Often cited as the first region to plant tea leaves, China’s obsessions with steeped drinks goes back millennia, and flourished in the Song Dynasty (960-1279 BC).
中国是茶文化大国
早在宋朝时期
喝茶就成为全民的风尚
茶从初期的饮用功能
上升为一种审美艺术
At that time, tea was very fashionable, and not only for drinking. From peasants to nobles, people began practicing, and sometimes competing, in tea arts. The practice of making tea art was depicted in many poems and paintings of the era, such was its popularity.
当时 斗茶的风气非常盛行
上至宫廷 下到民间
除了品评茶叶质量的高低
更兼比试点茶技艺的高下
Tea arts involve whisking tea into foam, which then becomes the canvas that the artwork is delicately drawn upon. Ground tea powder is put into a small bowl of hot water, then whisked with a fine bamboo brush until it becomes a rich foam, pale in color. Words and images can then be applied to the foam with a paintbrush.
点茶（汤）是当时最为流行的沏茶方式
将碾碎的茶叶末放置在茶盏中
以釜烧水 冲入碗中
用茶筅拼命用力打击
就会慢慢出现泡沫
Even though popularity dwindled after the Song Dynasty, it lived on in Japanese tea ceremonies and is now flourishing again here in China, where schools in Shanghai’s Baoshan District are popularizing it among teenagers with lessons and tea art competitions, as seen in today’s video.
如今 这种古老的喝茶方式日渐复苏
也吸引了中小学生们这些年轻一代的关注
宝山区首届青少年“点茶大赛”
穿汉服 做宋茶🍵
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As China continues modernizing, it’s important that the youth learn these aspects of their cultural heritage, lest they be forgotten to time. With tea art, we can pass on a delicate form of expression that is uniquely Chinese.
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