If it is said that the four major cities with the most abundant Chinese tea house culture and the most intense tea atmosphere are represented in the east, west, south and north. There is Hangzhou in the east, Chengdu in the west, Chaoshan in the south, and Beijing in the north.
The tea culture of these cities is profound, each has its own characteristics, and drinking tea can often drink the folk customs of various places.
Tea in Hangzhou: Mood
Hangzhou is located on the banks of the Qiantang River and has historically been the cultural center of Wuyue. Here the landscape and beautiful climate are suitable for tea, the rich and prosperous culture is developed, the literati and scholars choose to live in the land, the monks and the Tao also build temples according to the mountains, and the tea, the realm and the people are prepared.
"Tea" culture in Hangzhou has a deep heritage, to this day still does not lose the traditional tea landscape, west lake scenic area near the tea garden, on the famous spring, so there are many tea rooms. West Lake Longjing, Jiuqu Red Plum are produced in the land of the lakeside, Hupao Spring, Huanglong Spring is the world's famous springs, take living water to cook famous tea is a combination of heaven. Coupled with the beauty of "Xizi", it is unique and creates nature.
Hangzhou tea houses are often on the water side, simple and pleasant like a small family jasper. Sitting on the shore of Xizi Lake, let the tea master in green clothes brew a pot of tea, the shouting of Hefang Street echoes with the long-beaked pot on the second hand of the shop, and the tea is not intoxicating.
Tea in Guangzhou: exquisite
Guangzhou people, regardless of men, women and children, when they meet and greet, they always ask first: "Drinking left tea?" "Guangzhou people drink tea, not only morning tea, but also afternoon tea, night tea; not only to fill the belly, but also to chat about gossip, reminisce about old feelings, talk about business...
Guangzhou people are accustomed to brewing a cup of tea and eating two pieces of dim sum, so there are many varieties of dim sum, including regular dim sum, weekly dim sum, four season dim sum, table dim sum, festive dim sum, breakfast, noon, evening snack, and signature dim sum with different characteristics. The dim sum of Guangzhou Tea House is exquisite and elegant, delicious and delicious, integrating the essence of the north and the south, taking the advantages of China and the West, and is the crown of the country.
Chaoshan "Gongfu Tea" is more famous at home and abroad, from tea selection, tea brewing to tea sets are very elaborate. The water is taken from a mountain spring, the olive core is charcoal, and the boiled water with a small fan is sweet and mellow, and the taste is mellow.
Tea leaves are superior to Oolong and Tieguanyin. The tea set is a set of exquisite handicrafts, tea jars, "Mengchen jars" and three small exquisite teacups as thin as paper and sound like chimes, as well as tea pots and water Meng matching, so Chaoshan people are known as "tea three wine four" said.
The tea pouring routine is even more exquisite, summed up as a beautiful name: "high punch low sieve, cover scraping, Guan Gong patrol the city, Han Xin point soldiers." ”
Tea in Chengdu: Enjoy
Sichuan is the "country of Tianfu" and Chengdu is the "land of Tianfu", and people live in slow-paced comfort for a long time.
The Chengdu Plain is located in the northern foothills of the DaLou Mountains, and botanists believe that this place is the source of tea, and the tea people who are first seen in history are All Shu people. Chengdu people attach great importance to enjoying life, more than in the Jiangnan region.
Chengdu people drink tea, do not pay attention to the quality of tea, drinking tea environment. In the shade of the big tree, under the pergola, you can drink tea on the table and stool, and the pursuit is the state of life outside of drinking tea. Drink a large bowl of tea, swing the dragon gate array, and never mind whether the conditions for making tea are simple or not. Shudi is rich in bamboo and rattan, tea houses are all bamboo and rattan genus, tea people or lean or lie, prepare their own purple sand pot, with the pot on the mouth, lazy and leisurely.
Tea in Beijing: bustling
Under the roots of the Imperial City, everything has a noble atmosphere in it. Beijing's teahouses are more graceful and luxurious than tea houses in other provinces: big red lanterns hang high, gongs and drums on the stage vibrate in the sky, Peking opera sings and cross-talk, waiters talk about tea culture like a number of family treasures, and tea guests are happy to listen to the lectures like mesmerized.
The most prosperous tea houses in Beijing were in the Qing Dynasty, and tea houses were spread throughout the city in and out of the city in a variety of forms, ranging from high-end tea houses with elegant environments to street tea shops with large bowls of tea as the main feature. Morning and evening are noisy tea drinkers, chatting, listening to plays, cockfighting, gambling money... The day just goes by.
Beijing's tea houses are far from the sacred and elegant tea ceremony, and it is WTO accession. Lively, noisy, grounded. The teahouse is a big stage, some people to watch the play, some people to act, everyone is one of the roles.