art also emphasizes the unique tea ceremony culture, the essence of which lies in "building a road with tea" and integrating the process of tea art into life, thus achieving multiple purposes such as self-cultivation, heart-to-heart talk and gathering gas.

Connotation of tea culture

Tea culture is rich and colorful, with fascinating connotations. First of all, the literati tea ceremony is enlightened and elegant through taste, and achieves the purpose of promoting ideological and cultural exchanges, self-cultivation and so on. Secondly, Zen tea ceremony not only pays attention to the taste of tea, but also pays attention to its process and connotation, which will make people feel calm and natural Zen. In addition, tea culture is a kind of etiquette culture, such as tea intake, tea worship, tea serving and tea delivery. , have truly realized the beauty of etiquette. At the same time, tea culture contains many elements, such as TCM health preservation, China cooking, artistic aesthetics and so on, showing rich cultural connotations.

Extension of tea culture

Tea culture not only has a profound historical origin, but also develops and grows with the changes of the times. Nowadays, tea culture has been widely integrated into modern life, forming tea performance, tea culture tourism, rural leisure and holiday experience, tea town culture construction and other industries. And with the strengthening of people's awareness of health preservation, the driving and influence of tea culture is deepening day by day.

conclusion

Tea culture is a part of traditional culture in China. It conveys many elements of China traditional culture, including etiquette, Confucianism, Taoism, artistic aesthetics and so on, through the cultivation, production, care and drinking of tea. Tea culture has created a quiet and natural atmosphere, which has created the fine character of China traditional culture. Tea culture is full of humanistic warmth, and its artistic value, cultural value, social value, economic value and many other values make it more worthy of our development.