Selection and use of tea ceremony incense
Selection method of incense for tea ceremony
Among all the fragrances, agarwood is the most versatile with Tieguanyin, Pu 'er and black tea. Natural agarwood smells elegant, dignified and mellow, tastes sweet and mellow, feels comfortable and elegant when used, and has a good artistic background of tea tasting.
As agarwood? King Xiang? It is very precious. Different habitats, different fragrance environments, different biochemical reactions of plants, and different tastes of agarwood. The most important thing to choose is to look at one's taste for smell. Among them, agarwood from Vietnam and Indonesia is the most sought after. Due to the advantages of geography and climate, Vietnamese agarwood is the best in both sweet and cold taste, so it is generally believed that the quality of Vietnamese incense will be higher than that of Indonesia.
However, it is necessary to remind tea drinkers that it is best to pay attention to distinguish fake agarwood when buying. Natural spices can purify the air and regulate the body and mind. The most taboo is to use inferior flavors and fragrances. When fake agarwood burns, its fragrance is mostly perfume or essence, some have the smell of wine, and some have no fragrance at all, but it is completely different from the burning fragrance of real agarwood.
Usage of tea ceremony incense
Generally speaking, the fragrant products in a tea mat can be divided into cooked fragrant and raw fragrant, also called dry fragrant and wet fragrant. Cooked incense refers to finished spices, which can generally be bought in incense shops. A small amount of perfume is made by the perfumer himself. Incense production refers to the use of various spices to make incense (also known as incense performance) on the spot before making a dynamic demonstration of the teahouse.
Cooked incense styles include: column incense, line incense, coil incense, strip incense and so on. These are common cooked incense styles. Another piece of incense, powder, etc. It's used for incense.
Live performance is not only a technology, but also an art, which is ornamental. It has played an extraordinary role in the spread of Xiangdao culture.
Introduction of China Tea Ceremony
Tea originated in China, and China has the longest history, so it is also the most interesting. Although, in the history of China, what kind of life did a wealthy family lead? Tea to rice. Life; But, poor families? Rough tea and light rice? But they can't live without one? Tea? Words. Anyway? With a cup of tea, you can be happy? . So, China people are used to it in life? Three meals a day? . However, due to historical reasons, regional differences and ethnic differences, China people's attitudes are varied. That's what they usually call it? Thousands of miles are different from the wind, and hundreds of miles are different from customs. ?
Tea art originated from the tea ceremony and began in the Tang Dynasty. So it is also called tea ceremony, tea ceremony. It was first seen in Wen Jian Ji written by Feng in the Tang Dynasty: Tea ceremony prevailed, and all princes and ministers drank it? . This is the first time in the world? Tea ceremony? This word indicates that China is the birthplace of tea ceremony. It can be seen that the tea ceremony in the Tang Dynasty was widely popular among princes and nobles, and a certain tea ceremony program was formed. The development of tribute tea in Tang Dynasty provided conditions for the formation and perfection of the court. According to New Tang Book? According to geographical records, the Gongcha area in the Tang Dynasty has developed to sixteen counties, which shows its large scale. Li Zhao's Supplement to National History in the Tang Dynasty recorded that in order to make tribute tea catch up with the Qingming banquet of the imperial court, there were also people who sent tea to Beijing day and night? Urgent tea? . 1987, the gold and silver tea sets and glass tea sets used by the Tang Dynasty court unearthed in Fudi Palace, Shaanxi Province, are the earliest and most complete historical relics of tea in the world, and have not been recorded in historical materials. It is helpful for people to understand the luxury and specific ways of drinking tea in the court of Tang Dynasty. Therefore, Tao is a historical and cultural celebrity in China. On the basis of long-term tea drinking practice, according to the characteristics of tea, tea drinking environment, tea set configuration, brewing skills and tea drinking art closely related to tea drinking, combined with local customs and cultural characteristics, a set of tea drinking etiquette is summarized. It represents the host's understanding of the basic spirit of tea or a kind of affinity and respect for the host and guests. Since the Tang Dynasty, with the development of society, it has gradually moved towards society and served human communication and economic development.
In ancient China, such as the imperial court of the Tang Dynasty? Qingming banquet? , Song Dynasty? Fight tea? , Ming and Qing literati? Tea party? Temple? Ordinary tea? . And how do modern people entertain guests? Guests come to offer tea? Guangdong, Fujian? Hakka kungfu tea? There are also various tea drinking customs of ethnic minorities, all of which contain tea? Tao? And then what? Art? But it is closely combined with life, so it is closer to reality and will not be too stylized like Japanese tea ceremony.
In modern China, it was Taiwan Province Province that developed into a standardized operation. Taiwan Province Luyu Center, which is dedicated to popularizing tea-making techniques, has formed a popular tea consumption form through years of teaching and practice, with the active participation of the public and close integration with many museums. The applied utensils include tea calyx, tea boat, tea towel, tea soup, tea stall, tea tray, teapot, kettle and so on.
China mostly appears in the form of performances, such as Shaanxi Imitation Tang Palace, Shanghai Imitation Qing Scholars, Yunnan Sancha, Fujian Wulong, Zhejiang Longjing Tea, Hunan Leicha, Jiangxi Zen Tea and Shanxi Wutaishan Buddha Tea.
Selection of tea ceremony utensils
1, main tea set
(1) teapot
An appliance for making tea. The teapot consists of four parts: lid, body, bottom and feet. The cover has holes, buttons, seats, covers and other details. The pot body has details such as mouth, lip wall, mouth, flow, abdomen, shoulder, handle (handle, wrench) and so on. Due to the subtle differences in handle, lid, body and shape, there are hundreds of teapot shapes.
According to the shape of the pot handle, it can be divided into:
Side carrying pot: the handle of the pot is ear-shaped and opposite to the spout.
Beam-lifting pot: the handle of the pot is rainbow-shaped above the lid.
Flying pot: the handle of the pot is above one side of the pot body, flying in a ribbon shape.
Handle pot: the handle of the pot is like a handle, at right angles to the pot body.
Stemless pot: Stemless, holding the pot head to pour tea.
According to the shape of the cover, it can be divided into:
Gland pot: the lid of the pot is pressed flat on the spout, and the spout is not exposed.
Cover the pot: the pot cover is embedded in the pot, and the edge of the pot cover is flush with the pot mouth.
Cut off the pot: the pot cover and the pot body are integrated, and only the slit is exposed.
According to the shape of the pot bottom, it can be divided into:
Bottom pressing pot: press the bottom of the teapot into a concave shape without adding feet.
Foot nail pot: There are three protruding feet at the bottom of the teapot.
Bottom pot: add a circle of feet to the bottom of the teapot.
According to the morphological characteristics of teapot, it can be divided into several parts:
Rounder: A teapot mainly composed of curves with different directions and curvatures. The flesh and blood are symmetrical, and the turning point is round and meaningful.
Square ware: a teapot mainly composed of straight lines of different lengths. The lines and surfaces are quite smooth and well-defined, showing a clean, bright and elegant masculine beauty.
Plastic products: a teapot that imitates various natural animals and plants and is decorated with semi-circular reliefs. Its characteristics are ingenious modeling, ingenious colors, exquisite workmanship, ingenious conception, simple but not unconventional; Give consideration to reason and interest, and skillfully use the natural color of purple sand mud to achieve the effect of both form and spirit. Such as tree gall pot, pumpkin pot, plum pile pot, pine drying pot, peach pot and so on.
Ribbed pot: the pot body has moire and water ripple, and the lid part keeps round. Such as ichthyosaur pot, lotus heart pot and so on.
In addition, according to whether there is an inner container or not, the teapot can be divided into an ordinary pot (without an inner container) and a filter pot (a straight filter bag is placed at the mouth of the pot to separate the tea residue from the tea soup).
(2) Tea boat
A bottom tea set for placing teapots, etc. It not only increases the appearance, but also prevents the desktop from being burnt. Its main shapes are:
Disc-shaped: the edge is low, and it is disc-shaped, which can fully show the lines of teapot.
Bowl-shaped: the edge is as high as a big bowl, and the teapot is protected in the middle.
Double deck: The tea boat consists of two decks, with many drainage holes at the bottom of the upper deck and a reservoir at the lower deck. The waste water during brewing flows into the lower layer through the drainage hole.
(3) Small cup
Tea Sea, also known as Tea Sea, is a kind of tea-distributing instrument, which pours all the brewed tea soup into the human body. Because of its uniform concentration of tea soup, it is also called fair cup. Its types are:
Pot-shaped cup: it is to use a small teapot as a small cup.
Handle-less cup: omit the handle and pull out a flange at the mouth of the pot to replace the handle.
Simple cup: No cover, with or without handle, with an outlet drawn from the cup body.
(4) small teacups
A person who tastes tea with tea soup. Its types are:
Cup turning: The cup mouth turns out like a trumpet.
Open cup: the mouth of the cup is larger than the bottom of the cup, also called cup-shaped cup.
Straight cup: a barrel-shaped cup with the same size as the cup body.
Convergent cup: a drum-shaped cup with a diameter smaller than the cup body.
Cup: A cup with a handle.
Covered cup: A cup with a lid, with or without a handle.
(5) Cup holder (also called saucer)
A cup holder is a tool for supporting a teacup. Its forms are:
Disc: The supporting edge is low and shallow.
Bowl-shaped: the supporting edge is as high as a small bowl.
High-legged modeling: there are cylindrical high legs at the bottom of the cup holder.
Trust modeling: there is a bowl-shaped or dish-shaped high-legged tray in the center of the tray, which is mostly used in conjunction with a cup-shaped cup or tea bowl, and the bottom of the cup or tea bowl is supported by the tray.
(6) cover
Support the lid, cup lid and utensils of the lid, keep the lid clean and avoid getting wet by the table. Its forms are: cushion-shaped: such as dish-shaped cup holder.
Support shape: a small round instrument supported in the center of the cover; Or a cylindrical device.
(7) Tea bowls
Bowl-shaped tea tasting utensils, or directly put tea leaves for brewing. Its forms are:
Round bottom: The bottom of the tea bowl is round.
Sharp-bottomed shape: usually called a teacup, the bottom of the teacup is tapered.
(8) Cover the bowl
A combined device for soaking and drinking consists of a cup cover, a tea bowl and a cup holder, or is used for holding soaked tea soup.
(9) big teacups
Most of them are straight round barrels, covered or uncovered, with or without handles, glass or porcelain.
(10) Brewing Cup and Brewer
Brewing cup refers to a cup-shaped device used to make tea, and the mouth of the cup has a pouring opening. The bowl cover and small handle mentioned above can sometimes be used as brewing handles. Brewer refers to the device that the cup cover is connected with the filter screen to separate the tea dregs from the tea soup, and the central shaft can be pushed up and down like a piston to make the tea soup uniform.
(1 1) water injection
Generally, it is a kettle with a slender spout and a long and straight body. It is mainly used to hold cold water and inject it into the boiler for heating. Or fill boiling water, inject water when heating, or make tea when the water temperature drops slightly.
2, auxiliary supplies
1, tea tray
A tray for holding cups, bowls or snacks. , and show it to the guests.
2. Tea tray
A tray for putting tea sets when making tea. Its forms are:
Regular shape: Tea trays have symmetrical geometric shapes, such as squares and circles.
Natural modeling: imitation of wood, stone and other modeling and carving.
Drainage shape: There are holes in the bottom of the tea tray, which can make the wastewater flow into the reservoir below.
3. Wipe the dishcloth for cups and plates
It is usually a small square of cotton and linen fabric, which is used to clean tea sets, absorb residual water and support teapots.
4. Wipe the dishcloth for cups and plates
Generally, it is a rectangular large piece of cotton and linen fabric to cover the tea set that is not used for the time being; Or put tea sets for making tea on the table and the ground (for example, when holding a tea party without me).
5. tea lotus
A small open container without a lid, used for tea viewing, tea pouring and tea metering.
6.teaspoon
Long handle, round head, shallow spoon, used when taking out tea from tea-like pot, not allowed to get wet.
7, slag spoon
A small spoon with a long handle can be dipped in water to remove tea residue.
8. Tea needle
A thin bamboo or wooden needle with a sharp point, used to flow through a single-hole pot or poke tea.
9.teapot
Chopsticks for taking out dried tea residue. Or used to mix the ingredients of tea soup.
10, timer
Clocks and watches, etc. , used to master the brewing time.
3. Water preparation device
1 water heater
Comprise a heat source and a water boil.
2. Hot water bottle
Store boiled water for making tea, or store cold water for later use.
3. Water side
A container with a large opening for storing clean cold water.
4. water bowl
A container with a small opening is used to hold waste water and tea residue.
Step 4 prepare tea sets
1, tea sample tank
A small pot with a lid, made of iron, tin, bamboo, etc.
2. Teapot
A large ceramic urn is used as a container for storing tea in a large basin.