The custom of Chinese new year tea has existed since ancient times. Cao Xueqin, who was proficient in tea, described in his dream of red mansions that Xi people went home to have new year's tea and held new year's tea ceremonies in temples, which to some extent reflected the popularity of folk New Year's tea customs at that time.
Today, reunion, visiting relatives and friends, and delivering tea are of course the best choices. Why give tea instead of tobacco and alcohol? From the perspective of health, it is well known that long-term smoking and drinking are harmful to health. So why send tea during the Spring Festival? What's the point?
When I don't know what to send
Tea must be right
Many times, we don't know the preference of the recipient. It will be embarrassing if the recipient doesn't like or doesn't use it. What if the recipient doesn't smoke or drink? Send food. What if the other party doesn't like it? It's really hard to choose, but tea doesn't have these concerns. The nature of tea in the gift field is relatively moderate and applicable to various occasions. For people who like to drink tea, it's just like him. Even if it's not the tea he usually likes to drink, it's also a "taste of fresh tea" for him. If the other party doesn't drink tea at ordinary times, there will always be a time when tea is needed to entertain guests.
