Since the prosperity of tea culture in the Tang Dynasty, tea ceremony aesthetics has gradually sprung up among court nobles and literati, and many poets and talents have also specially recited poems for tea. Such as Yuan Zhen's seven character Tea Poetry; For example, the poet Bai Juyi, who is not good at wine but loves tea alone, will be delighted whenever a friend gives new tea, so many good works and famous poems will be born; There are also Su Shi's tea metaphor, such as beauty, Li Qingzhao's tea drinking and education, etc. more historical celebrities' hobbies and contributions to tea culture are not listed here.
For this reason, tea culture has also become an important part of Chinese classical aesthetics. It has a long cultural precipitation and integrates the aesthetic thoughts of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. It is mainly reflected in the beauty of being natural, indifferent, simple and implicit.
1. The beauty of nature
Taoism stresses the thought of "the unity of heaven and man". Lao Tzu believes that "man follows the earth, earth follows the heaven, heaven follows the Tao and Taoism follows the nature", which is the essence of Taoism and its essence. After this idea is integrated into the tea ceremony, Chinese tea ceremony values nature and pays attention to the beauty of nature. Natural without carving, frank and simple. Plain contains connotation, and there is truth, goodness and beauty in frankness. This is the ultimate of natural beauty. This is reflected in the environmental tea ceremony. The design of tea mats is mainly natural and simple, and the selection of tea sets is also simple and natural. Therefore, the beauty of nature endows Chinese tea ceremony aesthetics with infinite vitality and cultural and artistic charm.
2. Beauty of indifference
Indifference means not pursuing fame and wealth and pursuing a quiet and leisurely life, just like a gentle breeze and contentment. Most Taoists are reclusive in the mountains and forests, unwilling to step into the world of mortals, let alone into the official career. Compared with the society, it pays more attention to the individual's spirit rather than external, and pays more attention to fantasy rather than pragmatism. And the ancient Chinese literati also pursued the indifferent realm of transcending the secular in artistic aesthetics. This style of talking and advocating tea has had a profound impact on Chinese tea ceremony, making the beauty of indifference an important part of Chinese tea ceremony aesthetics.
3. The beauty of simplicity
The beauty of simplicity is the ease of simplicity and frugality. As a habit in people's life, tea tasting is not only a physiological need, but also a cultural and spiritual need. Tea culture has become an important part of the same culture in China.
The value of tea tasting lies in simplicity and frugality, rather than complexity and extravagance. Since the tea ceremony came into being, it has taken "simplicity" and "frugality" as the principle, rejected red tape and did not advocate complex operation steps, showing the world a beauty shared by refined and popular tastes. Lu Yu also said in the book of tea that "tea is thrifty", that is, tea should be simple and easy. The more simple and easy tea is, the more it is worth tasting and the more people can understand the true meaning of life.
3. The beauty of simplicity
The beauty of simplicity is the ease of simplicity and frugality. As a habit in people's life, tea tasting is not only a physiological need, but also a cultural and spiritual need. Tea culture has become an important part of the same culture in China.
The value of tea tasting lies in simplicity and frugality, rather than complexity and extravagance. Since the tea ceremony came into being, it has taken "simplicity" and "frugality" as the principle, rejected red tape and did not advocate complex operation steps, showing the world a beauty shared by refined and popular tastes. Lu Yu also said in the book of tea that "tea is thrifty", that is, tea should be simple and easy. The more simple and easy tea is, the more it is worth tasting and the more people can understand the true meaning of life.
