A Brief Introduction to Tea Classics
1 min readTea ceremony is part of the oriental culture.The word”chadao”（tea ceremony）was first appeared in the Tang dynasty，but till today no scientific and precise definition has been made.Recently，many experts and scholars specialized in tea culture tried to understand tea ceremony from different perspectives，and also did many explorations in theory，but they still could not make a simplified definition.
A Brief Introduction to Tea Classics
The content of the Tea Classics was very profound；besides paying attention to the development history of tea and the tea culture in the Tang dynasty，it also proposed the theory of”graceful in behavior and frugal in morality”in tea ceremony.In the first chapter，Lu Yu pointed out directly:tea as a kind of drink was most suitable for those honest，persevering，modest and disciplined people.Thi reflected Lu Yu’s mentality of showing his lofty aspirations by simple living，and achieving lasting accomplishment by leading a quiet life.
Through his love for tea-drinking，he showed his thrift and honesty.Such elegant simplicity and lofty aspirations achieved harmony with the emphases of behaving properly to cultivate oneself，regulating oneself and running the state.As the core of the moral norms oi tea ceremony，”to polish one’s behavior and cultivate thrifty”run through the whole book of the Tea Classics，which also established the foundation of the traditional culture connotation of Chinese tea ceremony.
