I. Lifestyle
During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, most people's lifestyles were dominated by agriculture, and tea became an indispensable part of people's lives. When people are working, they will take a break in the field, eat some dry food and drink a cup of tea to replenish their physical strength. During the break, people will gather in teahouses and tea shops to drink tea, chat and exchange information. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the buildings of teahouses and tea shops were relatively simple. It was because people loved tea at that time that tea culture was deeply rooted in people's hearts and influenced people's lifestyle.
Second, social etiquette.
Tea is not only a drink in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, but also an important part of social etiquette. When people drink tea in teahouses and tea shops, there will be etiquette that the host treats them and the guests reciprocate. Etiquette, the host serves tea, the guests receive tea, and after drinking, they rinse their mouths with tea soup, which symbolizes cleaning their mouths and respecting etiquette. Such etiquette shows people's appreciation and respect for tea, and also makes tea culture closely linked with etiquette culture.
Third, tea culture.
The culture of tea set in Sui and Tang Dynasties is very rich. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, tea sets were made of porcelain, jade, iron and copper, which gradually formed their own unique style. Among them, porcelain was the most important tea set at that time, with beautiful shape, delicate texture, good light transmission and amazing high-temperature expression. In the use of tea sets, we can also see the elaborate decoration and collection of tea sets by Sui and Tang people. They like to decorate teapots, tea bowls and other tea sets with metal wires or precious ornaments such as dragon jade and coral.
Fourth, tea culture.
During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, oolong tea, black tea, green tea and other kinds of tea began to spread, and various places had their own unique tea making and processing methods, which gradually became a part of tea culture. In addition, rock tea and jasmine tea in Fujian during the Sui and Tang Dynasties were also very popular. During this period, people gradually formed the methods and standards of tea tasting, and even formed various slogans and aphorisms about tea drinking among tea drinkers, expressing people's love and attitude towards tea drinking.
To sum up, tea culture was an indispensable part of people's daily life in Sui and Tang Dynasties. Tea culture has a long history and has become a treasure of China culture.