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The Influence of Confucianism on Tea Culture
On the other hand, in the 5,000-year history of Chinese civilization, the spirit of China traditional culture is basically composed of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism and their influences, which directly affect and restrict the development and trend of China tea culture. For example, Confucianism's "pushing emptiness to the heavens and the earth, connecting everything", Taoism's "tranquility and far-reaching, Taoism and nature" and Buddhism's "tea meditation blindly, Brahma and I are the same" all lie in the spiritual connection and spiritual understanding between man and nature. The essence of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism penetrated into tea culture, further enriching the connotation of tea culture. Among them, Buddhism emphasizes "Zen tea blindly", which helps Zen with tea and practices meditation with tea as a gift. At the same time, Buddhist meditation was injected into tea culture. Taoism emphasizes that people should be willing to be close to nature when drinking tea, communicate with nature in thought and emotion, be comparable to nature in personality, and understand the laws of nature through tea drinking practice; Confucianism, on the other hand, takes tea as an opportunity to communicate nature and soul, attaches great importance to the high harmony between nature and humanity, and pursues the ideal realm and harmonious state of mind of "harmony between man and nature". On the surface, Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism in China all have their own schools of tea ceremony, with different forms and values. Buddhists are accompanied by loneliness in tea banquets, and they should see sex in a bright heart; Taoism drinks tea to seek emptiness and tranquility, avoiding the world and surpassing dust; Confucianism is inspired by tea, communicates interpersonal relationships and actively joins the WTO. Both artistic conception and value orientation have their own unique colors. This apparent difference does exist, but the spirits of various tea cultures have one thing in common, that is, harmony and calmness, which is actually supported by the Confucian doctrine of the mean.

China's tea ceremony thought combines the essence of Confucianism and Buddhism, among which Confucianism is the main body and in a dominant position. Confucianism originated in ancient times, but as a spiritual thought, it showed great vitality in the strain and development of different dynasties. It is characterized by all the time, everywhere and running through daily life. Drinking tea to exchange ideas and create a harmonious atmosphere can enhance friendship. The spirit of every tea culture is based on the Confucian doctrine of the mean. Sobriety, optimism, enthusiasm, affinity and tolerance constitute the cheerful style of Confucian tea ceremony spirit, which is not only the main theme of China tea culture, but also an important difference from Zen. Confucian tea ceremony is to entertain and educate. The cheerful spirit of Confucianism is particularly evident in the folk tea ceremony and tea custom. China Tea Ceremony also embodies the Confucian spirit of moderation, gentleness, comity, frugality and compromise, and embodies the great philosophy of self-cultivation, keeping the family in order, governing the country and leveling the world in daily life.