{"id":6339,"date":"2019-11-13T09:16:57","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T09:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-culture\/talk-about-the-tea-for-tranquillity-cha-yi-gong-ju\/"},"modified":"2019-11-13T09:16:57","modified_gmt":"2019-11-13T09:16:57","slug":"talk-about-the-tea-for-tranquillity-cha-yi-gong-ju","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/my\/talk-about-the-tea-for-tranquillity-cha-yi-gong-ju\/","title":{"rendered":"Talk about the tea for tranquillity \u8336\u827a\u5de5\u5177"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Cha dao(\u8336\u9053chádào) is a way of socializing, or it can be useful for meditation(meditation is the act of thinking a<\/em>bout something very carefully and deeply for a long time) and reflection. To perform a proper tea ceremony(\u8336\u827acháyì), it’s not necessary to have a large, elaborate space; a quiet corner at home is fine, as long as it’s a place wher people feel relaxed, such as a living room or study, says Jiang Yi, who has been studying cha dao since 2005. With just a small, palm-sized(means very small) pot and a cup, some hot water and a favorite tea, anyone can lower their stress and enjoy the beverage.<\/p>\n

Tea ceremony as a lifestyle can be enjoyed by everyone, though not many young people favor this way of unwinding and prefer beverages with a more straightforward taste.<\/p>\n

"Young people have less life experience, while tea is just like life," says Shi Jue, founder of the China Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Fund. "Tea has a rich texture, not just the subjective experience of the presentation."<\/p>\n

Still, some young people are taking up tea culture.<\/p>\n

Jiang, who’s in her 30s, runs a factory and says she becomes happier as she learns more a<\/em>bout tea. "The culture is so rich that you can never finish learning a<\/em>bout it," she says.<\/p>\n

Jiang drinks tea every day. It’s not addiction, but a way of life. She can spend 10 or 15 minutes to calm down and brew some tea. "Having the opportunity to stop for a moment in life is very nice, and your own pace slows as well," she says.<\/p>\n

Originally, tea was used as a medicinal herb and cooking ingredient. The art of tea making started in the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) and people co<\/em>nsidered it a way to cultivate the mind and spirit.<\/p>\n

From noblemen to monks, scholars to ordinary people, almost everyone would drink tea and it became very common, certainly appreciated because it improves a<\/em>lertness. Scholars and writers started to combine preparing and savoring tea with writing and poetry.<\/p>\n

The Tang Dynasty writer Lu Yu (AD 733-804) is known as "Sage of Tea" for his co<\/em>ntribution to Chinese tea culture. He wrote "The Classic of Tea," or "Cha Jing," the very first mo<\/em>nograph on tea in the world, including chapters on its origin, history, implements, methods of preparation and the other subjects.
 
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