Overview of Wuyi black tea network culture

As the old saying goes: "Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are eternal landscape tea", tea has an indissoluble bond with Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, and the connotation of Wuyishan tea culture is concisely summarized.

Throughout the development of tea culture in China, Wuyishan tea culture is highly praised by Confucian scholars. The Origin of Wuyishan Tea According to the textual research of Chen Xun, a contemporary tea expert, tea in China spread from west to east in the second century, and soon there was tea in Wuyishan. Wuyishan tea has a long history and is highly praised by literati. It can be traced back to the Southern Dynasty (479-502 AD), and the earliest written records can be found in the Annals of Chong 'an County written by Sun Qiao in the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty was a period of rapid development of tea. In a letter to dignitaries, Wuyishan personifies the tea produced in Wuyishan and calls it "late sweetness" and "late sweetness", which means rich sweetness and endless delicacies. Wuyishan tea has a history of 1000 years, which has a deep historical origin with Confucianism.

As the saying goes, "There were Zhu in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Zhu in the Southern Song Dynasty, ancient culture in China, Mount Tai and Wuyi". The reason why Wuyishan can be rated as the world's double heritage of nature and culture has a lot to do with Zhu, a master of Neo-Confucianism. At the same time, Zhu is also a tea lover. Zhu has lived in Wuyishan for nearly 50 years. He writes books and talks here, teaches students, gathers friends and fights for tea, promotes people with tea, talks about tea and enjoys picking tea. As a representative of Confucian school, the essence of Zhu's thought is mainly embodied in the realm of "golden mean" or "neutralization philosophy". Confucianism only links "zhong" with "he", and "he" is both a Confucian worldview and a Confucian methodology. Harmony, quietness, elegance and truth profoundly outline the ideological essence of Wuyishan tea culture, which is also the basic spirit of tea ceremony. Among them, "harmony" is the highest realm. First of all, judging from the picking time of Wuyishan tea, the picking time should be just right. Spring tea is usually picked before Grain Rain and the long summer, summer tea before the summer solstice, and autumn tea after beginning of autumn. The tenderness of tea leaves during picking has a great influence on the quality of rock tea. Tea is too tender, which not only can't meet the requirements of baking process, but also has low aroma and bitter taste. On the contrary, if the tea is too old, the taste will be light, fragrant and strong, and the qualification rate of tea is low. Secondly, from the processing of Wuyishan tea, Wuyishan tea takes the essence of the production principle of red and green tea, and adds special technical measures to make it more mellow. The process of making rock tea is complicated and meticulous. Finally, judging from the taste of Wuyishan tea, Wuyishan tea pays attention to the construction of the environment, and "arranging flowers, hanging pictures, ordering tea and burning incense" are the four major arts of tea ceremony. In the performance of Wuyishan tea art, "burning incense and breathing" is an essential procedure, and this purpose is to create a peaceful atmosphere. Tea in Wuyishan, you can also sit on the grass in the mountains, make friends with the natural landscape, and play a song of flowing mountains and rivers together.