Tea master is a full-time technical person in the tea industry with professional knowledge of tea and comprehensive quality of tea performance, service, management skills, etc. The process of learning tea art and demonstrating tea art is a process of self-cultivation and purification, and at the same time embodies self-cultivation. This is also the reason why Chinese tea culture has continued to this day.
1. Tea knowledge
It is to be able to recognize good tea and distinguish the advantages and disadvantages of various types of tea and the intrinsic quality of tea. Zhang Yuan of the Ming Dynasty wrote in his "Tea Record" that "the wonder of tea lies in the essence of the beginning, the method of concealment, and the proper brewing". The purpose is to ensure that the color, aroma and taste of the tea can be fully developed.
Second, water appreciation
That is, tasting water. It is necessary to understand what good water is, and be able to distinguish between spring water, river water, well water, etc., as well as the different water quality of each one. Different teas use different water, and special teas should choose specific water. Therefore, it is said: "Tea on Mengding Mountain, Yangtze River heart." However, most tea people generally believe through practice that mountain spring water is the top, river water is second, and well water is bottom. Pu'er tea is generally brewed with the best mountain spring water, which can better reflect its five characteristics: fragrant, sweet, heavy, smooth and color.
Three, the option
It is necessary to choose different brewing utensils according to different types of tea. Huang Longde of the Ming Dynasty said in his book "Tea Saying": "The utensils are clean, the tea heals the color, and it is used for gold and silver, although the clouds are beautiful, but the greedy people may not be able to have it." In fact, gold and silver utensils are not necessarily good.
Generally speaking, oolong tea focuses on purple clay pot brewing, and it can also be used to "raise pots"; It is advisable to choose ceramic or glassware to brew Pu'er tea, which can not only appreciate the color, but also avoid the fragrance and flavor due to different tea quality.
Fourth, Hou Tang
It is to observe the changes in boiling water and grasp the right time to brew tea. Cai Xiang of the Song Dynasty said in his "Tea Record" that "Hou Tang is the most difficult". Because "if it is not ripe, it will float, and if it is overripe, the tea will sink", "it is boiled in a bottle, and it is indistinguishable, so the soup is the most difficult". So how do you get a good pot of soup? Xu Cishu of the Ming Dynasty said in "Tea Shu": "As soon as the water enters the tank, it must be boiled urgently." Hou has a loose voice, that is, to cover, in order to message its old and tender. After the crab eye, there was a slight wave in the water, which was for that time. The waves are boiling, and they are silent, which is outdated. After that, the soup is old and fragrant, and it is never useful. ”
Fifth, throw tea
That is, the amount of tea when making tea should be moderate. We should not only determine the amount of tea according to the size of the tea set, but also the number of tea tastings to reasonably determine the amount of tea, otherwise "the small aroma cyanide hydrogen, the large is easy to disperse". So "about half a liter is in moderation." Think it alone, the smaller the better. If you hold half a liter of water, measure five points of tea. The rest is an increase or a subtraction".
Sixth, the amount of time
It is to accurately grasp and measure the length of each brew of tea and even each brewing time, as well as the time that can be brewed and the number of brews that can be brewed each time according to the amount of tea.
As long as the above six elements are possessed at the same time, the most basic and important aspects of tea art will be fully mastered. At the same time, with skillful and natural, generous and decent brewing skills throughout, and constantly endowed with aesthetic functions, giving people a sense of beauty, the tea art has a good performance.
There are four levels of this occupation (type of work), namely:
Level 4/Intermediate Engineer,
Level 3/Senior Engineer,
Level 2/Technician,
Level 1/Senior Technician.
Prerequisites
The tea master qualification certificate is divided into primary, intermediate and advanced, and the respective application conditions are as follows:
1. Application conditions for junior tea masters:
1. Obtain the certificate of completion (completion) of primary vocational education for tea masters;
2. Obtain the certificate of primary skills training of tea masters;
3. Have worked in the tea master occupation (type of work) for 6 months.
2. Application conditions for intermediate tea masters:
1. Obtain the certificate of completion (completion) of secondary vocational education for tea masters;
2. Obtained the primary (level 5) tea master professional qualification certificate and obtained the intermediate skills training certificate;
3. Obtained the primary (level 5) tea artist professional qualification certificate for 2 years;
4. Those who have been engaged in the occupation (type of work) for more than 5 years (the original certificate must be issued by the unit and stamped with the official seal)
3. Application conditions for senior tea masters:
1. Obtain the certificate of completion (completion) of senior technical education or the certificate of completion (completion) of higher vocational education.
2. Obtain the intermediate (level 4) tea master professional qualification certificate and obtain the advanced skills training certificate.
3. Obtained the intermediate (level 4) tea artist professional qualification certificate for more than 2 years.
4. Students in juniors, seniors and technical colleges and technical colleges that are about to graduate.
5. Personnel who have been engaged in the occupation (type of work) for more than 10 years (the original certificate issued by the unit and stamped with the official seal must be issued)
The information of the vocational skill level certificate shall be queried through the national network of the evaluation certificate of skilled talents.
Check the official website: http://zscx.osta.org.cn/
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