Ziyang Folk Tea Ceremony Culture

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Ziyang has not formed a fixed form of tea drinking in its long history. In the frequent natural disasters and wars, Ziyang culture has had several faults in history. The Majiaying culture in the Neolithic Age, the Baimashi culture in the Xia and Shang Dynasties and the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and the temple culture with Dongming Temple as the main body in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty, the cultural prosperity of these periods did not form a relationship of inheritance. Before the establishment of the county, Ziyang belonged to Qin, Bashu, and Jingchu. Different cultural factors were scattered in it. In addition, Ziyang was far away from the political, economic, and cultural centers, which led to the fragmentation and inconspicuousness of Ziyang tea culture. The unique location of the region provided a channel for Yunchabacha to advance to the Central Plains and the southeast, forming a transition zone between the southwest and southeast of Ziyang tea culture. The Qinling Mountains also became a watershed between the north and the south, setting up obstacles for the introduction of the Tang Dynasty aristocratic tea ceremony and the elegant tea ceremony. Although the fragrance of the Tang Dynasty aristocratic tea ceremony once permeated the Han River Basin, it was already a waste of time to find its traces. The development of commercial economy has pushed the wheel of civilization forward, making masts and masts stand across the East and West Han Rivers, and merchant ships have been busy, constantly bringing the Central Plains culture and Hunan-Chu culture. In addition, the influx of refugees from Jingxiang into Laolin, the integration of drinking methods and cultures from various places, led to the diversity of Ziyang tea culture, forming an alienated body with Hunan-Chu culture, Bashu culture, and Chang'an culture as the main body. Third, after Ziyang was established as a county, due to the tea-horse trade in the Ming Dynasty and the opening up to Central Asia and the East China Sea coast, the trade with tea, ceramics, and silk as the main body has once again improved the economic status of tea. At the same time, because temples and Taoist temples use tea to understand Buddhism and tea to understand Taoism, they have cultivated the growth of tea ceremony and reborn the prototype of Ziyang tea ceremony. Tea ceremony culture Contents of Ziyang tea ceremony Ziyang tea culture has no fixed form in history. Covered bowl tea and pot brewing are its main forms in the history of drinking, and the folk "turning to drink" has become a major feature of the people in Bashan. In the past, people in the mountains and old forests also used a small hanging pot to boil tea, and then shared it with earthenware, wooden bowls, and bamboo tubes. Due to the continuous improvement of living standards, the swallows in the halls of the rich and powerful have now flown into the homes of ordinary people. Reform and opening up have inspired the formation of Ziyang Tea Ceremony. The content of Ziyang Tea Ceremony: It is a spiritual structure embodied by tea leaves, tea sets, water, tea songs, jokes, music, clothing, environment, and tea ceremony. Tea Ziyang Selenium-rich Maojian: The appearance of the tea is tight, fine, uniform, straight, slightly white, green, fresh, and sweet. The soup is tender green, clear, and bright. Ziyang Selenium-rich Cuifeng: The tea is firm, straight, and beautiful, with green color, tender and fragrant aroma, high and lasting fragrance, tender green and clear soup, fresh taste, sweet aftertaste, and tender green and bright leaves. Ziyang Selenium-rich Yinzhen: The tea is straight like a needle, with visible hair, emerald green color, tender and lasting fragrance, clear and bright soup, fresh taste, sweet aftertaste, and tender green and bright leaves. Ziyang selenium-rich fragrant hair: compact and beautiful appearance, tender green color, hairy and visible, tender and fragrant aroma, long-lasting, high and long, tender green soup color, fresh and sweet taste, bright green leaves. In addition to the above famous teas, Ziyang tea is also divided into sun-dried green and stir-fried green. Sun-dried green is resistant to brewing, the soup color is yellow, and it is refreshing; stir-fried green is mellow and fragrant, the soup color is emerald green, and it is easy to brew and durable. Teaware Ziyang tea ceremony is divided into covered bowl tea ceremony teaware and Kung Fu tea ceremony teaware. The teaware of covered bowl tea ceremony consists of tea tray, tea bowl, tea spoon, tea water pourer, tea washing pot, tea storage pot, kettle and electric stove. Tea bowls are mostly Jiangxi Jingdeqing flower cups, Dingzhou ivory white thin body cups and Fu Lu Shou Xi colorful dragon pattern cups. Kung Fu tea ceremony teaware is the most expensive Yixing purple sand Kung Fu tea ceremony teaware, while the inner hall white glaze is the most suitable for shallow cups and deep cups to reflect the quality of Ziyang tea. Water Ziyang famous water can be divided into two categories, one is mountain spring. The discovered high-quality spring waters such as Haoping zinc, selenium, and strontium mineral water, and Longwang Spring of the Tea Research Institute are the best for brewing Ziyang tea. The second category is well water. Well water is still a spring water to a large extent, but it is inferior to spring water. Although the water in the Han River under Ziyang Weng'er Mountain was once ranked as the 13th water in the world by Lu Yu, it has long been out of the famous water list due to the formation of reservoirs and the pollution of the Han River. Tea Song Tea Song is an important part of Ziyang Tea Ceremony. It was originally a metaphor for expressing love and expressing one's feelings during the process of picking and making tea. The song is melodious and graceful, sometimes with a sharp turn and rise, and there is a bit of wildness in the delicacy. The lyrics often start with metaphors, and the language is simple and well-behaved, which can always move the other party's mind. From time to time, there are some sour words and coquettish words, which reflect the singer's desire and helplessness. Nowadays, tea songs are integrated into the tea ceremony, and the regional flavor of the tea ceremony is more prominent. The songs show the harmony and vividness of Xiangfeng, Chuci and Ba language. Laughter and scolding are important processes of tea drinking and communication among the people in Ziyang. When acquaintances meet and drink tea, they always laugh and scold, one is to see who is smarter and compete with each other; the other is to adjust the atmosphere of the conversation. For example: I "plug" you to drink. If you meet a woman, you will scold me "plug" you "hole", and the woman will reply you "bite" "hole", these words are mostly allusions to male and female genitals. If you are tired and thirsty, hold the tea cup and drink, some people whistle and satirize it as "cow" drinking. Scolding and laughing are occasionally used in the elegant tea ceremony, but they are very subtle and clever to adjust the atmosphere. Music: Music is an important background of the entire tea ceremony. In Ziyang, folk songs, folk songs and minor tunes are mainly used. Sometimes a small band is formed, with melodious orchestral music, which can clear the mind and get rid of vulgarity. Clothing: Ziyang's traditional clothing is varied, with different materials, workmanship, and embroidery styles. While innovating, the continuity of traditional culture should be taken into account. The top should be in the form of a large lapel with bell sleeves, and the bottom should be a skirt with piping and wide-leg pants. There is no fixed law, it depends on the situation and the time. The style of the environment should be elegant and casual. The interior of the elegant tea ceremony should have four things: fairy tea, calligraphy and painting, fine porcelain, and beauty, and the decoration should combine tradition with modernity. The leisure tea ceremony is a blend of Western style and local style. Music and tea snacks are essential. The spirit of Ziyang tea ceremony: Tea as a way has far exceeded the effects of quenching thirst, breaking boredom, refreshing the brain, improving eyesight, opening the limbs, and relaxing all joints. Tea as a way has become a spirit and a law. Ziyang tea ceremony should be based on the principle of spreading and promoting the good name of Ziyang selenium-rich tea, using Ziyang culture to improve the status and taste of Ziyang selenium-rich tea as a guide, using Ziyang selenium-rich tea to provide more people with healthy green drinks as a purpose, and using unique regional culture and unique tea art process as the basis for dissemination. Ziyang selenium-rich tea ceremony takes the transmission of courtesy, cleanliness, elegance and benefit as the basic spirit. Etiquette is the first priority in Chinese culture. Treat guests from all directions with courtesy. Etiquette generates respect, respect for ancestors, respect for immortals, and respect for guests from all directions. Respect generates harmony, harmony generates vitality, and prosperity of vitality will lead to success. Cleanliness is to use clean tea, clean water, clean utensils, and a pure heart for the enjoyment of the world and for the health of the world. The delicateness, body rhythm, and gentle and graceful movements of elegant tea brewing, the elegance of the tea ceremony, the four hidden meanings of Zen in words, and the humorous and appropriate elegance give birth to the elegant style. Benefiting others is a blessing, benefiting oneself is a benefit, and benefiting the world is a grace. People do not move without benefit, things do not prosper without benefit, and tea is useless without benefit.

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